Aldersbrook Primary School, London
Aldersbrook Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in London. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in December 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in December 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 87th-highest of the 959 schools in London with published results, and 582nd of 14,452 across England. It was 99% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2014)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Redbridge (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Aldersbrook Primary School in detail
Aldersbrook Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Aldersbrook Primary School is situated at the heart of the Aldersbrook community, surrounded by leafy Wanstead Park, which forms part of Epping Forest. The School values being part of the Aldersbrook community, but also welcomes children and families from other areas. Outside we have two large playgrounds with safe climbing apparatus, seated areas, markings for games, trees and flower beds."
From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to our school. Here at Aldersbrook we are passionate about creating a place of learning which is populated with curious, confident, involved and independent learners for life."
Coming up: an open day on Monday 26 October 2026, an open day on Friday 6 November 2026, an open day on Thursday 12 November 2026 and an open day on Tuesday 24 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Redbridge
Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 94% of Year 6 pupils at Aldersbrook Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 95% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 84% and 85% in Redbridge and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 84% in reading and 84% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Aldersbrook Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 96 families put Aldersbrook Primary School as their first choice and 301 named it as one of their preferences, for 89 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 13 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Aldersbrook Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Aldersbrook Primary School are Godwin Junior School (0.9 miles, Good, 76% reading, 76% maths); Highlands Primary School (0.9 miles, Outstanding, 89% reading, 89% maths); Woodgrange Infant School (0.9 miles, Good); and Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School (1 mile, Good, 98% reading, 98% maths).
Aldersbrook Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.
Godwin Junior SchoolHighlands Primary SchoolWoodgrange Infant SchoolOur Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School
What parents say
313 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Aldersbrook Primary School (as of September 2025): 98% would recommend the school, 98% say their child is happy there and 84% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (99%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (84%).
Who goes there
11.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 72 pupils (10.8%) received SEN support and 38 (5.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Wanstead Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Park Road Aldersbrook, 220 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Aldersbrook Primary School issued 6 suspensions, 0.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Aldersbrook Primary School are Wanstead High School (0.8 miles) and Buxton School (1 mile).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from December 2014, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's December 2024 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Aldersbrook Primary School creates a nurturing environment where children thrive and feel happy to learn. The school provides an ambitious curriculum with excellent teaching in reading and mathematics, ensuring pupils develop detailed knowledge and strong academic skills. Beyond academics, the school enriches children's lives through international experiences, community involvement, and a wide range of clubs and activities that develop independence, confidence and a passion for learning.
Key Strengths
- Exemplary pupil behaviour with a focus on being 'ready' and 'respectful' - pupils collaborate extremely well with peers
- Ambitious, carefully sequenced curriculum that ensures pupils build knowledge logically from Nursery to Year 6
- Reading is a priority with effective staff training, consistent teaching, and targeted support that helps all pupils including those with SEND keep up with their peers
- Teachers explain concepts clearly in mathematics and provide purposeful practice opportunities
- Exceptional wider development programme including international visits to China and France, allotment gardening, cooking, and a wide range of well-attended clubs
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with staff and pupils having a positive culture around safeguarding that puts pupil interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
International visits to China and France, allotment gardening, cooking, wide range of clubs, play leader roles, breakfast club, after-school club, charity work and foodbank collection
Aldersbrook Primary School is an outstanding primary school where pupils learn to be curious and confident in a nurturing environment. All areas inspected - quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision - were judged as outstanding.
At a Glance
11.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
313 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 84% to 94% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 84% to 95% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 84% to 90% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
26.7
Avg class size
29.9
Infant (KS1)
28.8
KS2
25
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Aldersbrook Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Aldersbrook Primary School.
- On the Ball Holiday CampAt the school · Not yet graded
Term dates
Aldersbrook Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Redbridge. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Thursday 22 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Thursday 2 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Monday 24 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Aldersbrook Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Aldersbrook Primary School is in Redbridge; for families living there:
Apply to Redbridge for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 12
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 9 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt.
4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Redbridge is 56 (the median across 94 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
617 pupils
618 places
1 spare place in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - London
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for London
Across Redbridge council
Places available
4,215
Applications
3,417
Got 1st preference
88.2%
Got preferred school
97.8%
All primary applications across Redbridge council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(8)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
72
SEN Support
38
EHC Plans
16.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
667
Total Pupils
335
Boys
332
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
36
Teachers
18.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,761
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,023
Per pupil
£3383k
Total funding
£92k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.7%
Overall absence
8.0%
Persistent absence
563
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Aldersbrook Primary School
Questions parents ask about Aldersbrook Primary School
What are SATs results like at Aldersbrook Primary School?
Of the pupils at Aldersbrook Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 94% reached the expected standard in reading and 95% did so in maths.
What is Aldersbrook Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Aldersbrook Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in December 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in December 2014, it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Aldersbrook Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Aldersbrook Primary School is oversubscribed, Redbridge allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Aldersbrook Primary School?
Aldersbrook Primary School was full in 2025, at 100% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Aldersbrook Primary School?
Classes at Aldersbrook Primary School average 26.7 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Aldersbrook Primary School?
Aldersbrook Primary School has around 667 pupils on roll. 12% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Aldersbrook Primary School?
3.7% of sessions were missed at Aldersbrook Primary School in 2024/25. 8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Aldersbrook Primary School?
Apply through Redbridge's coordinated admissions process, naming Aldersbrook Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Aldersbrook Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: On the Ball Holiday Camp (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Aldersbrook Primary School's term dates?
Aldersbrook Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Redbridge. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Thursday 22 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Thursday 2 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Monday 24 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Aldersbrook Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 9 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt. 4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Redbridge is 56 (the median across 94 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Aldersbrook Primary School?
Aldersbrook Primary School is at Harpenden Road, Wanstead, London, Essex, E12 5HL.
Sources: Redbridge term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)