Primary school

The Winns Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Waltham Forest
  • E17 5ET

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 687 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 5%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 87%87%2016/17: top 52%2017/18: top 25%2018/19: top 11%2022/23: top 11%2023/24: top 18%2024/25: top 5%No exams

Against LondonArrows: London rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM87% · London 72%9/10 Top 20%
Higher standard, RWM13% · London 12%6/10 Middle+15.1 pts
Reading score110 · London 1079/10 Top 20%−10.4 pts
Maths score109 · London 1078/10 Above+26.3 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 35% · 94 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 63% · 114 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 77% · 104 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 84% · 102 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 80% · 75 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 76% · 84 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 87% · 55 pupils · London 72%87%35%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 94 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 5% · 114 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 6% · 104 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 11% · 102 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 5% · 75 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 11% · 84 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 13% · 55 pupils · London 12%13%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 94 pupils · London 1032016/17: 103 · 114 pupils · London 1052017/18: 107 · 104 pupils · London 1062018/19: 110 · 102 pupils · London 1062022/23: 108 · 75 pupils · London 1062023/24: 107 · 84 pupils · London 1072024/25: 110 · 55 pupils · London 107110101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 100 · 94 pupils · London 1042016/17: 104 · 114 pupils · London 1062017/18: 105 · 104 pupils · London 1062018/19: 107 · 102 pupils · London 1072022/23: 107 · 75 pupils · London 1062023/24: 106 · 84 pupils · London 1062024/25: 109 · 55 pupils · London 107109100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in92.5%
86 of 93 who put it first2014 · 86.5%2026 · 92.5%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st9386
2nd1094
3rd500
Last distance offered
  • 2026/27840 m
  • 2025/26612 m

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Satisfactory
  2. 2009Satisfactory
  3. 2012Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · 3 points to improve

Read what Ofsted said (5)

From Ofsted report, inspected Jan 2023

Strengths

  • “Pupils say the best thing about this school is the way staff help them to enjoy learning.”
  • “Parents and carers value the way leaders keep them informed and listen to their views.”
  • “There is a strong sense of community at this school.”

To improve

  • “This means that teachers do not have clear information to help them identify how well pupils have learned subject content.”
  • “Leaders should make sure that teachers have the expertise and guidance needed to assess the depth of pupils’ understanding.”

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

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026652
Free school meals (past 6 years)17.6%
First language not English35.3%
SEN support12.5%
EHC plan3.7%
Absence (sessions missed)4.3%
Persistently absent pupils10.2%

Girls 50.2%Boys 49.8%

103.5% full · 630 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.0
Pupils per adult13.7
  • Classroom teachers 25.6
  • Leadership 3.8
  • Teaching assistants 12.8
  • Other support 16.3

Teachers 29.4 FTE · Whole workforce 58.5 · 81 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,208
Spend per pupil£7,977
Staff spend per pupil£5,433
Reserve per pupil£231
  • +£149,436revenue reserve
  • +£149,436in-year balance

Grants £7,131 · self-generated £1,077 · premises £443 per pupil