- generic [active] [ref=f7e1]: - link "Skip to main content" [ref=f7e2] [cursor=pointer]: - /url: "#main-content" - banner [ref=f7e3]: - generic [ref=f7e4]: - link "SchoolCompare home" [ref=f7e5] [cursor=pointer]: - /url: / - generic [ref=f7e11]: SchoolCompare - navigation "Main navigation" [ref=f7e12]: - link "Search" [ref=f7e13] [cursor=pointer]: - /url: / - link "Compare 3" [ref=f7e14] [cursor=pointer]: - /url: /compare - text: Compare - generic [ref=f7e15]: "3" - link "Rankings" [ref=f7e16] [cursor=pointer]: - /url: /rankings - link "Admissions" [ref=f7e17] [cursor=pointer]: - /url: /admissions - main [ref=f7e18]: - generic [ref=f7e19]: - generic [ref=f7e21]: - generic [ref=f7e22]: - heading "Compare Schools" [level=1] [ref=f7e23] - paragraph [ref=f7e24]: 3 schools side by side — each number anchored against the England average so you can tell at a glance what's typical and what stands out. - generic [ref=f7e25]: - button "+ Add School" [ref=f7e26] [cursor=pointer] - button "Share" [ref=f7e27] [cursor=pointer] - generic [ref=f7e31]: - button "Primary (2)" [ref=f7e32] [cursor=pointer] - button "Secondary (1)" [ref=f7e33] [cursor=pointer] - generic "Schools in this comparison" [ref=f7e34]: - generic [ref=f7e35]: - generic [ref=f7e37]: - link "Barclay Primary School" [ref=f7e38] [cursor=pointer]: - /url: /school/138690-barclay-primary-school - generic [ref=f7e39]: Waltham Forest · Academy converter - button "Remove Barclay Primary School" [ref=f7e40] [cursor=pointer]: × - generic [ref=f7e41]: - generic [ref=f7e43]: - link "Elmhurst Primary School" [ref=f7e44] [cursor=pointer]: - /url: /school/145362-elmhurst-primary-school - generic [ref=f7e45]: Newham · Academy converter - button "Remove Elmhurst Primary School" [ref=f7e46] [cursor=pointer]: × - generic [ref=f7e47]: - heading "At a glance" [level=2] [ref=f7e48] - paragraph [ref=f7e49]: The short version — each row below is explained in its own section further down. - generic [ref=f7e50]: - generic [ref=f7e51]: - generic [ref=f7e52]: Latest Ofsted inspection - generic [ref=f7e53]: - strong [ref=f7e54]: Report card - generic [ref=f7e55]: - generic [ref=f7e56]: 3 areas Exceptional - generic [ref=f7e57]: 4 areas Strong standard - generic [ref=f7e58]: No areas need attention · Safeguarding met - generic [ref=f7e59]: - strong [ref=f7e60]: Report card - generic [ref=f7e61]: - generic [ref=f7e62]: 6 areas Exceptional - generic [ref=f7e63]: 1 area Strong standard - generic [ref=f7e64]: No areas need attention · Safeguarding met - generic [ref=f7e65]: - generic [ref=f7e66]: - text: Children reaching the expected standard - generic "% of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (latest year)." [ref=f7e67]: "?" - generic [ref=f7e68]: - text: 87% - generic [ref=f7e69]: Above England average - generic [ref=f7e70]: England average 62% - generic [ref=f7e71]: - text: 92% - generic [ref=f7e72]: Above England average - generic [ref=f7e73]: England average 62% - generic [ref=f7e74]: - generic [ref=f7e75]: Getting a place - generic [ref=f7e76]: - generic [ref=f7e77]: 97% of first choices offered - generic [ref=f7e78]: Named on 457 forms · 180 places - generic [ref=f7e79]: - generic [ref=f7e80]: Over 1 in 4 first choices missed out - generic [ref=f7e81]: Named on 342 forms · 120 places - generic [ref=f7e82]: - generic [ref=f7e83]: Size - generic [ref=f7e84]: - text: 1,273 pupils - generic [ref=f7e85]: Much larger than average - generic [ref=f7e86]: - text: 980 pupils - generic [ref=f7e87]: Much larger than average - generic [ref=f7e88]: - heading "Ofsted inspection" [level=2] [ref=f7e89] - paragraph [ref=f7e90]: - text: Ofsted is the schools