Selwyn Primary School | Primary in London, Waltham Forest | Ofsted & DfE

87%

RWM expected · 2024/25

34%

RWM higher · 2024/25

708

Pupils · 2024/25

25%

EAL · 2024/25

10%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

87%

RWM expected · 2024/25

34%

RWM higher · 2024/25

708

Pupils · 2024/25

25%

EAL · 2024/25

10%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

87%

RWM expected · 2024/25

34%

RWM higher · 2024/25

708

Pupils · 2024/25

25%

EAL · 2024/25

10%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 10/05/2022

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityWaltham Forest

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio28.6:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Selwyn Primary School · Primary · Waltham Forest

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How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

87%

+1pp

87%82%76%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 87%

RWM higher standard

34%

+19pp

34%21%7%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 34%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

91%

Reading higher standard

51%

Writing expected standard

92%

Writing higher standard

55%

Maths expected standard

91%

Maths higher standard

44%

Science expected standard

93%

SPAG expected standard

92%

SPAG higher standard

39%

Reading scaled score

110.0

Maths scaled score

108.0

GPS scaled score

108.0

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

708

Pupil : teacher ratio

28.6

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

25%

FSM eligible

15%

SEN

13%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

10%

Contact

Address

105 Selwyn Avenue, London, E4 9NE

Local authority

Waltham Forest

Website

http://www.selwynprimarywaltham.co.uk

Telephone

02085273814

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	87%	34%	91%	51%	92%	55%	91%	44%	93%	92%	110.0	108.0	108.0	—	—	—	13%	708
2023/24	86%	15%	90%	41%	95%	35%	90%	38%	94%	88%	109.0	107.0	109.0	—	—	—	12%	696
2022/23	76%	13%	83%	29%	91%	48%	79%	23%	90%	87%	106.0	104.0	107.0	-1.70	+3.10	-2.30	13%	685
2018/19	83%	7%	84%	19%	91%	40%	97%	41%	93%	90%	104.0	108.0	108.0	+0.30	+4.20	+2.90	16%	678
2017/18	78%	11%	81%	21%	94%	40%	92%	28%	96%	93%	104.0	106.0	109.0	-0.30	+4.50	+2.40	—	631
2016/17	78%	10%	78%	21%	95%	38%	93%	25%	96%	94%	104.0	106.0	109.0	-0.60	+2.90	+1.70	11%	672

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	708	25.3	13%	25%	15%	5%	10%
2023/24	696	22.0	12%	26%	19%	5%	12%
2022/23	685	25.4	13%	29%	25%	5%	13%
2021/22	686	23.5	12%	33%	29%	6%	17%
2020/21	685	20.7	13%	33%	27%	—	—
2018/19	678	—	16%	39%	38%	4%	10%
2017/18	—	21.8	—	—	—	4%	10%
2016/17	672	20.0	11%	49%	43%	5%	13%