Barclay Primary School
155 Canterbury Road, Leyton, London, E10 6EJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LION ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Troy Sharpe
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Lion Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Leyton and Wanstead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,260
- Pupils on roll
- 1,273
- URN
- 138690
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085396777
About this school
Barclay Primary School is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 1,273 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Exceptional
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Exceptional
- Early years
- Exceptional
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 172 | 173 | 156 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 87% | 75% | 87% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 25% | 18% | 22% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 79% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 95% | 88% | 91% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 85% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.80 | - | - |
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 Barclay 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 | 87% | 65.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 70.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 87% | 70.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,325 |
| 2023/24 | 1,302 |
| 2024/25 | 1,265 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Barclay Primary School compares
Barclay Primary School ranked 10th of 51 primary schools in Waltham Forest for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 87% | 4.8% | 29% | 1,273 | — |
| Gwyn Jones Primary School | 55% | 4.6% | 22.3% | 432 | 0.3 miles |
| Henry Maynard Primary School | 77% | 4.5% | 14.3% | 745 | 0.5 miles |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School | 96% | 3.8% | 12.6% | 592 | 0.5 miles |
| George Tomlinson Primary School | 70% | 4.8% | 15.1% | 554 | 0.8 miles |
| Dawlish Primary School | 71% | 6.2% | 34.4% | 158 | 0.8 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29%
- English as an additional language
- 59.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.82%
- Persistent absence
- 8.91%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Gwyn Jones Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Henry Maynard Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
St Mary's CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
George Tomlinson Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · London
-
Dawlish Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Barclay Primary School ranks 123rd of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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Common questions
- What year groups does Barclay Primary School teach?
- Barclay Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Barclay Primary School?
- The headteacher of Barclay Primary School is Mr Troy Sharpe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Barclay Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Barclay 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 big is Barclay Primary School?
- Barclay Primary School has 1,273 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Barclay Primary School full?
- Barclay Primary School has capacity for 1,260 pupils and 1,273 on roll (101%), so it is at or above 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 Barclay Primary School a faith school?
- No. Barclay Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Barclay Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Barclay Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Barclay Primary School?
- Barclay Primary School is part of LION ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Barclay Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 87% in 2022/23 and 87% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Barclay Primary School rank locally?
- Barclay Primary School ranked 10th of 51 primary schools in Waltham Forest for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Barclay Primary School's absence rate?
- Barclay Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Barclay Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Barclay 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 1 July 2026.