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Barclay Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
155 Canterbury Road, Leyton, London E10 6EJ · barclayprimary.net · 020 8539 6777
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Feb 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 87%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Waltham Forest 74%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.02 mi
- 1.64 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Waltham Forest Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,273
- 13 over 1,260 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 26.7%
- First language not English
- 61.7%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Lion 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 1.02 mi (1.64 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.55 mi (888 m). Source: Waltham Forest Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 166 families put the school first and 180 places were offered; 97% 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 | 180 | 166 | 0.9 | 97% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 180 | 183 | 1▲ | 91% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 178 | 182 | 1▲ | 94% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 179 | 190 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 177 | 213 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.02 mi1.64 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.55 mi0.89 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.80 mi1.28 km | |
| September 2023 | 0.64 mi1.04 km | |
| September 2022 | 0.39 mi0.63 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 87% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 22% 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 | |||
| ▲87% | 62% | ||
| ▲22% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Barclay Primary School on 3 February 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Exceptional
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Early years: Exceptional
- Leadership and governance: Exceptional
- Inspected
- 3 Feb 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Exceptional |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Early years | Exceptional |
| Leadership and governance | Exceptional |
Previously: Remains Outstanding, ungraded inspection, Oct 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Outstanding
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2016Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective May 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding
What parents said
72% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (155 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 72%
- Positive
- 70%
- Replies
- 155
- 12% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 95% who raised concerns
based on 29 parents (19%) whose child was bullied
based on 33 parents (21%) with SEND