SCHOOL PROFILE

Whittingham Primary Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 139317
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Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 450 Published school capacity
Capacity used 78.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

16 June 2025
Latest published outcome Improved significantly
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Waltham Forest
Trust UNITED LEARNING TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 352 338 full-time · 14 part-time
Female pupils 179 50.9% of pupils
Male pupils 173 49.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

33.0%
8.2 pts above England
School 33.0%
Waltham Forest 24.7%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

44.3%
24.0 pts above England
School 44.3%
Waltham Forest 38.9%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Waltham Forest 0.4%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Pakistani
18.5%
65
White British
16.5%
58
Any other White background
16.2%
57
Any other Mixed background
8.5%
30
African
6.5%
23
Any other ethnic group
5.7%
20
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 13.6% 48 of 352 pupils
7.2 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 13.6%
Waltham Forest 19.6%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 9.4% 33 pupils
England 14.8% 5.4 pts below
EHC plans 4.3% 15 pupils
England 6.0% 1.8 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 21
Autistic spectrum disorder 12
Social, emotional & mental health 9
Moderate learning difficulty 2
Other difficulty or disability 1
No specialist assessment yet 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

82.0% 21.6 pts above England
School 82.0%
Waltham Forest 70.3%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

84.0%

10.2 pts above England

School 84.0%
Waltham Forest 79.2%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

82.0%

11.7 pts above England

School 82.0%
Waltham Forest 76.7%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

88.0%

16.0 pts above England

School 88.0%
Waltham Forest 79.3%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.99%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.23 pts lower than England
School 5.99%
Waltham Forest 6.46%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

18.90%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.09 pts higher than England
School 18.90%
Waltham Forest 17.93%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.91%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.89 pts lower than England
School 0.91%
Waltham Forest 1.64%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

78.2% 10.0 pts below England
Whittingham Primary Academy
78.2%
Waltham Forest
86.2%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information