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Thomas Gamuel Primary School

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

personMr Paul Acheson

corporate_fareLION ACADEMY TRUST

location_onLondon, E17 8LG

language Visit Website phone 2085207031

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

371

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Expected Standard

83%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Thomas Gamuel Primary School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in London, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 8% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Thomas Gamuel Primary School is an academy sponsor led in London, Waltham Forest, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of LION ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 347 pupils on roll, of whom 28% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 83% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 21% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #7 of 49 primaries in Waltham Forest and #290 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 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

83%

LA 70%

Reading93% LA 79%

Writing83% LA 77%

Maths90% LA 80%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 71%England 61%

Reading86% LA 80% · Eng 74%

Writing83% LA 78% · Eng 72%

Maths92% LA 80% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

78%

LA 65%England 60%

Reading91% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 74% · Eng 71%

Maths89% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.7

Read

LA 0.4

1.7 to 5.6

2.8

Write

LA 0.5

0.9 to 4.6

3.9

Maths

LA 0.8

2.1 to 5.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 69%England 65%

Reading71% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Writing82% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths84% LA 81% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.6

Read

LA 1.2

-3.5 to 0.2

0.3

Write

LA 1.1

-1.5 to 2.0

-0.4

Maths

LA 1.5

-2.0 to 1.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 68%

Reading71% LA 75%

Writing78% LA 80%

Maths82% LA 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA 0.6

-1.1 to 2.3

2.1

Write

LA 1.4

0.4 to 3.8

2.9

Maths

LA 1.3

1.3 to 4.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

25 November 2021

Inspection Report

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13 October 2016

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-10-13

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-04-18

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 347 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	347	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	335	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	349	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	382	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	365	1	0.3%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	383	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	371	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	383	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	369	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	351	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	330	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	351	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	336	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	319	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	375	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	375	1	0.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	359	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	387	2	0.5%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	386	3	0.8%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	379	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	418	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	417	2	0.5%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	416	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	452	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	428	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	433	0	0.0%	0.5%

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 29 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 12 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 12 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils