Academy converter · Waltham Forest

Roger Ascham Primary School

3–11Ages
418Pupils
PrimaryPhase
136362URN

1 Wigton Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 5HU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2014

School remains Good (Improving)Ungraded inspection · Jul 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

close to Waltham Forest median (3.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Waltham Forest

199 applications for 60 places · 20th of 45 in Waltham Forest

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

86%met the expected standard

Waltham Forest 77% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2014

School remains Good (Improving)Ungraded inspection · Jul 2024

Inspection history

17 July 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)
20 November 2014
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

3.3applications per place, Reception

close to Waltham Forest median (3.2) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

199 applications · 60 places offered · 73 named it first

2026 3.3; Waltham Forest median median 3.2
2025 3.0; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
2024 3.0; Waltham Forest median median 3.0
2023 3.5; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2022 2.9; Waltham Forest median median 2.8
2021 3.2; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2020 3.3; 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 3.0; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
2016 3.4; Waltham Forest median median 3.2
2015 3.0; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
2014 3.9; Waltham Forest median median 3.2

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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	199	3.3	73	1.22
Sep 2025	56	165	3.0	50	0.89
Sep 2024	48	146	3.0	42	0.88
Sep 2023	56	197	3.5	66	1.18
Sep 2022	60	172	2.9	65	1.08
Sep 2021	59	188	3.2	64	1.08
Sep 2020	48	160	3.3	47	0.98
Sep 2019	59	169	2.9	59	1.00
Sep 2018	47	161	3.4	44	0.94
Sep 2017	57	172	3.0	54	0.95
Sep 2016	60	202	3.4	64	1.07
Sep 2015	59	174	3.0	61	1.03
Sep 2014	60	234	3.9	68	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 89% · Writing 89% · Maths 88% → all three 86% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard86%13th of 48 in Waltham Forest

Waltham Forest 77% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard89%

Waltham Forest 85% England 78%

Higher standard70%

Waltham Forest 48% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard89%

Waltham Forest 83% England 75%

Greater depth32%

Waltham Forest 22% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Waltham Forest 88% England 77%

Higher standard40%

Waltham Forest 39% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	86%	26%	111	107
2023/24	91%	29%	111	110
2022/23	82%	27%	112	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

Roger Ascham Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good · improving2024

3.3applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Walthamstow Primary Academy
0.3 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Good2024

4.7applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Whittingham Primary Academy
0.6 km · Waltham Forest

Improved significantly2025

3.5applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
The Winns Primary School
0.7 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Good2023

3.5applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Hillyfield Primary Academy
0.9 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Good · improving2024

2.5applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Chapel End Junior Academy
0.9 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Good2024

73%met the SATs standard
Chapel End Infant School and Early Years Centre
0.9 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Good2022

2.7applications per place
Salisbury Manor Primary School
1.0 km · Waltham Forest

Good2023

2.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Greenleaf Primary School
1.1 km · Waltham Forest

2026

4.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 136362 · 320/2040
Trust: Ray Academy Trust
Capacity: 480 pupils · 418 on roll
Free school meals: 27.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2011
Replaced: Roger Ascham Primary School (URN 103056)
Address: 1 Wigton Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 5HU
Local authority: Waltham Forest

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