Longshaw Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · 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 🔒
Longshaw Primary Academy is a primary school in London, Waltham Forest for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 26 September 2023. Waltham Forest has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Longshaw 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 Reception 2026 there were 13 first-choice applications for 23 offers, the 2nd lowest of 48 Waltham Forest primary schools for first choices per offer.
- In 2024/25, 68% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Waltham Forest.
- Every first-choice family was offered a Reception place in 2026, and 10 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 34.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 19.8% 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
- Longshaw Road, Chingford, London, E4 6LH
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Waltham Forest
- Pupils on roll
- 221 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 34.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 26 September 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders have developed an inclusive and welcoming culture.”
- “There is a strong sense of community, and pupils are very happy in the school.”
- “Working relationships between staff and pupils are extremely positive.”
To improve
- “Sometimes, teaching does not check or deepen pupils’ understanding before moving on to new content.”
- “This means that, on occasion, pupils do not commit knowledge to their long-term memories.”
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) | 68% | 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: 13 first-preference applications, 23 offers in total, 13 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.
- Whitehall Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Chingford CofE Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Lime Academy Larkswood 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Parkside Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ainslie Wood Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Handsworth Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Woodford Green Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published