Community school · Waltham Forest

Parkside Primary School

3–11Ages
672Pupils
PrimaryPhase
103081URN

21 Wellington Avenue, Chingford, E4 6RE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.5 below Waltham Forest median (3.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Waltham Forest

215 applications for 80 places · 29th of 45 in Waltham Forest

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

72%met the expected standard

Waltham Forest 77% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

9 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
12 March 2013
Graded inspection: 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

2.7applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Waltham Forest median (3.2) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

215 applications · 80 places offered · 70 named it first

2026 2.7; Waltham Forest median median 3.2
2025 2.9; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
2024 2.9; Waltham Forest median median 3.0
2023 2.5; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2022 2.5; Waltham Forest median median 2.8
2021 2.5; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2020 2.7; Waltham Forest median median 2.8
2019 2.4; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2018 2.3; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2017 2.4; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
2016 3.1; Waltham Forest median median 3.2
2015 2.8; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
2014 2.5; Waltham Forest median median 3.2

More applications per place than the Waltham Forest median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
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	80	215	2.7	70	0.88
Sep 2025	86	247	2.9	85	0.99
Sep 2024	89	259	2.9	94	1.06
Sep 2023	90	227	2.5	90	1.00
Sep 2022	90	225	2.5	77	0.86
Sep 2021	89	222	2.5	78	0.88
Sep 2020	89	243	2.7	101	1.13
Sep 2019	89	214	2.4	82	0.92
Sep 2018	80	187	2.3	68	0.85
Sep 2017	83	197	2.4	72	0.87
Sep 2016	60	183	3.1	63	1.05
Sep 2015	60	165	2.8	60	1.00
Sep 2014	60	149	2.5	52	0.87

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 77% · Maths 86% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%30th of 48 in Waltham Forest

Waltham Forest 77% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Waltham Forest 85% England 78%

Higher standard45%

Waltham Forest 48% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Waltham Forest 83% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Waltham Forest 22% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Waltham Forest 88% England 77%

Higher standard35%

Waltham Forest 39% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	72%	8%	107	106
2023/24	66%	9%	105	104
2022/23	60%	4%	105	104

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

Parkside Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Lime Academy Larkswood
0.8 km · Waltham Forest

Good2023

3.0applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Chingford CofE Primary School
1.2 km · Waltham Forest

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Chase Lane Primary School
1.3 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Longshaw Primary Academy
1.3 km · Waltham Forest

Good2023

3.2applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Waltham Forest

Good2023

3.2applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Ainslie Wood Primary School
1.5 km · Waltham Forest

Good2023

4.0applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Whitehall Primary School
1.8 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Yardley Primary School
1.9 km · Waltham Forest

Outstanding2023

2.3applications per place 97%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 103081 · 320/2078
Capacity: 630 pupils · 672 on roll
Free school meals: 22.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Replaced: College Gardens Nursery (URN 103029)
Address: 21 Wellington Avenue, Chingford, E4 6RE
Local authority: Waltham Forest

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