Walthamstow Primary Academy
Billet Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 5DP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr James Hucknall
- Sponsor
- United Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Walthamstow
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 181
- URN
- 141748
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02034753490
About this school
Walthamstow Primary Academy is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 181 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 24 January 2024, 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 | 23 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 76% | 87% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 7% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 80% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 87% | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 83% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.80 | - | - |
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 Walthamstow 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 | 78% | 65.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 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 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 173 |
| 2023/24 | 199 |
| 2024/25 | 171 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Walthamstow Primary Academy compares
Walthamstow Primary Academy ranked 12th 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 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 87% | 6.3% | 40.9% | 181 | — |
| Roger Ascham Primary School | 86% | 6.5% | 28.6% | 418 | 0.2 miles |
| Chapel End Junior Academy | 73% | 5.6% | 35.5% | 229 | 0.4 miles |
| Chapel End Infant School and Early Years Centre | — | 6.9% | 29.3% | 249 | 0.4 miles |
| The Winns Primary School | 87% | 4.4% | 17.6% | 652 | 0.5 miles |
| Whittingham Primary Academy | 82% | 6% | 30.1% | 352 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 40.94%
- English as an additional language
- 57.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.34%
- Persistent absence
- 23.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Roger Ascham Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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Chapel End Junior Academy0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Chapel End Infant School and Early Years Centre0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
The Winns Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Whittingham Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Walthamstow Primary Academy ranks 133rd 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 year groups does Walthamstow Primary Academy teach?
- Walthamstow Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Walthamstow Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Walthamstow Primary Academy is Mr James Hucknall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Walthamstow Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Walthamstow 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 Walthamstow Primary Academy?
- Walthamstow Primary Academy has 181 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Walthamstow Primary Academy full?
- Walthamstow Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 181 on roll (43%), 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 Walthamstow Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Walthamstow Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Walthamstow Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Walthamstow Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Walthamstow Primary Academy?
- Walthamstow 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 Walthamstow Primary Academy'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 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 Walthamstow Primary Academy rank locally?
- Walthamstow Primary Academy ranked 12th 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 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Walthamstow Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Walthamstow Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Walthamstow Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Walthamstow 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.