Voluntary aided school · Waltham Forest

St Mary's Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
209Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
103085URN

Station Road, Chingford, London, E4 7BJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

close to Waltham Forest median (3.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Waltham Forest

92 applications for 29 places · 21st of 45 in Waltham Forest

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

82%met the expected standard

Waltham Forest 77% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 29 November 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

3.2applications per place, Reception

close to Waltham Forest median (3.2) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

92 applications · 29 places offered · 25 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.2; Waltham Forest median median 3.2
2025 3.3; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
2024 3.7; Waltham Forest median median 3.0
2023 4.2; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2022 3.5; Waltham Forest median median 2.8
2021 3.6; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2020 3.7; Waltham Forest median median 2.8
2019 3.7; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2018 3.7; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2017 4.5; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
2016 4.6; Waltham Forest median median 3.2
2015 3.8; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
2014 5.4; Waltham Forest median median 3.2

More applications per place than the Waltham Forest median in 12 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	29	92	3.2	25	0.86
Sep 2025	30	100	3.3	36	1.20
Sep 2024	29	107	3.7	31	1.07
Sep 2023	30	126	4.2	44	1.47
Sep 2022	30	105	3.5	42	1.40
Sep 2021	30	107	3.6	43	1.43
Sep 2020	30	112	3.7	41	1.37
Sep 2019	30	112	3.7	41	1.37
Sep 2018	30	112	3.7	48	1.60
Sep 2017	30	136	4.5	49	1.63
Sep 2016	30	138	4.6	51	1.70
Sep 2015	30	114	3.8	49	1.63
Sep 2014	30	161	5.4	61	2.03

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 89% · Writing 89% · Maths 93% → all three 82% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard82%18th of 48 in Waltham Forest

Waltham Forest 77% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard89%

Waltham Forest 85% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Waltham Forest 48% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard89%

Waltham Forest 83% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Waltham Forest 22% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Waltham Forest 88% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Waltham Forest 39% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	82%	4%	107	108
2023/24	80%	13%	111	108
2022/23	68%	0%	108	106

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

St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.2applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Chingford CofE Primary School
0.3 km · Waltham Forest

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Whitehall Primary School
0.9 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Longshaw Primary Academy
1.2 km · Waltham Forest

Good2023

3.2applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Yardley Primary School
1.4 km · Waltham Forest

Outstanding2023

2.3applications per place 97%met the SATs standard
Parkside Primary School
1.4 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Good2023

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

Good2023

3.0applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Buckhurst Hill
2.1 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

3.2applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Antony's Catholic Primary School
2.2 km · Redbridge

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 72%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 103085 · 320/3300
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 209 pupils · 209 on roll
Free school meals: 4.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Station Road, Chingford, London, E4 7BJ
Local authority: Waltham Forest

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