inspectorate. It stopped giving a single overall grade in - strong [ref=f7e91]: September 2024 - text: ; inspections between then and November 2025 kept the area-by-area judgements without an overall grade, and from - strong [ref=f7e92]: November 2025 - text: new inspections produce a - strong [ref=f7e93]: report card - text: rating each area of school life on a five-point scale. (Ofsted's "Expected standard" rating is unrelated to the KS2 "expected standard" test measure further down this page.) - generic [ref=f7e94]: - generic [ref=f7e95]: - generic [ref=f7e96]: Result - generic [ref=f7e97]: - strong [ref=f7e98]: Report card - generic [ref=f7e99]: New-style inspection — no overall grade is given - generic [ref=f7e100]: - strong [ref=f7e101]: Report card - generic [ref=f7e102]: New-style inspection — no overall grade is given - generic [ref=f7e103]: - generic [ref=f7e104]: Inspected - generic [ref=f7e105]: 3 Feb 2026 - generic [ref=f7e106]: 3 Feb 2026 - generic [ref=f7e107]: - generic [ref=f7e108]: - text: Judgement detail - 'generic "Older-style inspections: one rating per judgement area, where published. New-style inspections: the full report card, one rating per area of school life." 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[ref=f7e164]: "?" - link "Barclay Primary School's Ofsted page →" [ref=f7e166] [cursor=pointer]: - /url: https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/138690 - link "Elmhurst Primary School's Ofsted page →" [ref=f7e168] [cursor=pointer]: - /url: https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/145362 - generic [ref=f7e169]: - heading "How children do academically" [level=2] [ref=f7e170] - paragraph [ref=f7e171]: Results from national tests and teacher assessments at the end of Year 6 — writing is assessed by teachers, not tested. Each line runs from 0–100%; the grey tick marks the England average, so dots to its right are above average. - generic [ref=f7e172]: - generic [ref=f7e173]: - generic "% of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths." [ref=f7e175]: Reading, writing & maths — expected standard - 'img "Reading, writing & maths — expected standard: England 62%, Barclay Primary School 87%, Elmhurst Primary School 92%" [ref=f7e176]': - generic [ref=f7e179]: England 62% - generic: - 'generic "Barclay Primary School: 87%" [ref=f7e180]' - generic [ref=f7e181]: "87" - generic: - 'generic "Elmhurst Primary School: 92%" [ref=f7e182]' - generic [ref=f7e183]: "92" - generic [ref=f7e184]: - generic [ref=f7e185]: Reading - 'img "Reading: England 75%, Barclay Primary School 91%, Elmhurst Primary School 92%" [ref=f7e187]': - generic [ref=f7e190]: England 75% - generic: - 'generic "Barclay Primary School: 91%" [ref=f7e191]' - generic [ref=f7e192]: "91" - generic: - 'generic "Elmhurst Primary School: 92%" [ref=f7e193]' - generic [ref=f7e194]: "92" - generic [ref=f7e195]: - generic "Writing is assessed by teachers, not tested." [ref=f7e197]: Writing (teacher-assessed) - 'img "Writing (teacher-assessed): England 72%, Barclay Primary School 94%, Elmhurst Primary School 92%" [ref=f7e198]': - generic [ref=f7e201]: England 72% - generic: - 'generic "Barclay Primary School: 94%" [ref=f7e202]' - generic [ref=f7e203]: "94" - generic: - 'generic "Elmhurst Primary School: 92%" [ref=f7e204]' - generic [ref=f7e205]: "92" - generic [ref=f7e206]: - generic [ref=f7e207]: Maths - 'img "Maths: England 74%, Barclay Primary School 91%, Elmhurst Primary School 95%" [ref=f7e209]': - generic [ref=f7e212]: England 74% - generic: - 'generic "Barclay Primary School: 91%" [ref=f7e213]' - generic [ref=f7e214]: "91" - generic: - 'generic "Elmhurst Primary