Community school · Redbridge

Nightingale Primary School

3–11Ages
685Pupils
PrimaryPhase
102839URN

Ashbourne Avenue, South Woodford, London, E18 1PL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.5per place

0.9 above Redbridge median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Redbridge

313 applications for 89 places · 7th of 47 in Redbridge

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

79%met the expected standard

Redbridge 76% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 10 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.5applications per place, Reception

0.9 above Redbridge median (2.6) 1.3 above England median (2.2)

313 applications · 89 places offered · 67 named it first

2026 3.5; Redbridge median median 2.6
2025 4.0; Redbridge median median 2.5
2024 4.2; Redbridge median median 2.8
2023 4.4; Redbridge median median 2.8
2022 4.7; Redbridge median median 2.6
2021 4.9; Redbridge median median 2.8
2020 4.8; Redbridge median median 2.8
2019 5.2; Redbridge median median 2.9
2018 5.0; Redbridge median median 2.9
2017 4.5; Redbridge median median 3.0
2016 3.5; Redbridge median median 3.1
2015 5.1; Redbridge median median 3.0
2014 5.4; Redbridge median median 3.0

More applications per place than the Redbridge median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Redbridge median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	89	313	3.5	67	0.75
Sep 2025	90	357	4.0	85	0.94
Sep 2024	89	377	4.2	96	1.08
Sep 2023	90	399	4.4	103	1.14
Sep 2022	90	422	4.7	75	0.83
Sep 2021	90	443	4.9	83	0.92
Sep 2020	90	433	4.8	85	0.94
Sep 2019	90	466	5.2	103	1.14
Sep 2018	89	446	5.0	94	1.06
Sep 2017	90	405	4.5	84	0.93
Sep 2016	120	422	3.5	92	0.77
Sep 2015	90	460	5.1	110	1.22
Sep 2014	90	486	5.4	139	1.54

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 90% · Maths 83% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%16th of 49 in Redbridge

Redbridge 76% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Redbridge 85% England 78%

Higher standard52%

Redbridge 43% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Redbridge 85% England 75%

Greater depth39%

Redbridge 20% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Redbridge 85% England 77%

Higher standard38%

Redbridge 38% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Redbridge median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	79%	26%	109	107
2023/24	85%	13%	109	108
2022/23	80%	8%	109	108

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Nightingale Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.5applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Snaresbrook Primary School
0.7 km · Redbridge

Remains Good · improving2024

4.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Oakdale Junior School
0.8 km · Redbridge

Graded · no overall grade2024

70%met the SATs standard
Oakdale Infants' School
0.9 km · Redbridge

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place
Wanstead Church School
1.0 km · Redbridge

Good2024

5.2applications per place 96%met the SATs standard
Redbridge Primary School
1.3 km · Redbridge

Good2024

2.2applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Churchfields Infants' School
1.5 km · Redbridge

Outstanding2024

3.4applications per place
Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School
1.5 km · Redbridge

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.2applications per place 94%met the SATs standard
Churchfields Junior School
1.7 km · Redbridge

Graded · no overall grade2024

91%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 102839 · 317/2063
Capacity: 710 pupils · 685 on roll
Free school meals: 7.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Ashbourne Avenue, South Woodford, London, E18 1PL
Local authority: Redbridge

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources