Primary school

Thorpe Hall Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Waltham Forest
  • E17 4DP

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,926 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 13%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 64%64%2016/17: top 81%2017/18: top 72%2018/19: top 61%2022/23: top 14%2023/24: top 21%2024/25: top 13%No exams

Against LondonArrows: London rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM80% · London 72%8/10 Above+53.3 pts
Higher standard, RWM9% · London 12%4/10 Below+5.5 pts
Reading score106 · London 1073/10 Below+14.2 pts
Maths score106 · London 1074/10 Below+15.4 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 48% · 56 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 48% · 82 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 57% · 53 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 63% · 67 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 77% · 56 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 74% · 47 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 80% · 44 pupils · London 72%80%48%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 14% · 56 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 7% · 82 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 11% · 53 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 9% · 67 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 18% · 56 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 19% · 47 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 9% · 44 pupils · London 12%19%7%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 56 pupils · London 1032016/17: 101 · 82 pupils · London 1052017/18: 103 · 53 pupils · London 1062018/19: 103 · 67 pupils · London 1062022/23: 107 · 56 pupils · London 1062023/24: 107 · 47 pupils · London 1072024/25: 106 · 44 pupils · London 107107101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 56 pupils · London 1042016/17: 101 · 82 pupils · London 1062017/18: 103 · 53 pupils · London 1062018/19: 105 · 67 pupils · London 1072022/23: 108 · 56 pupils · London 1062023/24: 106 · 47 pupils · London 1062024/25: 106 · 44 pupils · London 107108101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
37 of 37 who put it first2014 · 91.7%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3737
2nd297
3rd260

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Good
  2. 2009Satisfactory
  3. 2011Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2022Remains Good

28 strong areas

  • Pupils' attendance
  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils
  • The extent to which pupils feel safe
  • The use of assessment to support learning
  • The effectiveness of safeguarding procedures
  • Outcomes for individuals and groups of pupils
  • The effectiveness of care, guidance and support
  • The school's capacity for sustained improvement
  • The quality of pupils' learning and their progress
  • The extent to which pupils adopt healthy lifestyles
  • The leadership and management of teaching and learning
  • Outcomes for children in the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The quality of provision in the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The effectiveness with which the school promotes community cohesion
  • The effectiveness of the school's engagement with parents and carers
  • The effectiveness of partnerships in promoting learning and well-being
  • The extent of pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
  • The extent to which pupils contribute to the school and wider community
  • The effectiveness of leadership and management of the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The effectiveness with which the school deploys resources to achieve value for money
  • The effectiveness with which the school promotes equality of opportunity and tackles discrimination
  • The extent to which the curriculum meets pupils' needs, including, where relevant, through partnerships
  • The quality of learning for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities and their progress
  • The effectiveness of the governing body in challenging and supporting the school so that weaknesses are tackled decisively...

2 weak areas

  • Pupils' attainment
  • The extent to which pupils develop workplace and other skills that will contribute to their future economic well-being

30 areas graded · 2 points to improve

Read what Ofsted said (6)

From Ofsted report, inspected Dec 2022

Strengths

  • “Pupils enjoy coming to this school.”
  • “Staff know individual pupils and their families really well.”
  • “They keep pupils safe and well cared for at all times.”

To improve

  • “Occasionally, there are inconsistencies in how early reading is taught to some pupils who struggle with phonics.”
  • “This limits a minority of pupils’ ability to decode and blend sounds accurately.”
  • “Leaders should ensure that all staff have the skills and expertise in delivering the school’s phonics programme effectively.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026358
Free school meals (past 6 years)33.2%
First language not English48.9%
SEN support16.3%
EHC plan2.5%
Absence (sessions missed)4.6%
Persistently absent pupils11.6%

Girls 50%Boys 50%

56.8% full · 630 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.5
Pupils per adult8.2
  • Classroom teachers 14.9
  • Leadership 4
  • Teaching assistants 23
  • Other support 4.4

Teachers 18.9 FTE · Whole workforce 46.3 · 60 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,216
Spend per pupil£8,877
Staff spend per pupil£6,272
Reserve per pupil£698
  • +£243,678revenue reserve
  • −£230,919in-year balance

Grants £7,555 · self-generated £660 · premises £706 per pupil