Whitehall Primary School, London
Whitehall Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in London. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2012. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in February 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 465th-highest of the 959 schools in London with published results, and 4,096th of 14,452 across England. It was 99% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2012)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Waltham Forest (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Whitehall Primary School in detail
Whitehall Primary School in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club.
Coming up: an open day on Thursday 5 November 2026 at 9.15am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Waltham Forest
Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at Whitehall Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 87% 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 (82% in reading, 88% in maths).
Getting a place at Whitehall Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 56 families put Whitehall Primary School as their first choice and 153 named it as one of their preferences, for 59 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 6 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Whitehall Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Whitehall Primary School are Chingford CofE Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 75% reading, 68% maths); Longshaw Primary Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 89% reading, 84% maths); St Mary's Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 89% reading, 93% maths); and St Antony's Catholic Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 83% reading, 76% maths).
Whitehall Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.
Chingford CofE Primary SchoolLongshaw Primary AcademySt Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolSt Antony's Catholic Primary School
Who goes there
In 2026, 57 pupils (12.6%) received SEN support and 45 (10%) 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.
Whitehall Primary School has a resourced provision for hearing impairment.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Chingford Rail Station, about 880 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kimberley Road (E4), 250 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 138 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Waltham Forest (663).
Suspensions and exclusions
Whitehall Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Whitehall Primary School are Heathcote School & Science College (under 0.1 miles), Trinity Catholic High School (0.7 miles) and Chingford Foundation School (0.9 miles).
Heathcote School & Science CollegeTrinity Catholic High SchoolChingford Foundation School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); 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; 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 · 4 years agoThis judgement is from October 2012, 14 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's February 2023 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Whitehall Primary School creates a caring, inclusive environment where children thrive and feel safe. The school excels at teaching reading through expert phonics instruction and gives excellent support to pupils with additional needs, including those with hearing impairments. Children are encouraged to be curious learners, develop a love of reading, and learn important life skills like democracy and social responsibility through engaging enrichment activities.
Key Strengths
- Strong teaching of reading with well-sequenced phonics programme starting in Reception, helping pupils become confident and fluent readers
- Effective support for pupils with special educational needs, including specialist provision for pupils with hearing impairments
- Teachers regularly check pupils' understanding and give constructive feedback to help them correct mistakes
- Rich enrichment activities including museum visits, drama clubs, sports, coding, and annual Shakespeare performances
- Strong focus on democracy and social responsibility through school council and eco-council with real decision-making power
Areas for Improvement
- In a few subjects, curriculum leaders have not fully refined their plans for how lessons build and deepen pupils' knowledge in the long term
- When subjects are interspersed with lessons in another subject, this is not always done purposefully, which can limit how well pupils build knowledge
- Some retrieval and recall activities are not focused enough on supporting pupils to remember subject content in the long term
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with well-trained staff, four counsellors on site, and quick action taken by safeguarding leaders when concerns are raised.
Extracurricular Activities
Drama clubs, sports clubs, coding clubs, museum visits, art gallery visits, visits to places of worship, annual Shakespearian play performances, school council, eco-council, clothing exchange event
Whitehall Primary School continues to be a good school where pupils feel safe and love coming to school because everyone is kind. Leaders are ambitious, inclusive, and have put considerable thought into developing the curriculum across all subjects.
At a Glance
20.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: Hearing
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 80% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 87% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 79% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.3
Avg class size
27.8
Infant (KS1)
29.7
KS2
13
Total classes
3 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Whitehall Primary School
One 2026
18 Jun 2026
Deaf Awareness Week
30 Apr 2026
Futures
13 Apr 2026
Literary Festival
27 Feb 2026
STEAM Week 2026
9 Feb 2026
RISE Open Schools Fortnight
2 Feb 2026
From Whitehall Primary School's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
Social & online
Keep up with Whitehall Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Whitehall Primary School.
- Top Mark850m away · Not yet graded
- Yellow Birds Holiday Club on The Green850m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Whitehall Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Whitehall Primary School is in Waltham Forest; for families living there:
Apply to Waltham Forest for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 17
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 5
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 16 slight.
5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
6 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 Waltham Forest is 66 (the median across 87 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 Whitehall Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
414 pupils
420 places
6 spare places 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 Waltham Forest council
Places available
3,614
Applications
3,040
Got 1st preference
90.6%
Got preferred school
98.8%
All primary applications across Waltham Forest council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
57
SEN Support
45
EHC Plans
22.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Whitehall Primary School has a resourced provision for hearing impairment.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
452
Total Pupils
208
Boys
244
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
22
Teachers
20.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£52,450
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,811
Per pupil
£2638k
Total funding
£150k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.3%
Overall absence
13.6%
Persistent absence
383
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
Whitehall Primary School
Questions parents ask about Whitehall Primary School
What are SATs results like at Whitehall Primary School?
Of the pupils at Whitehall Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 80% reached the expected standard in reading and 87% did so in maths.
What is Whitehall Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Whitehall Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in February 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in October 2012, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Whitehall Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Whitehall Primary School is oversubscribed, Waltham Forest allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Whitehall Primary School?
Whitehall Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 99% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Whitehall Primary School?
Classes at Whitehall Primary School average 29.3 pupils (2025/26). 3 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Whitehall Primary School?
Whitehall Primary School has around 452 pupils on roll. 20% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Whitehall Primary School have specialist SEN provision?
Whitehall Primary School has a resourced provision for hearing impairment.
What is attendance like at Whitehall Primary School?
5.3% of sessions were missed at Whitehall Primary School in 2024/25. 13.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Whitehall Primary School?
Apply through Waltham Forest's coordinated admissions process, naming Whitehall 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 Whitehall Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Whitehall Primary School: Top Mark (850m away, registered, not yet graded) and Yellow Birds Holiday Club on The Green (850m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Whitehall Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 16 slight. 5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 6 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 Waltham Forest is 66 (the median across 87 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Whitehall Primary School?
Whitehall Primary School is at 90 Normanton Park, London, E4 6ES.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)