Academy converter · Waltham Forest

Selwyn Primary School

2–11Ages
721Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143383URN

105 Selwyn Avenue, London, E4 9NE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2022 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

0.5 below Waltham Forest median (3.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Waltham Forest

237 applications for 90 places · 32nd of 45 in Waltham Forest

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

87%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 · 10 May 2022Ofsted'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

2.6applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Waltham Forest median (3.2) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

237 applications · 90 places offered · 103 named it first

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

2026 2.6; Waltham Forest median median 3.2
2025 2.8; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
2024 2.8; Waltham Forest median median 3.0
2023 3.2; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2022 2.5; Waltham Forest median median 2.8
2021 2.8; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2020 2.3; Waltham Forest median median 2.8
2019 2.3; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2018 2.5; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2017 2.0; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
2016 2.0; Waltham Forest median median 3.2; as the previous school
2015 1.8; Waltham Forest median median 3.1; as the previous school
2014 1.8; Waltham Forest median median 3.2; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Waltham Forest median in 1 of 10 years.

This school
Waltham Forest median

Dashed bars: as Selwyn Primary School (URN 135124), the previous school.

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	237	2.6	103	1.14
Sep 2025	90	255	2.8	81	0.90
Sep 2024	90	252	2.8	94	1.04
Sep 2023	90	288	3.2	112	1.24
Sep 2022	88	222	2.5	79	0.90
Sep 2021	90	256	2.8	87	0.97
Sep 2020	90	210	2.3	81	0.90
Sep 2019	89	205	2.3	68	0.76
Sep 2018	65	164	2.5	54	0.83
Sep 2017	80	161	2.0	61	0.76
Sep 2016 *	86	169	2.0	45	0.52
Sep 2015 *	76	135	1.8	41	0.54
Sep 2014 *	51	94	1.8	31	0.61

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 91% · Writing 92% · Maths 91% → all three 87% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard87%7th of 48 in Waltham Forest

Waltham Forest 77% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard91%

Waltham Forest 85% England 78%

Higher standard51%

Waltham Forest 48% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard92%

Waltham Forest 83% England 75%

Greater depth55%

Waltham Forest 22% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard91%

Waltham Forest 88% England 77%

Higher standard44%

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	87%	34%	110	108
2023/24	86%	15%	109	107
2022/23	76%	13%	106	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

Selwyn Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2022

2.6applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Handsworth Primary School
0.7 km · Waltham Forest

Good2023

3.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Ainslie Wood Primary School
0.7 km · Waltham Forest

Good2023

4.0applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Thorpe Hall Primary School
1.0 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Good2022

3.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Chapel End Junior Academy
1.0 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Good2024

73%met the SATs standard
Chapel End Infant School and Early Years Centre
1.0 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Good2022

2.7applications per place
Oakhill Primary School
1.0 km · Waltham Forest

Graded · no overall grade2024

6.1applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Salisbury Manor Primary School
1.2 km · Waltham Forest

Good2023

2.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Walthamstow Primary Academy
1.3 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Good2024

4.7applications per place 87%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143383 · 320/3310
Trust: Arbor Academy Trust
Capacity: 680 pupils · 721 on roll
Free school meals: 14.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2016
Replaced: Selwyn Primary School (URN 135124)
Address: 105 Selwyn Avenue, London, E4 9NE
Local authority: Waltham Forest

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