Free schools · Waltham Forest

Emmanuel Community School

4–11Ages
82Pupils
PrimaryPhase
ChristianReligious character
138258URN

The Drive, Walthamstow, London, E17 3BN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

8.0per place

4.8 above Waltham Forest median (3.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Waltham Forest

16 applications for 2 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

38%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: Requires improvement · 23 April 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education			Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes			Requires improvement
Personal development			Requires improvement
Leadership and management			Requires improvement
Early years provision			Requires improvement

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

8.0applications per place, Reception

4.8 above Waltham Forest median (3.2) 5.8 above England median (2.2)

16 applications · 2 places offered · 2 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 8.0; Waltham Forest median median 3.2
2025 3.1; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
2024 2.9; Waltham Forest median median 3.0
2023 2.5; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2022 2.6; Waltham Forest median median 2.8
2021 2.9; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2020 2.2; Waltham Forest median median 2.8
2019 2.6; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2018 2.6; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2017 2.5; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
2016 3.2; Waltham Forest median median 3.2
2015 3.5; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
2014 3.9; 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	2	16	8.0	2	1.00
Sep 2025	9	28	3.1	8	0.89
Sep 2024	16	46	2.9	14	0.88
Sep 2023	14	35	2.5	14	1.00
Sep 2022	16	42	2.6	16	1.00
Sep 2021	18	52	2.9	16	0.89
Sep 2020	25	56	2.2	21	0.84
Sep 2019	27	70	2.6	21	0.78
Sep 2018	30	79	2.6	34	1.13
Sep 2017	25	62	2.5	20	0.80
Sep 2016	28	90	3.2	24	0.86
Sep 2015	29	100	3.5	22	0.76
Sep 2014	26	101	3.9	21	0.81

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 58% · Writing 50% · Maths 58% → all three 38% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard38%48th of 48 in Waltham Forest

Waltham Forest 77% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard58%

Waltham Forest 85% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Waltham Forest 48% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard50%

Waltham Forest 83% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Waltham Forest 22% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard58%

Waltham Forest 88% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Waltham Forest 39% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	38%	4%	103	101
2023/24	35%	0%	103	104
2022/23	36%	14%	104	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

Emmanuel Community SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

8.0applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Our Lady and St George's Catholic Primary School
0.5 km · Waltham Forest

Standards maintained2025
Greenleaf Primary School
0.8 km · Waltham Forest

2026

4.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
The Woodside Primary Academy
0.8 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Outstanding2023

2.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Henry Maynard Primary School
0.8 km · Waltham Forest

Good2023

2.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Mary's CofE Primary School
0.9 km · Waltham Forest

2026

2.5applications per place 96%met the SATs standard
The Winns Primary School
1.0 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Good2023

3.5applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Chapel End Infant School and Early Years Centre
1.2 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Good2022

2.7applications per place
Chapel End Junior Academy
1.2 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Good2024

73%met the SATs standard

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

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: Free schools
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138258 · 320/2019
Trust: The Emmanuel School Trust
Religious character: Christian
Capacity: 210 pupils · 82 on roll
Free school meals: 29.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 3 September 2012
Address: The Drive, Walthamstow, London, E17 3BN
Local authority: Waltham Forest

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