Academy sponsor led · Waltham Forest

Thomas Gamuel Primary School

2–11Ages
338Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140405URN

Colchester Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 8LG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.4per place

0.2 above Waltham Forest median (3.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Waltham Forest

105 applications for 31 places · 17th of 45 in Waltham Forest

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

83%met the expected standard

Waltham Forest 77% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 13 January 2026Published 5 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement		Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

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

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Inspection history

13 January 2026
Report card · 4 Strong standard, 3 Expected standard
26 November 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

3.4applications per place, Reception

0.2 above Waltham Forest median (3.2) 1.2 above England median (2.2)

105 applications · 31 places offered · 24 named it first

2026 3.4; Waltham Forest median median 3.2
2025 3.5; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
2024 2.8; Waltham Forest median median 3.0
2023 2.8; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2022 2.8; Waltham Forest median median 2.8
2021 2.8; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2020 2.9; Waltham Forest median median 2.8
2019 2.8; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2018 2.4; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2017 3.3; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
2016 1.9; Waltham Forest median median 3.2
2015 2.6; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
2014 3.3; 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	31	105	3.4	24	0.77
Sep 2025	27	94	3.5	23	0.85
Sep 2024	40	110	2.8	39	0.98
Sep 2023	38	105	2.8	36	0.95
Sep 2022	34	96	2.8	31	0.91
Sep 2021	33	91	2.8	29	0.88
Sep 2020	29	84	2.9	22	0.76
Sep 2019	28	79	2.8	25	0.89
Sep 2018	34	82	2.4	31	0.91
Sep 2017	31	101	3.3	21	0.68
Sep 2016	53	102	1.9	43	0.81
Sep 2015	54	142	2.6	47	0.87
Sep 2014	50	164	3.3	54	1.08

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 83% · Maths 90% → all three 83% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard83%16th of 48 in Waltham Forest

Waltham Forest 77% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Waltham Forest 85% England 78%

Higher standard50%

Waltham Forest 48% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Waltham Forest 83% England 75%

Greater depth21%

Waltham Forest 22% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Waltham Forest 88% England 77%

Higher standard38%

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	83%	21%	109	108
2023/24	81%	25%	107	107
2022/23	78%	20%	109	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

Thomas Gamuel Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

3.4applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Edinburgh Primary School
0.3 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Good · improving2024

11.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Saviour's Church of England Primary School
0.6 km · Waltham Forest

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
South Grove Primary School
0.7 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Outstanding2024

4.6applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Sybourn Primary School
0.7 km · Waltham Forest

Outstanding2023

2.9applications per place 79%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
Riverley Primary School
1.0 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Outstanding2023

4.6applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Willow Brook Primary School Academy
1.0 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Outstanding2023

3.4applications per place 89%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140405 · 320/2037
Trust: Lion Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 338 on roll
Free school meals: 30.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2014
Replaced: Thomas Gamuel Primary School (URN 103076)
Address: Colchester Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 8LG
Local authority: Waltham Forest

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