St Mary's CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–11 · London, Waltham Forest
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.305 miles
Published by Waltham Forest Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2020–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Mary's CofE Primary School is a primary school in London, Waltham Forest for ages 5–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Outstanding, from the inspection on 9 March 2022. Waltham Forest has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
St Mary's CofE 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 | 0.305 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 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
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 0.305 miles away, nearer than in 2025 and 2020, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 5 years.
- In 2026, Reception had 106 first-choice applications for 90 offers; 88 offers went to first-choice families, and 18 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 96% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 36% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The 2024/25 figure of 96% was the highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Waltham Forest that have results.
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
- Brooke Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 9HJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Waltham Forest
- Pupils on roll
- 592 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding Inspected 9 March 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils think their school is amazing.”
- “They appreciate the rich opportunities on offer from inspirational visiting speakers and activities for them to develop socially and culturally.”
- “Parents and carers are grateful for the way leaders have maintained the high quality of education for their children despite a serious flood in 2021 which damaged much of the premises.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 April 2022 (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) | 96% | 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, 90 offers in total, 88 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.
- Henry Maynard Primary School 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Our Lady and St George's Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Woodside Primary Academy 0.5 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Barclay Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Emmanuel Community School 0.6 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Gwyn Jones Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Thorpe Hall Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Thomas Gamuel Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published