St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · London, Waltham Forest
St Mary's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in London, Waltham Forest for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 29 November 2023. Waltham Forest has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Station Road, Chingford, London, E4 7BJ
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Waltham Forest
- Pupils on roll
- 209 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 4.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 29 November 2023
Strengths
- “St Mary’s school is friendly and welcoming to pupils, staff and visitors alike.”
- “Pupils enter each morning happy and ready to learn.”
- “The school ensures that all pupils in the school have access to a broad and balanced curriculum.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes, pupils are given books to read that use sounds the pupil knows well and not the sounds they are learning in class.”
- “This can slow pupils’ reading development.”
- “In some subjects, the curriculum is not fully embedded or leaders are still in the process of identifying the most important knowledge that pupils need to be taught and the order in which they should learn it.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 March 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) | 82% | 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: 25 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 25 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2020 to 2026, as Waltham Forest published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Waltham Forest.
- Chingford CofE Primary School 0.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Whitehall Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Longshaw Primary Academy 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Yardley Primary School 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Parkside Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lime Academy Larkswood 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Ainslie Wood Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Woodford Green Primary School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published