Thomas Gamuel Primary School | Primary in London, Waltham Forest | Ofsted & DfE

83%

RWM expected · 2024/25

21%

RWM higher · 2024/25

347

Pupils · 2024/25

61%

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

83%

RWM expected · 2024/25

21%

RWM higher · 2024/25

347

Pupils · 2024/25

61%

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

83%

RWM expected · 2024/25

21%

RWM higher · 2024/25

347

Pupils · 2024/25

61%

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 26/11/2021

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityWaltham Forest

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio24.2:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Thomas Gamuel 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

83%

+2pp

83%74%65%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 83%

RWM higher standard

21%

-4pp

25%16%6%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 21%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

93%

Reading higher standard

50%

Writing expected standard

83%

Writing higher standard

21%

Maths expected standard

90%

Maths higher standard

38%

Science expected standard

86%

SPAG expected standard

93%

SPAG higher standard

64%

Reading scaled score

109.0

Maths scaled score

108.0

GPS scaled score

111.0

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

347

Pupil : teacher ratio

24.2

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

61%

FSM eligible

28%

SEN

18%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

15%

Contact

Address

Colchester Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 8LG

Local authority

Waltham Forest

Website

www.thomasgamuel.net

Telephone

02085207031

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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	83%	21%	93%	50%	83%	21%	90%	38%	86%	93%	109.0	108.0	111.0	—	—	—	18%	347
2023/24	81%	25%	86%	36%	83%	36%	92%	42%	92%	89%	107.0	107.0	109.0	—	—	—	18%	382
2022/23	78%	20%	91%	47%	80%	27%	89%	40%	91%	89%	109.0	109.0	111.0	+3.70	+2.80	+3.90	17%	371
2018/19	69%	6%	71%	10%	82%	16%	84%	16%	84%	76%	103.0	105.0	104.0	-1.60	+0.30	-0.40	17%	386
2017/18	65%	8%	71%	16%	78%	20%	82%	25%	78%	82%	104.0	106.0	107.0	+0.60	+2.10	+2.90	15%	417
2016/17	51%	2%	64%	15%	75%	4%	64%	9%	74%	68%	102.0	101.0	104.0	+0.40	+1.30	-0.60	15%	428

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	347	24.4	18%	61%	28%	6%	15%
2023/24	382	22.8	18%	70%	34%	6%	15%
2022/23	371	20.8	17%	70%	39%	7%	22%
2021/22	351	20.6	16%	70%	34%	6%	17%
2020/21	336	19.8	16%	73%	26%	—	—
2018/19	386	25.2	17%	77%	29%	5%	10%
2017/18	417	23.2	15%	83%	26%	5%	12%
2016/17	428	21.7	15%	83%	29%	4%	11%