Edinburgh Primary School
Queen's Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 8QR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ellie Green
- Constituency
- Walthamstow
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 153
- URN
- 103053
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085096180
About this school
Edinburgh Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 153 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Edinburgh 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 21 March 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good and saw signs of improvement; a full inspection will follow. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 52 | 57 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 72% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 7% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 84% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 86% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 82% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| 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 Edinburgh 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 | Waltham Forest average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67% | 65.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 70.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 70.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 293 |
| 2023/24 | 243 |
| 2024/25 | 182 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Edinburgh Primary School compares
Edinburgh Primary School ranked 45th of 51 primary schools in Waltham Forest for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 5% | 38.5% | 153 | — |
| Thomas Gamuel Primary School | 83% | 5.6% | 28.1% | 338 | 0.2 miles |
| South Grove Primary School | 90% | 5.3% | 30.8% | 485 | 0.2 miles |
| St Saviour's Church of England Primary School | 89% | 3.7% | 14.9% | 356 | 0.3 miles |
| Mission Grove Primary School | 46% | 6.8% | 33.1% | 805 | 0.4 miles |
| Barn Croft Primary School | 68% | 3.8% | 22.7% | 170 | 0.5 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)
- 38.46%
- English as an additional language
- 52.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.95%
- Persistent absence
- 10.22%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thomas Gamuel Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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South Grove Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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St Saviour's Church of England Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Mission Grove Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Barn Croft Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Edinburgh Primary School ranks 820th 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
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Edinburgh Primary School teach?
- Edinburgh Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Edinburgh Primary School?
- The headteacher of Edinburgh Primary School is Ellie Green, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Edinburgh Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh Primary School?
- Edinburgh Primary School has 153 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Edinburgh Primary School full?
- Edinburgh Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 153 on roll (24%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Edinburgh Primary School a faith school?
- No. Edinburgh Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Edinburgh Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Edinburgh Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Edinburgh Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Edinburgh Primary School compare with other schools in Waltham Forest?
- Edinburgh Primary School ranked 45th of 51 primary schools in Waltham Forest for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Edinburgh Primary School's absence rate?
- Edinburgh Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Edinburgh Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Edinburgh 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.