Academy sponsor led · Waltham Forest

Longshaw Primary Academy

3–11Ages
221Pupils
PrimaryPhase
147179URN

Longshaw Road, Chingford, London, E4 6LH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

close to Waltham Forest median (3.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Waltham Forest

73 applications for 23 places · 21st of 45 in Waltham Forest

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%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: Good · 26 September 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
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

3.2applications per place, Reception

close to Waltham Forest median (3.2) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

73 applications · 23 places offered · 13 named it first

2026 3.2; Waltham Forest median median 3.2
2025 3.6; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
2024 3.1; Waltham Forest median median 3.0
2023 2.4; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2022 2.4; Waltham Forest median median 2.8
2021 1.4; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2020 1.9; Waltham Forest median median 2.8
2019 1.4; Waltham Forest median median 2.9; as the previous school
2018 3.0; Waltham Forest median median 2.9; as the previous school
2017 2.4; Waltham Forest median median 3.1; as the previous school
2016 2.3; Waltham Forest median median 3.2; as the previous school
2015 2.6; Waltham Forest median median 3.1; as the previous school
2014 2.7; Waltham Forest median median 3.2; as the previous school

This school
Waltham Forest median

Dashed bars: as Longshaw Primary School (URN 142461), Longshaw Primary School (URN 103035), 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	23	73	3.2	13	0.57
Sep 2025	21	76	3.6	16	0.76
Sep 2024	25	77	3.1	21	0.84
Sep 2023	29	69	2.4	26	0.90
Sep 2022	19	45	2.4	17	0.89
Sep 2021	30	41	1.4	13	0.43
Sep 2020	34	63	1.9	20	0.59
Sep 2019 *	46	66	1.4	26	0.57
Sep 2018 *	26	77	3.0	21	0.81
Sep 2017 *	35	85	2.4	29	0.83
Sep 2016 *	46	104	2.3	35	0.76
Sep 2015 *	60	153	2.6	50	0.83
Sep 2014 *	60	161	2.7	37	0.62

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 89% · Writing 74% · Maths 84% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%37th of 48 in Waltham Forest

Waltham Forest 77% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard89%

Waltham Forest 85% England 78%

Higher standard53%

Waltham Forest 48% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Waltham Forest 83% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Waltham Forest 22% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Waltham Forest 88% England 77%

Higher standard37%

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	68%	11%	108	108
2023/24	70%	3%	104	105
2022/23	54%	14%	105	103

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

Longshaw Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

3.2applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Whitehall Primary School
0.7 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Chingford CofE Primary School
0.9 km · Waltham Forest

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Lime Academy Larkswood
1.1 km · Waltham Forest

Good2023

3.0applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Waltham Forest

Good2023

3.2applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Parkside Primary School
1.3 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Ainslie Wood Primary School
1.4 km · Waltham Forest

Good2023

4.0applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Handsworth Primary School
1.4 km · Waltham Forest

Good2023

3.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Woodford Green Primary School
1.5 km · Waltham Forest

Graded · no overall grade2025

7.6applications per place 93%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147179 · 320/2043
Trust: United Learning Trust
Capacity: 459 pupils · 221 on roll
Free school meals: 37.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2019
Replaced: Longshaw Primary School (URN 142461); Longshaw Primary School (URN 103035)
Address: Longshaw Road, Chingford, London, E4 6LH
Local authority: Waltham Forest

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