OFSTED
24 January 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Waltham Forest
Trust
UNITED LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
181
181 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
89
49.2% of pupils
Male pupils
92
50.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
23.8 pts
above England
School
48.6%
Waltham Forest
24.7%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
34.4 pts
above England
School
54.7%
Waltham Forest
38.9%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Waltham Forest
0.4%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Pakistani
26.5%
48
African
15.5%
28
Any other White background
9.9%
18
Any other Asian background
8.3%
15
Caribbean
8.3%
15
Any other ethnic group
7.7%
14
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
28.7%
52 of
181 pupils
7.9 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.0 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
87.0%
26.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
87.0%
Reading
13.2 pts above England
School
87.0%
Waltham Forest
79.2%
London
78.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
93.0%
Writing
22.7 pts above England
School
93.0%
Waltham Forest
76.7%
London
75.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
100.0%
Maths
28.0 pts above England
School
100.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.34%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.12 pts
higher than
England
School
6.34%
Waltham Forest
6.46%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
23.73%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.91 pts
higher than
England
School
23.73%
Waltham Forest
17.93%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.13%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.67 pts
lower than
England
School
1.13%
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
43.1%
45.1 pts
below England
Walthamstow Primary Academy
43.1%
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.