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St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided
Station Road, Chingford, London E4 7BJ · stmaryschingford.com · 020 8529 4723
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 82%
- 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
- 209
- At capacity · 209 places
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 4.3%
- First language not English
- 21.5%
- 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, 25 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 100% 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 | 29 | 25 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 36 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 29 | 31 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 44 | 1.5▲ | 68% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 42 | 1.4▲ | 67% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| September 2025 | 0.35 mi0.57 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.38 mi0.61 km | |
| September 2023 | No distance given | |
| September 2022 | 0.49 mi0.78 km | |
The school filled all its places, but the council gives no cut-off distance (n/a).
Results
In 2024/25, 82% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% 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 | |||
| ▲82% | 62% | ||
| ▼4% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
St Mary's Catholic Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 29 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 29 Nov 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2009
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Jun 2006Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (126 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 78%
- Replies
- 126
- 1% · 2 Sept 2024
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied
based on 23 parents (18%) with SEND