St Mary's CofE Primary School

Term dates

We haven't checked Waltham Forest's term dates yet. See the school's website.

Admissions

Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.

Apply for a primary school place on GOV.UK

How places are given: as a Church of England school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

How many families applied: Reception

For September 2026, 106 families put this school as their first choice, and 90 places were offered. 88 of the families who put it first got a place (83%). More families put it first than there were places.

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

No club is registered with Ofsted at this school's address. Ask the school about breakfast or after-school care, or find clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Report card, 16 June 2026. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.

Inclusion

Exceptional

Curriculum and teaching

Exceptional

Achievement

Exceptional

Attendance and behaviour

Exceptional

Personal development and wellbeing

Exceptional

Early years

Exceptional

Leadership and governance

Exceptional

Safeguarding standards: met.

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Primary

Ages

5–11

Pupils

592 (capacity 630)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Church of England

Diocese

Diocese of Chelmsford

Academy trust

GENESIS EDUCATION TRUST

Phone

02085211066

Address

Brooke Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 9HJ

Website

stmaryscofe.org

Official school record, including Ofsted reports