Dawlish Primary School
Jesse Road, London, E10 6NN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Prue Barnes Kemp
- Federation
- Opossum
- Constituency
- Leyton and Wanstead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 158
- URN
- 103073
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085581566
About this school
Dawlish Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 158 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Dawlish 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 20 April 2023, 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 | 26 | 22 | 24 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 68% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 9% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 77% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 82% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 82% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.50 | - | - |
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 Dawlish 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 | 69% | 65.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 70.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 70.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 179 |
| 2023/24 | 177 |
| 2024/25 | 180 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dawlish Primary School compares
Dawlish Primary School ranked 34th of 51 primary schools in Waltham Forest for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 6.2% | 34.4% | 158 | — |
| Newport School | 73% | 3.9% | 16.3% | 849 | 0.3 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Junior School | 43% | 3.5% | 31.2% | 107 | 0.4 miles |
| Riverley Primary School | 84% | 5.4% | 25.5% | 437 | 0.4 miles |
| Willow Brook Primary School Academy | 89% | 5.5% | 23.9% | 660 | 0.5 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Infant School | — | 4.8% | 26.1% | 132 | 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)
- 34.44%
- English as an additional language
- 62.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.23%
- Persistent absence
- 14.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Newport School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
St Joseph's Catholic Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Riverley Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Willow Brook Primary School Academy0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
St Joseph's Catholic Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Dawlish Primary School ranks 551st 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 Dawlish Primary School teach?
- Dawlish Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Dawlish Primary School?
- The headteacher of Dawlish Primary School is Ms Prue Barnes Kemp, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Dawlish Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dawlish 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 Dawlish Primary School?
- Dawlish Primary School has 158 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Dawlish Primary School full?
- Dawlish Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 158 on roll (75%), 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 Dawlish Primary School a faith school?
- No. Dawlish Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Dawlish Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Dawlish Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Dawlish Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Dawlish 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 Dawlish Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Dawlish Primary School compare with other schools in Waltham Forest?
- Dawlish Primary School ranked 34th of 51 primary schools in Waltham Forest for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Dawlish Primary School's absence rate?
- Dawlish Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dawlish Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dawlish 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.