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Roger Ascham Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
1 Wigton Road, Walthamstow, London E17 5HU · rapsch.co.uk · 020 8527 3157
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improving
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 86%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Waltham Forest 74%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.49 mi
- 0.78 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Waltham Forest Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 418
- 87% of 480 places
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 27.7%
- First language not English
- 33%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Ray Academy Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.49 mi (782 m) from the school. Source: Waltham Forest Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 73 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 82% 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 | 60 | 73 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 56 | 50 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 48 | 42 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 56 | 66 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 65 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.49 mi0.78 km | |
| September 2023 | 0.29 mi0.46 km | |
| September 2022 | 0.59 mi0.95 km | |
| September 2025 | All | |
| September 2024 | All | |
Results
In 2024/25, 86% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 26% 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 | |||
| ▲86% | 62% | ||
| ▲26% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲111 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 17 July 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Roger Ascham Primary School was: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.
- Outcome
- Improving
- Inspected
- 16 Jul 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Feb 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Nov 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Jun 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (78 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 78
- 18% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 23% who had a child bullied
based on 20 parents (26%) with SEND