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Yardley Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Chris Evans

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location_onLondon, E4 7PH

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2023

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Students

478

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Expected Standard

97%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Yardley Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in London, serving ages 3-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 1% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Yardley Primary School is an academy converter in London, Waltham Forest, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of RAY ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 521 pupils on roll, of whom 15% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 97% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 37% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #15 of 49 primaries in Waltham Forest and #817 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

97%

LA 70%

Reading100% LA 79%

Writing98% LA 77%

Maths97% LA 80%

Read SS

113

Maths SS

114

GPS SS

116

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

95%

LA 71%England 61%

Reading98% LA 80% · Eng 74%

Writing97% LA 78% · Eng 72%

Maths97% LA 80% · Eng 73%

Read SS

112

Maths SS

112

GPS SS

114

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

94%

LA 65%England 60%

Reading97% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing95% LA 74% · Eng 71%

Maths98% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

112

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.5

Read

LA 0.4

1.9 to 5.1

2.9

Write

LA 0.5

1.4 to 4.4

5.5

Maths

LA 0.8

4.0 to 7.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

91%

LA 69%England 65%

Reading93% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Writing93% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths94% LA 81% · Eng 79%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.2

Read

LA 1.2

0.9 to 3.5

1.6

Write

LA 1.1

0.4 to 2.8

2.1

Maths

LA 1.5

1.0 to 3.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 68%

Reading87% LA 75%

Writing92% LA 80%

Maths88% LA 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA 0.6

-1 to 2.2

1.7

Write

LA 1.4

0.2 to 3.2

2.1

Maths

LA 1.3

0.7 to 3.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

17 October 2023

Inspection Report

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14 February 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2023-10-17

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2008-10-23

Section 5 RTI Historic EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.2%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.2%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 521 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.2%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	521	1	0.2%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	516	1	0.2%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	504	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	502	1	0.2%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	486	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	483	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	478	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	473	1	0.2%	0.6%	1
2021/22 (Summer term)	486	3	0.6%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	481	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	471	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	476	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	474	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	473	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	475	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	475	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	467	1	0.2%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	506	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	504	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	494	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	511	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	509	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	486	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	506	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	504	2	0.4%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	500	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 18 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 16 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Hearing Impairment 5 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Visual Impairment 3 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Yardley Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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