Community school · Waltham Forest

South Grove Primary School

3–11Ages
485Pupils
PrimaryPhase
103072URN

Ringwood Road, London, E17 8PW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded OutstandingJan 2019

School remains OutstandingUngraded inspection · May 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.6per place

1.5 above Waltham Forest median (3.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Waltham Forest

277 applications for 60 places · 8th of 45 in Waltham Forest

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

90%met the expected standard

Waltham Forest 77% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded OutstandingJan 2019

School remains OutstandingUngraded inspection · May 2024

Inspection history

22 May 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding
9 January 2019
Graded inspection: Outstanding

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

4.6applications per place, Reception

1.5 above Waltham Forest median (3.2) 2.4 above England median (2.2)

277 applications · 60 places offered · 75 named it first

2026 4.6; Waltham Forest median median 3.2
2025 4.0; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
2024 3.9; Waltham Forest median median 3.0
2023 4.5; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2022 3.8; Waltham Forest median median 2.8
2021 3.9; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2020 4.2; Waltham Forest median median 2.8
2019 2.9; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2018 3.4; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2017 4.0; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
2016 4.0; Waltham Forest median median 3.2
2015 4.7; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
2014 4.3; Waltham Forest median median 3.2

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

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Waltham Forest 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	60	277	4.6	75	1.25
Sep 2025	59	235	4.0	68	1.15
Sep 2024	60	232	3.9	54	0.90
Sep 2023	56	251	4.5	86	1.54
Sep 2022	60	228	3.8	65	1.08
Sep 2021	60	235	3.9	66	1.10
Sep 2020	58	242	4.2	99	1.71
Sep 2019	51	149	2.9	47	0.92
Sep 2018	58	197	3.4	60	1.03
Sep 2017	60	242	4.0	75	1.25
Sep 2016	58	230	4.0	69	1.19
Sep 2015	59	275	4.7	74	1.25
Sep 2014	59	256	4.3	66	1.12

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 94% · Writing 92% · Maths 92% → all three 90% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard90%4th of 48 in Waltham Forest

Waltham Forest 77% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard94%

Waltham Forest 85% England 78%

Higher standard54%

Waltham Forest 48% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard92%

Waltham Forest 83% England 75%

Greater depth28%

Waltham Forest 22% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard92%

Waltham Forest 88% England 77%

Higher standard46%

Waltham Forest 39% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

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Waltham Forest median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	90%	24%	109	109
2023/24	79%	10%	107	107
2022/23	88%	23%	108	109

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

South Grove Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Outstanding2024

4.6applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Edinburgh Primary School
0.4 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Good · improving2024

11.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Barn Croft Primary School
0.5 km · Waltham Forest

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Saviour's Church of England Primary School
0.5 km · Waltham Forest

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Mission Grove Primary School
0.5 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Thomas Gamuel Primary School
0.7 km · Waltham Forest

2026

3.4applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Coppermill Primary School
0.8 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Good2024

5.5applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Waltham Forest

Good2023

2.4applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Sybourn Primary School
0.9 km · Waltham Forest

Outstanding2023

2.9applications per place 79%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 103072 · 320/2066
Capacity: 420 pupils · 485 on roll
Free school meals: 30.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Ringwood Road, London, E17 8PW
Local authority: Waltham Forest

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