Davies Lane Primary School
Primary schoolDavies Lane Primary School is a primary school in Waltham Forest, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 927 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Outstanding (overall), June 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 18 June 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
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 Davies Lane Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 74% in Waltham Forest and 62% in England.
30% 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 | 30% | 17% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109 | 108 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109 | 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- George Tomlinson Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2023. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)290 m
- Acacia NurseryNursery. Outstanding (overall), June 2023530 m
- Connaught School for GirlsSecondary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 50.4 (2025/26, provisional)540 m
- Mayville AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), May 2024. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)640 m
- Buxton SchoolAll-through. School remains Good, June 2023. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)850 m
- Norlington School and 6th FormSecondary. School remains Good, November 2023. Attainment 8 of 54.1 (2025/26, provisional)1 km
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).