Thomas Gamuel Primary School, London

Ofsted's report card from its 13 January 2026 inspection grades Thomas Gamuel Primary School on 7 areas: 4 strong standard and 3 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and other barriers to learning, develop detailed knowledge and skills across the curriculum."

Early years - Strong standard. "Children benefit from highly effective teaching in the early years."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders, including those responsible for governance, have a detailed understanding of the school."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders are rightly proud of the school's personal development programme."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Attendance is a key priority at this school."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "The school's curriculum is ambitious."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "This is an inclusive school."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders should continue to sharpen staff expertise, so that all pupils, including those pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities, consistently benefit from high-quality adaptive teaching".

In 2025, 93% of Year 6 pupils at Thomas Gamuel Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 90% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 84% and 84% in Waltham Forest and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (86% in reading, 92% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 24 families put Thomas Gamuel Primary School as their first choice and 105 named it as one of their preferences, for 31 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Thomas Gamuel Primary School are Edinburgh Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 80% reading, 63% maths); St Saviour's Church of England Primary School (0.3 miles, Outstanding, 92% reading, 95% maths); South Grove Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 94% reading, 92% maths); and Sybourn Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 88% reading, 86% maths).

Thomas Gamuel Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Thomas Gamuel Primary School is one of 11 schools run by Lion Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 78% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

25 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Thomas Gamuel Primary School (as of April 2026): 96% would recommend the school, 92% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that pupils behave well (88%).

72.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (46%), Black (12%) and Mixed (9%).

In 2026, 59 pupils (17.5%) received SEN support and 25 (7.4%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Walthamstow Queens Road Rail Station, about 720 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Manor Road (E10), 370 metres away.

Thomas Gamuel Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Thomas Gamuel Primary School are Kelmscott School (0.3 miles), George Mitchell School (0.6 miles), Lammas School (0.7 miles) and Walthamstow School for Girls (0.8 miles).