Emmanuel Community School
Primary · Free schools · 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 🔒
Emmanuel Community School is a primary school in London, Waltham Forest for ages 4–11 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 23 April 2024. Waltham Forest has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Emmanuel Community 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
- Ofsted rated it Requires improvement on 23 April 2024; of the 8 nearest primary schools in Waltham Forest, 5 are Good, 2 Outstanding and 1 has no current grade.
- In 2024/25, 38% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 4% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 had 2 first-choice applications for 2 offers, with a published admission number of 30 places, and every applicant was offered a place.
- 29.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 18.8% 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
- The Drive, Walthamstow, London, E17 3BN
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Christian
- Council
- Waltham Forest
- Pupils on roll
- 82 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 9.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 23 April 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending this school because they have friends to play with.”
- “Pupils talk positively about the enrichment activities on offer, such as sewing, choir and football club.”
- “These opportunities are planned to help pupils to develop their talents and pursue their interests.”
To improve
- “Expectations for behaviour are not consistently high.”
- “On occasion, inappropriate behaviour goes unchallenged by staff.”
- “Some pupils do not demonstrate positive learning behaviours.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 June 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) | 38% | 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: 2 first-preference applications, 2 offers in total, 2 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.
- Our Lady and St George's Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Greenleaf Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- The Woodside Primary Academy 0.5 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Henry Maynard Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's CofE Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- The Winns Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Chapel End Infant School and Early Years Centre 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Chapel End Junior Academy 0.7 mi School remains Good