Primary school

Parkside Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Waltham Forest
  • E4 6RE

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 4,429 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 30%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 69%69%2016/17: top 58%2017/18: top 58%2018/19: top 58%2022/23: top 54%2023/24: top 42%2024/25: top 30%No exams

Against LondonArrows: London rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM72% · London 72%5/10 Middle+23.4 pts
Higher standard, RWM8% · London 12%3/10 Below−25 pts
Reading score107 · London 1075/10 Middle+19 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: 46% · 59 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 60% · 57 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 64% · 58 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 64% · 58 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 60% · 81 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 66% · 90 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 72% · 83 pupils · London 72%72%46%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 5% · 59 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 11% · 57 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 7% · 58 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 14% · 58 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 4% · 81 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 9% · 90 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 8% · 83 pupils · London 12%14%4%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 59 pupils · London 1032016/17: 103 · 57 pupils · London 1052017/18: 103 · 58 pupils · London 1062018/19: 104 · 58 pupils · London 1062022/23: 105 · 81 pupils · London 1062023/24: 105 · 90 pupils · London 1072024/25: 107 · 83 pupils · London 107107101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 59 pupils · London 1042016/17: 102 · 57 pupils · London 1062017/18: 104 · 58 pupils · London 1062018/19: 105 · 58 pupils · London 1072022/23: 104 · 81 pupils · London 1062023/24: 104 · 90 pupils · London 1062024/25: 106 · 83 pupils · London 107106102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
70 of 70 who put it first2014 · 92.3%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st7070
2nd595
3rd403
Last distance offered
  • 2023/242.4 km
  • 2021/221.9 km
  • 2020/21742 m
  • 2019/201.5 km

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2006Satisfactory
  3. 2009Goodas predecessor
  4. 2009Satisfactory
  5. 2013Good
  6. 2017Ungraded visit
  7. 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 · 4 points to improve

Read what Ofsted said (5)

From Ofsted report, inspected Mar 2023

Strengths

  • “Pupils, families and staff are proud to be a part of this caring and inclusive school community.”
  • “Pupils readily demonstrate the school motto of being ‘proud to shine’.”
  • “Leaders know pupils and families well.”

To improve

  • “Some teaching does not provide sufficient opportunities for pupils to recap key vocabulary in a subject.”
  • “This means that pupils’ understanding and recall of these words are less secure.”

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

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026672
Free school meals (past 6 years)23.8%
First language not English37.7%
SEN support17.9%
EHC plan3.8%
Absence (sessions missed)5.6%
Persistently absent pupils14.5%

Girls 46.3%Boys 53.8%

106.7% full · 630 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.3
Pupils per adult10.8
  • Classroom teachers 28.8
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 22.7
  • Other support 21.6

Teachers 31.8 FTE · Whole workforce 76.1 · 120 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,813
Spend per pupil£7,751
Staff spend per pupil£6,016
Reserve per pupil£364
  • +£235,060revenue reserve
  • +£40,034in-year balance

Grants £7,259 · self-generated £554 · premises £516 per pupil