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Yardley Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Hawkwood Crescent, London E4 7PH · yardleyprimary.co.uk · 020 8529 3671
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 97%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Waltham Forest 74%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.32 mi
- 2.13 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Waltham Forest Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 551
- 11 over 540 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 18.2%
- First language not English
- 21.8%
- 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 1.32 mi (2.13 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 1.52 mi (2.45 km). Source: Waltham Forest Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 100 families put the school first and 90 places were offered; 89% 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 | 90 | 100 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 89 | 99 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 87 | 84 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 79 | 75 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 86 | 1.4▲ | 67% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.32 mi2.13 km | |
| September 2025 | 1.52 mi2.45 km | |
| September 2022 | 0.51 mi0.82 km | |
| September 2024 | All | |
| September 2023 | All | |
Results
In 2024/25, 97% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 37% 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 | |||
| ▲97% | 62% | ||
| ▲37% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲113 | 106 | ||
| ▲114 | 105 | ||
| ▲116 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Yardley Primary School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 17 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 17 Oct 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Oct 2008
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (126 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 126
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 57% who raised concerns
based on the 25% who had a child bullied
based on 21 parents (17%) with SEND