Academy sponsor led · Waltham Forest

The Woodside Primary Academy

2–11Ages
1,188Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139016URN

Wood Street, London, E17 3JX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded OutstandingJul 2016

School remains OutstandingUngraded inspection · May 2023

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

278 applications for 118 places · 40th of 45 in Waltham Forest

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Waltham Forest 77% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded OutstandingJul 2016

School remains OutstandingUngraded inspection · May 2023

Inspection history

11 May 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding
12 July 2016
Graded inspection: 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

2.4applications per place, Reception

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

278 applications · 118 places offered · 106 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.4; Waltham Forest median median 3.2
2025 2.2; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
2024 2.1; Waltham Forest median median 3.0
2023 2.3; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2022 2.5; Waltham Forest median median 2.8
2021 2.2; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2020 2.2; Waltham Forest median median 2.8
2019 2.2; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2018 2.4; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2017 2.3; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
2016 2.3; Waltham Forest median median 3.2
2015 2.1; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
2014 2.5; 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	118	278	2.4	106	0.90
Sep 2025	130	286	2.2	113	0.87
Sep 2024	143	304	2.1	130	0.91
Sep 2023	147	338	2.3	126	0.86
Sep 2022	138	339	2.5	128	0.93
Sep 2021	160	348	2.2	139	0.87
Sep 2020	156	343	2.2	134	0.86
Sep 2019	169	365	2.2	150	0.89
Sep 2018	140	330	2.4	133	0.95
Sep 2017	140	321	2.3	127	0.91
Sep 2016	110	253	2.3	84	0.76
Sep 2015	100	213	2.1	88	0.88
Sep 2014	85	215	2.5	80	0.94

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 78% · Maths 82% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%35th of 48 in Waltham Forest

Waltham Forest 77% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Waltham Forest 85% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Waltham Forest 48% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Waltham Forest 83% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Waltham Forest 22% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Waltham Forest 88% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Waltham Forest 39% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	69%	11%	106	106
2023/24	66%	13%	106	105
2022/23	58%	11%	103	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

The Woodside Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Remains Outstanding2023

2.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Our Lady and St George's Catholic Primary School
0.3 km · Waltham Forest

Standards maintained2025
Thorpe Hall Primary School
0.7 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Good2022

3.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Emmanuel Community School
0.8 km · Waltham Forest

Requires improvement2024

8.0applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
St Mary's CofE Primary School
0.8 km · Waltham Forest

2026

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

Good2023

2.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Chapel End Infant School and Early Years Centre
1.0 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Good2022

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

Remains Good2024

73%met the SATs standard
Greenleaf Primary School
1.5 km · Waltham Forest

2026

4.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139016 · 320/2033
Trust: Reach2 Academy Trust
Capacity: 1,260 pupils · 1,188 on roll
Free school meals: 33.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2012
Replaced: Woodside School (URN 134213)
Address: Wood Street, London, E17 3JX
Local authority: Waltham Forest

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