Thorpe Hall Primary School
123 Hale End Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 4DP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head of School
- Ms Prudence Barnes-Kemp
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- Opossum
- Constituency
- Chingford and Woodford Green
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 358
- URN
- 103060
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085274062
About this school
Thorpe Hall Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 358 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Thorpe Hall 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 7 December 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 56 | 47 | 44 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 74% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% | 19% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 83% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 96% | 83% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 79% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.50 | - | - |
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 Thorpe Hall 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 | 77% | 65.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 70.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 70.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 364 |
| 2023/24 | 364 |
| 2024/25 | 362 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thorpe Hall Primary School compares
Thorpe Hall Primary School ranked 22nd of 51 primary schools in Waltham Forest for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 4.6% | 33.2% | 358 | — |
| The Woodside Primary Academy | 69% | 6.2% | 33.7% | 1,188 | 0.5 miles |
| Chapel End Infant School and Early Years Centre | — | 6.9% | 29.3% | 249 | 0.5 miles |
| Chapel End Junior Academy | 73% | 5.6% | 35.5% | 229 | 0.5 miles |
| Selwyn Primary School | 87% | 5% | 15.1% | 721 | 0.6 miles |
| Our Lady and St George's Catholic Primary School | 60% | 5.3% | 40.8% | 297 | 0.6 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)
- 33.23%
- English as an additional language
- 48.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.59%
- Persistent absence
- 11.58%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Woodside Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · London
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Chapel End Infant School and Early Years Centre0.5 miles
Primary · London
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Chapel End Junior Academy0.5 miles
Primary · London
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Selwyn Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
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Our Lady and St George's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Thorpe Hall Primary School ranks 286th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
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Common questions
- What ages does Thorpe Hall Primary School teach?
- Thorpe Hall Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the head of school of Thorpe Hall Primary School?
- The head of school of Thorpe Hall Primary School is Ms Prudence Barnes-Kemp, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Thorpe Hall Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thorpe Hall 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 Thorpe Hall Primary School?
- Thorpe Hall Primary School has 358 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Thorpe Hall Primary School full?
- Thorpe Hall Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 358 on roll (57%), 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 Thorpe Hall Primary School a faith school?
- No. Thorpe Hall Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Thorpe Hall Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Thorpe Hall Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Thorpe Hall Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Thorpe Hall Primary School is part of the Opossum federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Thorpe Hall Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Thorpe Hall Primary School compare with other schools in Waltham Forest?
- Thorpe Hall Primary School ranked 22nd of 51 primary schools in Waltham Forest for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Thorpe Hall Primary School's absence rate?
- Thorpe Hall Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Thorpe Hall Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thorpe Hall 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.