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Walthamstow Primary Academy

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

personMr James Hucknall

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location_onLondon, E17 5DP

language Visit Website phone 2034753490

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

173

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Expected Standard

87%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Walthamstow Primary Academy is a Free schools primary school in London, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 5% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Walthamstow Primary Academy is a free schools in London, Waltham Forest, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of UNITED LEARNING TRUST. The school has approximately 171 pupils on roll, of whom 41% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 87% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #13 of 49 primaries in Waltham Forest and #624 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. 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 36.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.3 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

87%

LA 70%

Reading87% LA 79%

Writing93% LA 77%

Maths100% LA 80%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 71%England 61%

Reading80% LA 80% · Eng 74%

Writing86% LA 78% · Eng 72%

Maths87% LA 80% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

78%

LA 65%England 60%

Reading83% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 74% · Eng 71%

Maths87% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.4

Read

LA 0.4

-0.3 to 5.2

2.9

Write

LA 0.5

0.2 to 5.5

2.8

Maths

LA 0.8

0.2 to 5.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 69%England 65%

Reading-% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Writing-% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths-% LA 81% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 1.2

Write

LA 1.1

Maths

LA 1.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 68%

Reading-% LA 75%

Writing-% LA 80%

Maths-% LA 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.6

Write

LA 1.4

Maths

LA 1.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

23 January 2024

Inspection Report

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17 July 2018

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

1 Evaluations

2018-07-17

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

0.6%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.6%(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 171 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.6%, 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)	171	1	0.6%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	178	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	199	2	1.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	199	3	1.5%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	182	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	172	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	173	1	0.6%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	178	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	185	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	187	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	188	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	159	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	153	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	152	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	128	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	128	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	131	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	94	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	89	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	91	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	69	4	5.8%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	73	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	75	3	4.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	51	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	54	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	55	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 24 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils