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Snaresbrook Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Meadow Walk, South Woodford, London E18 2EN · snaresbrook.redbridge.dbprimary.com · 020 8989 9975
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improving
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 75%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Redbridge 75%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.76 mi
- 1.22 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Sibling: All on time sibling applications offered · Redbridge Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 461
- 94% of 492 places
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 16.4%
- First language not English
- 36%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Sibling: All on time sibling applications offered” went to a home 0.76 mi (1.22 km) from the school. Its other admission rules have their own figures. Source: Redbridge Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 70 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 76% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 59 | 70 | 1.2▲ | 76% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 58 | 64 | 1.1▲ | 80% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 62 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 58 | 68 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 79 | 1.3▲ | 72% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Sibling: All on time sibling applications offered | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.76 mi1.22 km | |
| Reception – Distance: On time distance applications offered | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.60 mi0.96 km | |
| Reception – Distance | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 0.73 mi1.18 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 17% the higher standard. Across Redbridge it was 75%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲75% | 62% | ||
| ▲17% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 3 July 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Snaresbrook Primary School was: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.
- Outcome
- Improving
- Inspected
- 2 Jul 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Oct 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Oct 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Jun 2013Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (171 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 171
- 37% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 29% who had a child bullied
based on 21 parents (12%) with SEND