Voluntary aided school · Waltham Forest

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
344Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
103088URN

Longfield Avenue, London, E17 7DP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.8 below Waltham Forest median (3.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Waltham Forest

58 applications for 24 places · 39th of 45 in Waltham Forest

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

44%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 · 14 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
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

2.4applications per place, Reception

0.8 below Waltham Forest median (3.2) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

58 applications · 24 places offered · 24 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.4; Waltham Forest median median 3.2
2025 2.6; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
2024 2.3; Waltham Forest median median 3.0
2023 1.6; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2022 2.0; Waltham Forest median median 2.8
2021 2.2; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2020 1.7; Waltham Forest median median 2.8
2019 2.0; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2018 2.1; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2017 2.0; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
2016 2.2; Waltham Forest median median 3.2
2015 2.5; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
2014 2.7; 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	24	58	2.4	24	1.00
Sep 2025	23	59	2.6	22	0.96
Sep 2024	28	65	2.3	28	1.00
Sep 2023	45	73	1.6	44	0.98
Sep 2022	32	65	2.0	32	1.00
Sep 2021	37	83	2.2	35	0.95
Sep 2020	54	89	1.7	52	0.96
Sep 2019	54	106	2.0	51	0.94
Sep 2018	54	115	2.1	49	0.91
Sep 2017	51	104	2.0	48	0.94
Sep 2016	60	132	2.2	66	1.10
Sep 2015	60	148	2.5	59	0.98
Sep 2014	60	161	2.7	59	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 63% · Writing 46% · Maths 68% → all three 44% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard44%46th of 48 in Waltham Forest

Waltham Forest 77% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard63%

Waltham Forest 85% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Waltham Forest 48% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard46%

Waltham Forest 83% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Waltham Forest 22% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Waltham Forest 88% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Waltham Forest 39% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Waltham Forest median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	44%	5%	104	104
2023/24	67%	9%	105	104
2022/23	61%	5%	103	105

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 Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.4applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Stoneydown Park School
0.1 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Big Creative Academy
0.4 km · Waltham Forest

Not yet inspected
Coppermill Primary School
0.5 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Good2024

5.5applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Mission Grove Primary School
0.5 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
South Grove Primary School
0.9 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Outstanding2024

4.6applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Hillyfield Primary Academy
0.9 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Good · improving2024

2.5applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Greenleaf Primary School
1.0 km · Waltham Forest

2026

4.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Barn Croft Primary School
1.0 km · Waltham Forest

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
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Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 103088 · 320/5200
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 460 pupils · 344 on roll
Free school meals: 28.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Longfield Avenue, London, E17 7DP
Local authority: Waltham Forest

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