Voluntary aided school · Redbridge

Wanstead Church School

3–11Ages
197Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
102841URN

Church Path, Wanstead, London, E11 2SS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

5.2per place

2.6 above Redbridge median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Redbridge

151 applications for 29 places · 3rd of 47 in Redbridge

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

96%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 · 22 May 2024Ofsted'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

Inspection history

22 May 2024
Graded inspection: Good
26 January 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)

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

5.2applications per place, Reception

2.6 above Redbridge median (2.6) 3.0 above England median (2.2)

151 applications · 29 places offered · 27 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 5.2; Redbridge median median 2.6
2025 5.6; Redbridge median median 2.5
2024 6.0; Redbridge median median 2.8
2023 5.7; Redbridge median median 2.8
2022 5.7; Redbridge median median 2.6
2021 6.1; Redbridge median median 2.8
2020 5.7; Redbridge median median 2.8
2019 6.6; Redbridge median median 2.9
2018 5.3; Redbridge median median 2.9
2017 4.4; Redbridge median median 3.0
2016 3.8; Redbridge median median 3.1
2015 4.2; Redbridge median median 3.0
2014 5.2; 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	29	151	5.2	27	0.93
Sep 2025	29	163	5.6	33	1.14
Sep 2024	29	174	6.0	32	1.10
Sep 2023	30	170	5.7	31	1.03
Sep 2022	30	170	5.7	46	1.53
Sep 2021	30	183	6.1	43	1.43
Sep 2020	30	172	5.7	36	1.20
Sep 2019	30	197	6.6	49	1.63
Sep 2018	30	159	5.3	46	1.53
Sep 2017	30	131	4.4	32	1.07
Sep 2016	30	115	3.8	39	1.30
Sep 2015	30	127	4.2	41	1.37
Sep 2014	30	157	5.2	57	1.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 100% · Writing 96% · Maths 96% → all three 96% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard96%1st of 49 in Redbridge

Redbridge 76% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard100%

Redbridge 85% England 78%

Higher standard79%

Redbridge 43% England 33%

Average scaled score 113 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard96%

Redbridge 85% England 75%

Greater depth21%

Redbridge 20% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard96%

Redbridge 85% England 77%

Higher standard63%

Redbridge 38% England 24%

Average scaled score 111 (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	96%	17%	113	111
2023/24	68%	4%	108	105
2022/23	56%	11%	104	103

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

Wanstead Church SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

5.2applications per place 96%met the SATs standard
Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School
0.6 km · Redbridge

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.2applications per place 94%met the SATs standard
Snaresbrook Primary School
0.8 km · Redbridge

Remains Good · improving2024

4.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Nightingale Primary School
1.0 km · Redbridge

Good2023

3.5applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Oakdale Infants' School
1.6 km · Redbridge

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place
Oakdale Junior School
1.6 km · Redbridge

Graded · no overall grade2024

70%met the SATs standard
Gwyn Jones Primary School
1.6 km · Waltham Forest

Standards maintained2024

3.8applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Aldersbrook Primary School
1.8 km · Redbridge

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.4applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
George Tomlinson Primary School
1.8 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Good2023

3.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 102841 · 317/3300
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 234 pupils · 197 on roll
Free school meals: 6.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Church Path, Wanstead, London, E11 2SS
Local authority: Redbridge

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