The Woodside Primary Academy | Primary in London, Waltham Forest | Ofsted & DfE

69%

RWM expected · 2024/25

11%

RWM higher · 2024/25

1,285

Pupils · 2024/25

47%

EAL · 2024/25

19%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

69%

RWM expected · 2024/25

11%

RWM higher · 2024/25

1,285

Pupils · 2024/25

47%

EAL · 2024/25

19%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

69%

RWM expected · 2024/25

11%

RWM higher · 2024/25

1,285

Pupils · 2024/25

47%

EAL · 2024/25

19%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Local authorityWaltham Forest

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio24.9:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of The Woodside Primary Academy · Primary · Waltham Forest

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How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

69%

+3pp

74%66%58%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 69%

RWM higher standard

11%

-2pp

15%13%10%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

80%

Reading higher standard

32%

Writing expected standard

78%

Writing higher standard

19%

Maths expected standard

82%

Maths higher standard

24%

Science expected standard

86%

SPAG expected standard

81%

SPAG higher standard

27%

Reading scaled score

106.0

Maths scaled score

106.0

GPS scaled score

107.0

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

1,285

Pupil : teacher ratio

24.9

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

47%

FSM eligible

34%

SEN

17%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

19%

Contact

Address

Wood Street, London, E17 3JX

Local authority

Waltham Forest

Website

www.woodsideprimaryacademy.com

Telephone

02085205168

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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	69%	11%	80%	32%	78%	19%	82%	24%	86%	81%	106.0	106.0	107.0	—	—	—	17%	1,285
2023/24	66%	13%	74%	27%	72%	22%	77%	27%	78%	69%	106.0	105.0	105.0	—	—	—	15%	1,296
2022/23	58%	11%	65%	22%	83%	25%	74%	20%	83%	75%	103.0	104.0	105.0	-2.20	+2.60	-0.70	17%	1,245
2018/19	71%	15%	76%	34%	88%	34%	86%	36%	88%	83%	106.0	107.0	107.0	+3.10	+4.80	+2.80	18%	1,131
2017/18	74%	10%	82%	17%	87%	32%	88%	33%	92%	90%	106.0	107.0	109.0	+0.50	+2.70	+2.00	18%	1,086
2016/17	76%	11%	82%	27%	88%	27%	94%	35%	87%	91%	106.0	108.0	110.0	+2.90	+4.20	+5.00	16%	1,036

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,285	24.9	17%	47%	34%	6%	19%
2023/24	1,296	24.5	15%	48%	35%	6%	20%
2022/23	1,245	21.3	17%	50%	38%	8%	29%
2021/22	1,230	21.0	18%	51%	40%	6%	21%
2020/21	1,183	21.9	16%	56%	32%	—	—
2018/19	1,131	20.2	18%	53%	36%	6%	17%
2017/18	1,086	20.6	18%	57%	36%	5%	14%
2016/17	1,036	20.6	16%	71%	39%	5%	11%