Selwyn Primary School

State-Funded School

selwyn-primary-school-waltham-forest-london

LondonRegion

Waltham ForestLocal Authority

Chingford and Woodford GreenConstituency

E4 9NEPostcode

9.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Selwyn Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Waltham Forest, London.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 721 pupils. Selwyn Primary School is part of ARBOR Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 86%
Higher standard: 15%
Reading score: 109
Maths score: 107

Ethnicity

White

54%

Asian

16%

Black

13%

Mixed

14%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

721

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

14%

England average

27%

First language not English

22%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 721
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: ARBOR Academy Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
12 Jul 2022	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
5 Sept 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.