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Gwyn Jones Primary School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Waltham Forest

Hainault Road, London, E11 1EU

Website 02085567904

75

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Standards maintained

No graded inspection

Application demand

81%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

95.5%

10.5% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

432

Capacity used

Nearly full

96%

452 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

81%

1st preference success rate

57 of 70 families who put it first got an offer

59

Places offered

205

Total applications

3.5

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference7057● 81%
2nd preference482● 4%
3rd preference380● 0%
Later preferences (4th–6th)490● 0%
Total2055929%

1st preference success by year

76%
2020
88%
2021
79%
2022
89%
2023
100%
2024
81%
2025

Waltham Forest lets families list 6 preferences. 8 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Sian Boutalbi
Address
Hainault Road, London, E11 1EU
Phone
02085567904
Local authority
Waltham Forest
Ward / constituency
Forest · Leyton and Wanstead
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
103074

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals24%——
English as additional language28%——
SEN support4%——
50% boys (217)50% girls (215)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

432 pupils · 452 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    06 November 2024

    Ungraded inspection

    Standards maintained
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 352 pupils

Attendance

95.5%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.5%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

10.5%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.2%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

7%
20/21
16%
21/22
15%
22/23
14%
23/24
11%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths75%——
Higher standard18%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard55%
-7% vs England
Higher standard10%
+2% vs England

Reading

Expected standard85%
+10% vs England
Higher standard33%
+0% vs England
Average score107
+1 vs England

Writing

Expected standard73%
+1% vs England
Greater depth18%
+5% vs England

Maths

Expected standard63%
-11% vs England
Higher standard23%
-3% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard82%
+9% vs England
Higher standard27%
-3% vs England
Average score106
+1 vs England

Science

Expected standard87%
+5% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

842019772023752024552025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)55%61%
Higher standard10%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Waltham Forest council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.