The Woodside Primary Academy

State-Funded School

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LondonRegion

Waltham ForestLocal Authority

WalthamstowConstituency

E17 3JXPostcode

9.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Woodside Primary Academy 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 1,188 pupils. The Woodside Primary Academy is part of REAch2 Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 66%
Higher standard: 13%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

36%

Asian

22%

Black

21%

Mixed

14%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,188

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

31%

England average

27%

First language not English

45%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

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: 1,188
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: REAch2 Academy Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Outstanding

Ungraded inspection on 11 May 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
15 Sept 2016	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.