Thomas Gamuel Primary School

Academy sponsor led·Primary school London, Waltham Forest·E17 8LG
Composite score
78.4
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#852
National rank
#266
In London
#17
In Waltham Forest
Top 6%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
83%
% achieving higher RWM
21%
Reading average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 13/01/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Inclusion
Expected standard
Safeguarding standards
Met
Early years
Strong standard

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
24 first choices, 31 places
First choices per place
0.77
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
105
any preference, for 31 places
Applications from another council area
1%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.08
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9120220.9520230.9720240.8520250.772026

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

Every child who put Thomas Gamuel Primary School 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
347
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
28.1%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
61.1%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
11.5%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
6.3%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.5%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
15.3%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
21.7
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£8,240
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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About Thomas Gamuel Primary School

Thomas Gamuel Primary School is a primary school in London, Waltham Forest, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. Around 347 pupils aged 2 to 11 attend the school. 83% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 2.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 6% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 21% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Thomas Gamuel Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 31 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.5%. There are about 21.7 pupils per teacher. Thomas Gamuel 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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