Yardley Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · London, Waltham Forest
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.322 miles
Published by Waltham Forest Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2020–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Yardley Primary School is a primary school in London, Waltham Forest for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 17 October 2023. Waltham Forest has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Yardley 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 | 1.322 mi |
| 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
- For Reception in 2026 there were 100 first-choice applications for 90 offers; 89 offers went to first-choice families and 11 first-choice families (11%) were not offered a place.
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 1.322 miles from the school, nearer than in 2025 and further than in 2020, with sharp swings between some years.
- In 2024/25, 97% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and 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
- Hawkwood Crescent, London, E4 7PH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Waltham Forest
- Pupils on roll
- 551 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 17 October 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at this school are safe and happy, and they achieve very well.”
- “This combination of strengths has been achieved through a sustained culture of high expectations and a genuine sense of community that runs through the school.”
- “Pupils benefit from being taught by caring, experienced and knowledgeable teachers.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 November 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) | 97% | 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: 100 first-preference applications, 90 offers in total, 89 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.
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Chingford CofE Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Parkside Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Whitehall Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Longshaw Primary Academy 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Lime Academy Larkswood 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Chase Lane Primary School 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ainslie Wood Primary School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published