Woodford Green Primary School
Sunset Avenue, Woodford Green, IG8 0ST
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ARBOR ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Maureen Okoye
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- ARBOR Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Chingford and Woodford Green
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 242
- URN
- 146681
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085041629
About this school
Woodford Green Primary School is a primary academy in Woodford Green. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 242 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Woodford Green 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 27 | 30 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 89% | 83% | 93% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 19% | 30% | 21% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 93% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 90% | 96% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 97% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 110.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.10 | - | - |
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 Woodford Green 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 | 89% | 65.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 70.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 93% | 70.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 231 |
| 2023/24 | 224 |
| 2024/25 | 229 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woodford Green Primary School compares
Woodford Green Primary School ranked 3rd of 51 primary schools in Waltham Forest for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 93% | 4.8% | 23.6% | 242 | — |
| St Antony's Catholic Primary School | 72% | 3.8% | 5.5% | 438 | 0.3 miles |
| Wells Primary School | 87% | 3.8% | 6.1% | 341 | 0.4 miles |
| Oakhill Primary School | 81% | 4.1% | 26% | 207 | 0.7 miles |
| Handsworth Primary School | 65% | 4.6% | 12.4% | 418 | 0.9 miles |
| Longshaw Primary Academy | 68% | 5.3% | 36.3% | 221 | 0.9 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)
- 23.56%
- English as an additional language
- 21%
- Overall absence
- 4.76%
- Persistent absence
- 13.59%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Antony's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Woodford Green
-
Wells Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Woodford Green
-
Oakhill Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Woodford Green
-
Handsworth Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · London
-
Longshaw Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in Woodford Green
Woodford Green Primary School ranks 1st of the 6 ranked primary schools in Woodford Green.
- Oakhill Primary School Primary
- Ray Lodge Primary School Primary
- Roding Primary School Primary
- St Antony's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Wells Primary School Primary
- Trinity Catholic High School Secondary
- Woodbridge High School Secondary
- Woodford County High School Secondary
- Hatton Special School Special schools
- Avon House Preparatory School Independent schools
- Bancroft's Preparatory School Independent schools
- Bancroft's School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Woodford Green Primary School teach?
- Woodford Green Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Woodford Green.
- Who is the headteacher of Woodford Green Primary School?
- The headteacher of Woodford Green Primary School is Mrs Maureen Okoye, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Woodford Green Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodford Green 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 Woodford Green Primary School?
- Woodford Green Primary School has 242 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Woodford Green Primary School full?
- Woodford Green Primary School has capacity for 270 pupils and 242 on roll (90%), 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 Woodford Green Primary School a faith school?
- No. Woodford Green Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Woodford Green Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Woodford Green Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Woodford Green Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Woodford Green Primary School is part of ARBOR ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Woodford Green Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 89% in 2022/23 and 93% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Woodford Green Primary School compare with other schools in Waltham Forest?
- Woodford Green Primary School ranked 3rd of 51 primary schools in Waltham Forest for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Woodford Green Primary School's absence rate?
- Woodford Green 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 Woodford Green Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodford Green 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 10 July 2026.