Barn Croft Primary School
Primary schoolBarn Croft Primary School is a primary school in Waltham Forest, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 170 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 8 July 2025
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- 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, 68% of pupils at Barn Croft Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 74% in Waltham Forest and 62% in England.
26% 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 | 68% | 74% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 26% | 17% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109 | 108 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 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- Low Hall Nursery SchoolNursery. Outstanding (overall), October 2023400 m
- St Saviour's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, February 2025. 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)420 m
- South Grove Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Outstanding, May 2024. 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)450 m
- Kelmscott SchoolSecondary. Standards maintained, January 2025. Attainment 8 of 37.5 (2025/26, provisional)490 m
- Coppermill Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2024. 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)660 m
- Edinburgh Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, March 2024. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)770 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).