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George Tomlinson Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Harrington Road, Leytonstone, London E11 4QN · georgetomlinsonprimary.com · 020 8539 3577
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 70%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Waltham Forest 74%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Waltham Forest Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 554
- 95% of 585 places
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 14.3%
- First language not English
- 29.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Waltham Forest Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 72 families put the school first and 78 places were offered; 99% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 78 | 72 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 80 | 65 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 86 | 80 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 79 | 69 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 73 | 58 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 70% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across Waltham Forest it was 74%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲70% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 9 June 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for George Tomlinson Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 8 Jun 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (130 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 130
- 27% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 62% who raised concerns
based on the 24% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (12%) with SEND