The Woodside Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 2–11 · 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 🔒
The Woodside Primary Academy is a primary school in London, Waltham Forest for ages 2–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Outstanding, from the inspection on 11 May 2023. Waltham Forest has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
The Woodside Primary Academy 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, 69% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 11% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For Reception 2026, there were 106 first-choice applications for 118 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 12 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 31.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Waltham Forest is 18.9%.
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
- Wood Street, London, E17 3JX
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Waltham Forest
- Pupils on roll
- 1,188 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding Inspected 11 May 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are extremely proud members of the school community and would recommend it to others.”
- “They are happy and safe and have many adults they can speak to if they are worried or upset.”
- “The majority of parents and carers are overwhelmingly positive about the school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 July 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) | 69% | 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: 106 first-preference applications, 118 offers in total, 106 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 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Thorpe Hall Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Emmanuel Community School 0.5 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- St Mary's CofE Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Henry Maynard Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Chapel End Infant School and Early Years Centre 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Chapel End Junior Academy 0.6 mi School remains Good
- Greenleaf Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published