Aldersbrook Primary School
Harpenden Road, Wanstead, London, E12 5HL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Krisha Gandhi
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Leyton and Wanstead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 677
- Pupils on roll
- 667
- URN
- 102823
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089890210
About this school
Aldersbrook Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 667 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Aldersbrook Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 90 | 86 | 86 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 86% | 72% | 90% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 30% | 16% | 22% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 84% | 94% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 84% | 95% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 92% | 85% | 94% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 107.0 | 112.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 111.0 | 108.0 | 113.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Aldersbrook Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Redbridge average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 86% | 67.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 71.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 90% | 72% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 679 |
| 2023/24 | 675 |
| 2024/25 | 664 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Aldersbrook Primary School compares
Aldersbrook Primary School ranked 7th of 53 primary schools in Redbridge for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 90% | 3.7% | 10.7% | 667 | — |
| Godwin Junior School | 62% | 4.4% | 28.2% | 354 | 0.9 miles |
| Highlands Primary School | 87% | 6.3% | 15.3% | 676 | 0.9 miles |
| Woodgrange Infant School | — | 6.3% | 19.8% | 378 | 0.9 miles |
| Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School | 94% | 3.7% | 8% | 450 | 1.0 miles |
| Davies Lane Primary School | 87% | 5.3% | 19.9% | 927 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.7%
- English as an additional language
- 18.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.74%
- Persistent absence
- 7.99%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Godwin Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · London
-
Highlands Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Ilford
-
Woodgrange Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · London
-
Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · London
-
Davies Lane Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Aldersbrook Primary School ranks 68th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
- Abacus Belsize Primary School Primary
- Acton Gardens Primary School Primary
- Adamsrill Primary School Primary
- Addison Primary School Primary
- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
- Akiva School Primary
- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
- Alexandra Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Aldersbrook Primary School teach?
- Aldersbrook Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Aldersbrook Primary School?
- The headteacher of Aldersbrook Primary School is Mrs Krisha Gandhi, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Aldersbrook Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Aldersbrook Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Aldersbrook Primary School?
- Aldersbrook Primary School has 667 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Aldersbrook Primary School full?
- Aldersbrook Primary School has capacity for 677 pupils and 667 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Aldersbrook Primary School a faith school?
- No. Aldersbrook Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Aldersbrook Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Aldersbrook Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Aldersbrook Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 86% in 2022/23 and 90% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Aldersbrook Primary School compare with other schools in Redbridge?
- Aldersbrook Primary School ranked 7th of 53 primary schools in Redbridge for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Aldersbrook Primary School's absence rate?
- Aldersbrook Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Aldersbrook Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Aldersbrook Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.