Dawlish 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 🔒
Dawlish Primary School is a primary school in London, Waltham Forest for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 20 April 2023. Waltham Forest has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Dawlish 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
- In 2024/25, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 4% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place for 2026, as was the case at 22 of the 27 other Waltham Forest primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For Reception 2026, there were 16 first-choice applications for 30 offers, 0.5 first choices per offer, the lowest of 48 Waltham Forest primary schools; 14 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 32.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 22.2% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Waltham Forest.
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
- Jesse Road, London, E10 6NN
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Waltham Forest
- Pupils on roll
- 158 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 32.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 20 April 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils, staff and parents and carers are delighted to be a part of the school family.”
- “They see it as a warm, caring second home, where everyone is looked after.”
- “There is a true spirit of community here.”
To improve
- “Sometimes, where teacher subject knowledge is not as strong, teaching does not help to deepen pupils’ understanding as effectively.”
- “Occasionally, when activities lack a clear purpose, pupils lose concentration.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 June 2023 (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) | 71% | 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: 16 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 16 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.
- Newport School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Junior School 0.4 mi School remains Good
- Riverley Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Willow Brook Primary School Academy 0.5 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Infant School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Mayville Academy 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Gwyn Jones Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- George Tomlinson Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published