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EnglandLondonWaltham ForestE4 9PJHandsworth Primary School
Primary

Handsworth Primary School

Primary

Waltham Forest · London · E4 9PJ www.handsworthprimary.org.uk/

Pupils
449
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
16%
RWM higher · 2024/25
449
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
16%
RWM higher · 2024/25
449
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 20/06/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWaltham Forest
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Handsworth Primary School · Primary · Waltham Forest

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
65%
-4pp
75%70%65%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 65%
RWM higher standard
16%
+4pp
19%13%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 16%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
79%
Reading higher standard
37%
Writing expected standard
74%
Writing higher standard
25%
Maths expected standard
77%
Maths higher standard
26%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
79%
SPAG higher standard
39%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
449
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
14%
FSM eligible
12%
SEN
24%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Handsworth Avenue, Highams Park, London, E4 9PJ
Local authority
Waltham Forest
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2565%16%79%37%74%25%77%26%84%79%106.0105.0106.024%449
2023/2469%12%86%41%78%17%80%17%83%78%108.0104.0106.026%445
2022/2368%7%80%44%78%10%76%20%80%76%107.0104.0104.0+2.00+0.30-0.3025%444
2018/1971%19%81%53%85%34%76%31%88%78%107.0105.0106.0+0.90+0.50-1.6017%442
2017/1875%11%89%25%93%39%84%23%89%89%107.0105.0107.0+0.60+2.50+0.3014%465
2016/1777%10%90%42%85%20%82%27%100%93%108.0105.0108.0+3.70+0.90+1.1014%464

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2544923.524%14%12%5%12%
2023/2444522.326%16%14%5%11%
2022/2344420.425%18%14%5%12%
2021/2244220.523%19%14%6%13%
2020/2144420.219%20%14%
2018/1944219.117%22%16%4%4%
2017/1846520.214%26%17%4%4%
2016/1746421.414%21%14%3%3%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.