Academy sponsor led · Waltham Forest

Sybourn Primary School

2–11Ages
521Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139724URN

Sybourn Street, London, E17 8HA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.3 below Waltham Forest median (3.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Waltham Forest

133 applications for 46 places · 26th of 45 in Waltham Forest

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

79%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 · 7 June 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

2.9applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Waltham Forest median (3.2) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

133 applications · 46 places offered · 38 named it first

2026 2.9; Waltham Forest median median 3.2
2025 3.2; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
2024 2.2; Waltham Forest median median 3.0
2023 1.9; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2022 1.9; Waltham Forest median median 2.8
2021 2.3; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2020 1.6; Waltham Forest median median 2.8
2019 2.0; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2018 1.8; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2017 1.8; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
2016 1.8; Waltham Forest median median 3.2
2015 1.8; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
2014 2.1; Waltham Forest median median 3.2

More applications per place than the Waltham Forest median in 1 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	46	133	2.9	38	0.83
Sep 2025	41	131	3.2	34	0.83
Sep 2024	58	130	2.2	51	0.88
Sep 2023	48	92	1.9	45	0.94
Sep 2022	65	120	1.9	59	0.91
Sep 2021	40	93	2.3	38	0.95
Sep 2020	70	111	1.6	57	0.81
Sep 2019	55	110	2.0	54	0.98
Sep 2018	60	109	1.8	56	0.93
Sep 2017	78	141	1.8	72	0.92
Sep 2016	77	140	1.8	70	0.91
Sep 2015	83	152	1.8	61	0.73
Sep 2014	82	175	2.1	78	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 84% · Maths 86% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%24th of 48 in Waltham Forest

Waltham Forest 77% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Waltham Forest 85% England 78%

Higher standard53%

Waltham Forest 48% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

Waltham Forest 83% England 75%

Greater depth36%

Waltham Forest 22% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Waltham Forest 88% England 77%

Higher standard40%

Waltham Forest 39% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	79%	31%	108	108
2023/24	78%	19%	107	108
2022/23	77%	30%	108	110

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

Sybourn Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

2.9applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St Saviour's Church of England Primary School
0.5 km · Waltham Forest

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Willow Brook Primary School Academy
0.6 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Outstanding2023

3.4applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Thomas Gamuel Primary School
0.7 km · Waltham Forest

2026

3.4applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Infant School
0.7 km · Waltham Forest

2026

2.1applications per place
Riverley Primary School
0.7 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Outstanding2023

4.6applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Junior School
0.8 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Good2023

43%met the SATs standard
Barn Croft Primary School
0.9 km · Waltham Forest

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Edinburgh Primary School
0.9 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Good · improving2024

11.5applications per place 57%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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139724 · 320/2036
Trust: Lion Academy Trust
Capacity: 630 pupils · 521 on roll
Free school meals: 30.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2013
Replaced: Sybourn Primary School (URN 103050); Sybourn Junior School (URN 103049)
Address: Sybourn Street, London, E17 8HA
Local authority: Waltham Forest

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