The Woodside Primary Academy
Wood Street, London, E17 3JX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Shane Tewes
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- REAch2 Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Walthamstow
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,260
- Pupils on roll
- 1,188
- URN
- 139016
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085205168
About this school
The Woodside Primary Academy is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 1,188 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Woodside Primary Academy, 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 11 May 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. 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 | 118 | 134 | 139 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 66% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 13% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 74% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 77% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 69% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
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 The Woodside Primary Academy 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 | 58% | 65.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 70.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 70.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,245 |
| 2023/24 | 1,296 |
| 2024/25 | 1,285 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Woodside Primary Academy compares
The Woodside Primary Academy ranked 36th of 51 primary schools in Waltham Forest for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 6.2% | 33.7% | 1,188 | — |
| Our Lady and St George's Catholic Primary School | 60% | 5.3% | 40.8% | 297 | 0.2 miles |
| Thorpe Hall Primary School | 80% | 4.6% | 33.2% | 358 | 0.5 miles |
| Emmanuel Community School | 38% | 7.5% | 36.3% | 82 | 0.5 miles |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School | 96% | 3.8% | 12.6% | 592 | 0.5 miles |
| Henry Maynard Primary School | 77% | 4.5% | 14.3% | 745 | 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)
- 33.74%
- English as an additional language
- 47.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.19%
- Persistent absence
- 19.22%
Location
Nearby schools
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Our Lady and St George's Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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Thorpe Hall Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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Emmanuel Community School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
St Mary's CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Henry Maynard Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
The Woodside Primary Academy ranks 599th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
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Common questions
- What ages does The Woodside Primary Academy teach?
- The Woodside Primary Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of The Woodside Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of The Woodside Primary Academy is Mr Shane Tewes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Woodside Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Woodside Primary Academy, 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 The Woodside Primary Academy?
- The Woodside Primary Academy has 1,188 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is The Woodside Primary Academy full?
- The Woodside Primary Academy has capacity for 1,260 pupils and 1,188 on roll (94%), 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 The Woodside Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. The Woodside Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does The Woodside Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Woodside Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is The Woodside Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- The Woodside Primary Academy is part of REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does The Woodside Primary Academy have?
- The schools register lists The Woodside Primary Academy's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Woodside Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Woodside Primary Academy compare with other schools in Waltham Forest?
- The Woodside Primary Academy ranked 36th of 51 primary schools in Waltham Forest for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Woodside Primary Academy's absence rate?
- The Woodside Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Woodside Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Woodside Primary Academy'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.