# Davies Lane Primary School

Davies 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.

Primary school. Code E143384. [Waltham Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 927
- Council: Waltham Forest
- URN: 143384

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding (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
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [George Tomlinson Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/george-tomlinson-primary-school-e103075): 290 m. Primary. School remains Good, June 2023. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Acacia Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/acacia-nursery-e103030): 530 m. Nursery. Outstanding (overall), June 2023
- [Connaught School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/connaught-school-for-girls-e139293): 540 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 50.4 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Mayville Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mayville-academy-e142713): 640 m. Primary. Good (overall), May 2024. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Buxton School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/buxton-school-e103080): 850 m. All-through. School remains Good, June 2023. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Norlington School and 6th Form](https://openindex.co.uk/school/norlington-school-and-6th-form-e143385): 1 km. Secondary. School remains Good, November 2023. Attainment 8 of 54.1 (2025/26, provisional)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/143384)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/143384)

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