The Woodside Primary Academy

Academy sponsor led·Primary school London, Waltham Forest·E17 3JX
Composite score
57.7
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#4,661
National rank
#964
In London
#33
In Waltham Forest
Top 32%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
69%
% achieving higher RWM
11%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
106 first choices, 118 places
First choices per place
0.90
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
278
any preference, for 118 places
Applications from another council area
2%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.03
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1 per place
0.9320220.8620230.9120240.8720250.902026

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

Every child who put The Woodside Primary Academy first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

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

School profile

Age range
2–11
Pupils on roll
1,285
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
33.7%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
47.4%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
12.9%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
4.5%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
6.2%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
20.2%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
23.0
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,805
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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About The Woodside Primary Academy

The Woodside Primary Academy is a primary school in London, Waltham Forest, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. Around 1,285 pupils aged 2 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 69% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 3.0 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 in the top 32% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 11% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). The Woodside Primary Academy was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 106 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 6.2%. There are about 23.0 pupils per teacher. The Woodside Primary Academy 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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