Academy converter · Waltham Forest

Yardley Primary School

3–11Ages
551Pupils
PrimaryPhase
136364URN

Hawkwood Crescent, London, E4 7PH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.9 below Waltham Forest median (3.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Waltham Forest

204 applications for 90 places · 41st of 45 in Waltham Forest

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

97%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: Outstanding · 17 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.9 below Waltham Forest median (3.2) close to England median (2.2)

204 applications · 90 places offered · 100 named it first

2026 2.3; Waltham Forest median median 3.2
2025 2.3; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
2024 2.0; Waltham Forest median median 3.0
2023 2.3; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2022 3.2; Waltham Forest median median 2.8
2021 3.4; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2020 2.9; Waltham Forest median median 2.8
2019 3.1; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2018 2.8; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2017 3.4; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
2016 3.6; Waltham Forest median median 3.2
2015 3.5; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
2014 4.1; Waltham Forest median median 3.2

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	90	204	2.3	100	1.11
Sep 2025	89	208	2.3	99	1.11
Sep 2024	87	176	2.0	84	0.97
Sep 2023	79	183	2.3	75	0.95
Sep 2022	60	192	3.2	86	1.43
Sep 2021	60	205	3.4	79	1.32
Sep 2020	60	176	2.9	67	1.12
Sep 2019	60	183	3.1	65	1.08
Sep 2018	59	163	2.8	65	1.10
Sep 2017	60	205	3.4	78	1.30
Sep 2016	60	214	3.6	79	1.32
Sep 2015	60	209	3.5	88	1.47
Sep 2014	60	244	4.1	101	1.68

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 100% · Writing 98% · Maths 97% → all three 97% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard97%1st of 48 in Waltham Forest

Waltham Forest 77% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard100%

Waltham Forest 85% England 78%

Higher standard75%

Waltham Forest 48% England 33%

Average scaled score 113 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard98%

Waltham Forest 83% England 75%

Greater depth51%

Waltham Forest 22% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard97%

Waltham Forest 88% England 77%

Higher standard73%

Waltham Forest 39% England 24%

Average scaled score 114 (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	97%	37%	113	114
2023/24	95%	36%	112	112
2022/23	94%	37%	111	112

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

Yardley Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

2.3applications per place 97%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
Chingford CofE Primary School
1.6 km · Waltham Forest

Graded · no overall grade2024

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

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Alma Primary School
2.0 km · Enfield

Good2023

2.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Whitehall Primary School
2.2 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
2.3 km · Enfield

Good2023

2.5applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Brimsdown Primary School
2.4 km · Enfield

Good2023

2.7applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Longshaw Primary Academy
2.5 km · Waltham Forest

Good2023

3.2applications per place 68%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 136364 · 320/2007
Trust: Ray Academy Trust
Capacity: 540 pupils · 551 on roll
Free school meals: 18.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2011
Replaced: Yardley Primary School (URN 103037)
Address: Hawkwood Crescent, London, E4 7PH
Local authority: Waltham Forest

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