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Selwyn Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
105 Selwyn Avenue, London E4 9NE · selwynprimarywaltham.co.uk · 020 8527 3814
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 87%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Waltham Forest 74%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.62 mi
- 0.99 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Waltham Forest Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 721
- 41 over 680 places · 106%
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 14.7%
- First language not English
- 22.3%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Arbor 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 0.62 mi (995 m) from the school; in September 2025 it was 1.01 mi (1.62 km). Source: Waltham Forest Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 103 families put the school first and 90 places were offered; 85% 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 | 103 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 90 | 81 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 90 | 94 | 1▲ | 87% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 90 | 112 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 88 | 79 | 0.9 | 99% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.62 mi0.99 km | |
| September 2025 | 1.01 mi1.62 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.60 mi0.96 km | |
| September 2023 | 0.37 mi0.60 km | |
| September 2022 | All | |
Results
In 2024/25, 87% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 34% 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% | ||
| ▲34% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 135124)
Ofsted
Selwyn Primary School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 10 May 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 10 May 2022
- 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: Improving, ungraded inspection, Dec 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Dec 2018Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective Jul 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Sept 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (110 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 110
- 16% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 39% who had a child bullied