Foundation school · Essex

Leverton Primary School

3–11Ages
436Pupils
PrimaryPhase
115282URN

Honey Lane, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3BE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJun 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Oct 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.2 below Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

93 applications for 43 places · 213th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

42%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJun 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Oct 2024

Inspection history

16 October 2024
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
4 June 2019
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

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Essex median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

93 applications · 43 places offered · 42 named it first

2026 2.2; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.1; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.2; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.4; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.2; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.1; Essex median median 2.3
2020 2.0; Essex median median 2.4
2019 1.7; Essex median median 2.5
2018 2.0; Essex median median 2.5
2017 2.5; Essex median median 2.6
2016 2.6; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2015 2.3; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 2.6; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Essex median in 0 of 10 years.

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as The Leverton Infant and Nursery School (URN 115279), the previous school.

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	43	93	2.2	42	0.98
Sep 2025	55	113	2.1	49	0.89
Sep 2024	60	132	2.2	60	1.00
Sep 2023	60	143	2.4	60	1.00
Sep 2022	60	131	2.2	61	1.02
Sep 2021	60	127	2.1	58	0.97
Sep 2020	60	117	2.0	44	0.73
Sep 2019	60	102	1.7	39	0.65
Sep 2018	48	95	2.0	46	0.96
Sep 2017	60	148	2.5	57	0.95
Sep 2016 *	46	121	2.6	43	0.93
Sep 2015 *	60	136	2.3	62	1.03
Sep 2014 *	60	157	2.6	63	1.05

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 45% · Maths 64% → all three 42% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard42%352nd of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard45%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard64%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard16%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Essex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	42%	4%	106	102
2023/24	61%	9%	105	104
2022/23	65%	7%	104	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

Leverton Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Hillhouse CofE Primary School
0.5 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Waltham Holy Cross Primary Academy
1.2 km · Essex

Good2024

1.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Upshire Primary Foundation School
1.4 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
High Beech CofE Primary School
2.3 km · Essex

Good2023

3.0applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
Holdbrook Primary School and Nursery
2.7 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

2.1applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Keys Meadow Primary School
3.3 km · Enfield

Good2023

1.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Prince of Wales Primary School
3.3 km · Enfield

2026

1.6applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Wx)
3.3 km · Hertfordshire

Improved significantly2024

2.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 115282 · 881/5242
Capacity: 472 pupils · 436 on roll
Free school meals: 19.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Replaced: The Leverton Infant and Nursery School (URN 115279)
Address: Honey Lane, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3BE
Local authority: Essex · Epping Forest

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