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Emmanuel Community School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Free school

The Drive, Walthamstow, London E17 3BN · emmanuelcommunityschool.co.uk · 020 8520 0775

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Overview

Ofsted
Requires improvement
2019 framework · inspected Apr 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
38%
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
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
82
39% of 210 places
Local authority
Waltham Forest
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
29.3%
First language not English
43.9%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Emmanuel School Trust

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, 2 families put the school first and 2 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 16 (Places 16)16September 2023: 14 (Places 14)14September 2024: 14 (Places 16)14September 2025: 8 (Places 9)8September 2026: 2 (Places 2)2Places 2
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026221100%
September 2025Sept 2025980.9100%
September 2024Sept 202416140.9100%
September 2023Sept 202314141100%
September 2022Sept 202216161100%

Results

In 2024/25, 38% 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

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published18/1922/2323/2424/252018/19: 55% (England 65%)55%2022/23: 36% (England 60%)36%2023/24: 35% (England 61%)35%2024/25: 38% (England 62%)38%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼38%62%
▼4%8%
Average scaled score
▼103106
▼101105
▼101105

Ofsted

Emmanuel Community School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 23 April 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Requires improvement
Inspected
23 Apr 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
Personal developmentRequires improvement
Leadership and managementRequires improvement
Early yearsRequires improvement

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Dec 2018

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Dec 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jul 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding

What parents said

70% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (10 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
70%
Replies
10
6% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school●90% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●90% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼70% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼70% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼80% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▼80% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲90% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲100% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●90% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲90% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼75% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 80% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲67% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 60% who had a child bullied

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