Whittingham Primary Academy
Higham Hill Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 5QX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Ms Courtney Thompson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- United Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Walthamstow
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 352
- URN
- 139317
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085233228
About this school
Whittingham Primary Academy is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 352 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's most recent visit was a short inspection on 16 June 2025, where inspectors found the school has improved significantly. 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 | 59 | 56 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 68% | 82% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 4% | 26% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 79% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 84% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 73% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.50 | - | - |
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 Whittingham 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 | 59% | 65.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 70.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 82% | 70.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 402 |
| 2023/24 | 399 |
| 2024/25 | 363 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Whittingham Primary Academy compares
Whittingham Primary Academy ranked 18th of 51 primary schools in Waltham Forest for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 82% | 6% | 30.1% | 352 | — |
| Hillyfield Primary Academy | 75% | 5.5% | 19.5% | 1,123 | 0.3 miles |
| Roger Ascham Primary School | 86% | 6.5% | 28.6% | 418 | 0.4 miles |
| Walthamstow Primary Academy | 87% | 6.3% | 40.9% | 181 | 0.5 miles |
| The Winns Primary School | 87% | 4.4% | 17.6% | 652 | 0.5 miles |
| Greenleaf Primary School | 71% | 4.5% | 18.6% | 464 | 0.7 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)
- 30.09%
- English as an additional language
- 42.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.99%
- Persistent absence
- 18.9%
Location
Nearby schools
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Hillyfield Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · London
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Roger Ascham Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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Walthamstow Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · London
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The Winns Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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Greenleaf Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Whittingham Primary Academy ranks 217th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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Common questions
- What year groups does Whittingham Primary Academy teach?
- Whittingham Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Whittingham Primary Academy?
- The executive headteacher of Whittingham Primary Academy is Ms Courtney Thompson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Whittingham Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Whittingham 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 big is Whittingham Primary Academy?
- Whittingham Primary Academy has 352 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Whittingham Primary Academy full?
- Whittingham Primary Academy has capacity for 450 pupils and 352 on roll (78%), 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 Whittingham Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Whittingham Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Whittingham Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Whittingham Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Whittingham Primary Academy?
- Whittingham Primary Academy is part of UNITED LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Whittingham Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 82% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Whittingham Primary Academy rank locally?
- Whittingham Primary Academy ranked 18th of 51 primary schools in Waltham Forest for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Whittingham Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Whittingham Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Whittingham Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Whittingham 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.