The Jenny Hammond Primary School, London

Good
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 411

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~330m)Possible (~471m)Unlikely (~612m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Deborah Gibbon
Pupils:388 / 420 capacity
LA:Waltham Forest
Phone:02085193977
Address:Elsham Road, Leytonstone, London, E11 3JH
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago
-

Overall

Inspected 23 February 2023View full report
URN:103082
UKPRN:10076415
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Leyton and Wanstead
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

The Jenny Hammond Primary School excels at creating a welcoming, positive learning environment where children are enthusiastic about their education. The school has invested in strong leadership and professional development for teachers, resulting in continuous improvement in teaching quality. The school demonstrates particular strength in supporting disadvantaged pupils through targeted intervention programmes that make a real difference to their progress.

Key Strengths

  • Strong leadership team with effective assistant headteachers who have increased the school's capacity to improve
  • Pupils are enthusiastic, confident learners who work well together and try their best
  • Good progress being made in most subjects, with teaching quality continuing to improve
  • Excellent support for disadvantaged pupils, particularly in Year 6, through intervention programmes
  • Governors are knowledgeable and provide both strong support and challenge to leaders

Areas for Improvement

  • Teachers need to better match work difficulty to individual pupils - tasks are sometimes too easy for the most able or too difficult for the least able
  • Leaders of early years provision need to improve their tracking and analysis of children's progress, particularly for different groups like boys
  • Teachers sometimes fail to notice when pupils lose interest during lessons
  • Mathematics teaching skills need further development across the school

Safeguarding

Safeguarding is effective with detailed, high-quality records, comprehensive staff training, swift action on concerns, and strong partnerships with external agencies.

The Jenny Hammond Primary School continues to be a good school with strong leadership that has maintained educational quality since 2012. The school has a highly positive climate for learning with enthusiastic pupils and high expectations for behaviour and outcomes.

At a Glance

20.9%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+3ppMaths+14ppWriting+1pp

Reading has remained stable at around 96%. Maths has improved from 84% to 98%. Writing has remained stable at around 85%.

Class Sizes

27.1

Avg class size

29.8

Infant (KS1)

25.1

KS2

14

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

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Getting There

Tube / Metro / Tram

Leyton Underground Station
887m · 14 min walk
Leyton
932m · 15 min walk

Bus Stops

Ranelagh Road (Stop J)
145m · 2 min walk
Selby Road (E11) (Stop U)
153m · 2 min walk
Steele Road (Stop T)
220m · 4 min walk
Leytonstone High Road / Thatched House (Stop R)
229m · 4 min walk
High Road Leytonstone (Stop F)
247m · 4 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

92%

Near capacity

388 pupils

420 capacity

32 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - London

Low pressure
New homes approved:104,823
Projected new pupils:26,206

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for London

Admissions Demand - Waltham Forest

Low demand0.85x oversubscription

Places available

3,688

Applications

3,129

Got 1st preference

90.2%

Got preferred school

98.7%

Primary admissions across Waltham Forest (2025/26)

Inspection History(7)

23 February 2023
19 November 2020
4 May 2017

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.61044%

Overall absence

10.38576%

Persistent absence

337

Enrolments

Authorised3.99944%
Unauthorised0.611%
Persistent (10%+)10.38576%
Severe (50%+)0.29674%

Absence trend

4.0708%
18/19
3.92548%
20/21
5.92231%
21/22
6.06773%
22/23
5.2969%
23/24
4.61044%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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