Thomas Gamuel Primary School
Colchester Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 8LG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LION ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Principal
- Mr Paul Acheson
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Lion Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Walthamstow
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 338
- URN
- 140405
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085207031
About this school
Thomas Gamuel Primary School is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 338 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Thomas Gamuel 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- 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 | 45 | 36 | 42 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 81% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 25% | 21% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 86% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 92% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% | 89% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.90 | - | - |
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 Thomas Gamuel 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 | 78% | 65.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 81% | 70.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83% | 70.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 371 |
| 2023/24 | 382 |
| 2024/25 | 347 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thomas Gamuel Primary School compares
Thomas Gamuel Primary School ranked 16th of 51 primary schools in Waltham Forest for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 83% | 5.6% | 28.1% | 338 | — |
| Edinburgh Primary School | 57% | 5% | 38.5% | 153 | 0.2 miles |
| St Saviour's Church of England Primary School | 89% | 3.7% | 14.9% | 356 | 0.3 miles |
| South Grove Primary School | 90% | 5.3% | 30.8% | 485 | 0.4 miles |
| Sybourn Primary School | 79% | 5.4% | 36.8% | 521 | 0.4 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Junior School | 43% | 3.5% | 31.2% | 107 | 0.5 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)
- 28.1%
- English as an additional language
- 61.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.64%
- Persistent absence
- 14.75%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Edinburgh Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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St Saviour's Church of England Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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South Grove Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Sybourn Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
St Joseph's Catholic Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Thomas Gamuel Primary School ranks 195th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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Common questions
- What ages does Thomas Gamuel Primary School teach?
- Thomas Gamuel Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the executive principal of Thomas Gamuel Primary School?
- The executive principal of Thomas Gamuel Primary School is Mr Paul Acheson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Thomas Gamuel Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thomas Gamuel 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 Thomas Gamuel Primary School?
- Thomas Gamuel Primary School has 338 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Thomas Gamuel Primary School full?
- Thomas Gamuel Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 338 on roll (80%), 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 Thomas Gamuel Primary School a faith school?
- No. Thomas Gamuel Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Thomas Gamuel Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Thomas Gamuel Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Thomas Gamuel Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Thomas Gamuel 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 Thomas Gamuel Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 83% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Thomas Gamuel Primary School compare with other schools in Waltham Forest?
- Thomas Gamuel Primary School ranked 16th of 51 primary schools in Waltham Forest for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Thomas Gamuel Primary School's absence rate?
- Thomas Gamuel Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Thomas Gamuel Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thomas Gamuel 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.