Nazeing Primary School, Waltham Abbey
Nazeing Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 11 in Waltham Abbey, part of Scholars' Education Trust.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Essex (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Nazeing Primary School in detail
Results
Nazeing Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 114972), 84% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 78% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Nazeing Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 41 families put Nazeing Primary School as their first choice and 50 named it as one of their preferences, for 45 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Nazeing Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Nazeing Primary School are Wormley CofE Primary School (1.5 miles, Good, 87% reading, 85% maths); Broxbourne CofE Primary School (1.5 miles, Outstanding, 93% reading, 97% maths); St Cross Catholic Primary School (1.8 miles, 66% reading, 69% maths); and Longlands Primary School and Nursery (1.9 miles, Outstanding, 52% reading, 45% maths).
Wormley CofE Primary SchoolBroxbourne CofE Primary SchoolSt Cross Catholic Primary SchoolLonglands Primary School and Nursery
The trust
Nazeing Primary School is one of 13 schools run by Scholars' Education Trust, an academy trust.
Who goes there
In 2026, 22 pupils (8.8%) received SEN support and 5 (2%) 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 autism.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Broxbourne Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hyde Mead House (outside), 120 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 18 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Essex (97).
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Nazeing Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in September 2025. Before that, as Nazeing Primary School (URN 114972), it was rated Good in February 2014.
At a Glance
17.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
27.8
Avg class size
28.0
Infant (KS1)
27.6
KS2
9
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
Results at Nazeing Primary School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 114972). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 74% to 84% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 74% to 78% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 73% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Nazeing Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Nazeing Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Nazeing Primary School is in Essex; for families living there:
- Essex's school travel policy: Education Transport Policy
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 5 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 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 Essex is 9 (the median across 614 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.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Nazeing Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
79%
Available places
250 pupils
315 places
65 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - Waltham Abbey
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Waltham Abbey
Across Essex council
Places available
17,932
Applications
15,737
Got 1st preference
90.3%
Got preferred school
98.2%
All primary applications across Essex council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
22
SEN Support
5
EHC Plans
10.8%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
250
Total Pupils
141
Boys
109
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
16
Teachers
15.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,459
Mean salary
2026 data
Absence at Nazeing Primary School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 114972). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
5.7%
Overall absence
16.0%
Persistent absence
231
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
Nazeing Primary School
Questions parents ask about Nazeing Primary School
Are there exam results for Nazeing Primary School?
Nazeing Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 114972), 84% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 78% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Nazeing Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Nazeing Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in September 2025. Before that, as Nazeing Primary School (URN 114972), it was rated Good in February 2014.
What is the catchment area for Nazeing Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Nazeing Primary School is oversubscribed, Essex allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How big are the classes at Nazeing Primary School?
Classes at Nazeing Primary School average 27.8 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 Nazeing Primary School?
Nazeing Primary School has around 250 pupils on roll. 18% are eligible for free school meals.
How do I apply to Nazeing Primary School?
Apply through Essex's coordinated admissions process, naming Nazeing 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.
How many road collisions happen near Nazeing Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 5 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 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 Essex is 9 (the median across 614 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Nazeing Primary School?
Nazeing Primary School is at Hyde Mead, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 2HS.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)