Edinburgh Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · London, Waltham Forest
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Waltham Forest Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2020–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Edinburgh Primary School is a primary school in London, Waltham Forest for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next, from the inspection on 21 March 2024. Waltham Forest has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Edinburgh Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 drew 5 first-choice applications for 6 offers, 0.8 first choices per offer, the 8th lowest of 48 Waltham Forest primary schools.
- At the end of primary in 2024/25, 17% of pupils reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths (England 8%), while 57% met the expected standard (England 62%).
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, as at 22 of the 27 other Waltham Forest primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 37.9% of pupils; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Waltham Forest is 26.1%.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Waltham Forest schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Queen's Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 8QR
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Waltham Forest
- Pupils on roll
- 153 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 37.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Inspected 21 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are very happy at this school.”
- “They really enjoy their learning in lessons and they have fun with their friends at break and lunchtime.”
- “Pupils know the values of their school well and they are keen to bring these to life.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 May 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 57% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 5 first-preference applications, 6 offers in total, 5 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Waltham Forest.
- Thomas Gamuel Primary School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- South Grove Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- St Saviour's Church of England Primary School 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Mission Grove Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Barn Croft Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Sybourn Primary School 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Coppermill Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published