Ainslie Wood Primary School
Primary schoolAinslie Wood Primary School is a primary school in Waltham Forest, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 451 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), July 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 11 July 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 87% of pupils at Ainslie Wood Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 74% in Waltham Forest and 62% in England.
34% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Waltham Forest | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 87% | 74% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 34% | 17% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109 | 108 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 111 | 107 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Lime Academy LarkswoodPrimary. Good (overall), July 2023. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)710 m
- Selwyn Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), May 2022. 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)710 m
- South Chingford Foundation SchoolSecondary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 42.8 (2025/26, provisional)780 m
- Burnside Secondary PRUPupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Good, June 2022910 m
- Salisbury Manor Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), September 2023. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)970 m
- Chase Lane Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, December 2022. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)990 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Waltham Forest
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).