The Jenny Hammond Primary School

Community school·Primary school London, Waltham Forest·E11 3JH
Composite score
76.1
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#1,047
National rank
#311
In London
#18
In Waltham Forest
Top 7%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
83%
% achieving higher RWM
19%
Reading average scaled score
111.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
110.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
87%
67 first choices, 60 places
First choices per place
1.12
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
207
any preference, for 60 places
Last place offered lived
0.32 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 512 m
Applications from another council area
23%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.12
00.511.5
1 per place
1.1720221.0520231.2320241.2320251.122026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
380
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
21.3%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
31.3%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
13.9%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
5.8%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.3%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
12.0%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
22.9
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,724
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About The Jenny Hammond Primary School

The Jenny Hammond Primary School is a primary school in London, Waltham Forest, classified by the DfE as a community school. Around 380 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 83% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 5.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 7% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 111 in reading and 110 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 19% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Competition for places is real here - 87% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (67 first choices for 60 places). The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2026 lived 0.32 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. Overall pupil absence was 5.3%. There are about 22.9 pupils per teacher. The Jenny Hammond Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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