Longshaw Primary Academy
Primary schoolLongshaw Primary Academy is a primary school in Waltham Forest, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 221 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), September 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 26 September 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- 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 Longshaw Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 74% in Waltham Forest and 62% in England.
11% 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 | 11% | 17% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 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- Whitehall Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, February 2023. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)740 m
- Heathcote School & Science CollegeSecondary. School remains Good, February 2024. Attainment 8 of 44.0 (2025/26, provisional)860 m
- Chingford CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)910 m
- Lime Academy LarkswoodPrimary. Good (overall), July 2023. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2023. 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Trinity Catholic High SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), February 2023. Attainment 8 of 52.4 (2025/26, provisional)1.3 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).