School: 95%" [ref=f7e215]' - generic [ref=f7e216]: "95" - generic [ref=f7e217]: - generic "A high score in the reading and maths tests plus “greater depth” in teacher-assessed writing." [ref=f7e219]: Working at a higher standard than expected - 'img "Working at a higher standard than expected: England 8%, Barclay Primary School 22%, Elmhurst Primary School 27%" [ref=f7e220]': - generic [ref=f7e223]: England 8% - generic: - 'generic "Barclay Primary School: 22%" [ref=f7e224]' - generic [ref=f7e225]: "22" - generic: - 'generic "Elmhurst Primary School: 27%" [ref=f7e226]' - generic [ref=f7e227]: "27" - group [ref=f7e228]: - generic "More measures — grammar, punctuation & spelling, science, average scaled scores" [ref=f7e229] [cursor=pointer] - generic [ref=f7e230]: - generic [ref=f7e231]: - text: Children from lower-income families - generic "% of disadvantaged pupils (free school meals in the last 6 years, or looked after by the local authority) reaching the expected standard. Benchmark computed across state schools in our dataset. Based on smaller pupil groups, so a single pupil can move a school's figure noticeably." [ref=f7e232]: "?" - generic [ref=f7e233]: - generic [ref=f7e234]: 86% - generic [ref=f7e235]: Well above the 48% state-school average - generic [ref=f7e236]: - generic [ref=f7e237]: 93% - generic [ref=f7e238]: Well above the 48% state-school average - generic [ref=f7e239]: - heading "Getting a place" [level=2] [ref=f7e240] - paragraph [ref=f7e241]: "From the most recent admissions round (September 2026 entry). \"First choice\" means families who ranked the school top of their application form — officially a \"first preference\". Schools never see your ranking: places are decided only by the school's admission criteria, so listing a school lower down never hurts your chances. These are National Offer Day offers — waiting lists and appeals can change the final intake." - generic [ref=f7e242]: - generic [ref=f7e243]: - generic [ref=f7e244]: - text: Interest in the school - generic "How many application forms named the school at any preference rank — not the number of families competing head-to-head for a place." [ref=f7e245]: "?" - generic [ref=f7e246]: - text: Named on - strong [ref=f7e247]: "457" - text: forms · - strong [ref=f7e248]: "180" - text: places - generic [ref=f7e249]: - text: Named on - strong [ref=f7e250]: "342" - text: forms · - strong [ref=f7e251]: "120" - text: places - generic [ref=f7e252]: - generic [ref=f7e253]: First-choice families offered a place - strong [ref=f7e255]: 97% - generic [ref=f7e258]: - strong [ref=f7e259]: 73% - generic [ref=f7e260]: Over 1 in 4 first choices missed out - generic [ref=f7e263]: - generic [ref=f7e264]: What this means - generic [ref=f7e265]: Nearly every family who put Barclay Primary School first got a place. - generic [ref=f7e267]: More first-choice applications than places — check the school’s admission criteria (for most non-faith primaries, distance decides). - generic [ref=f7e269]: - heading "Who goes there" [level=2] [ref=f7e270] - paragraph [ref=f7e271]: The school's community, from the latest school census. State-school averages are computed from our dataset and shown for context — there's no “right” number here. - generic [ref=f7e272]: - generic [ref=f7e273]: - generic [ref=f7e274]: Pupils on roll - generic [ref=f7e275]: - text: 1,273 - generic [ref=f7e276]: 1260 places — at or above capacity - generic [ref=f7e277]: - text: "980" - generic [ref=f7e278]: of 996 places (98% full) - generic [ref=f7e279]: - generic [ref=f7e280]: Girls / boys - generic [ref=f7e281]: 51% / 49% - generic [ref=f7e282]: 48% / 52% - generic [ref=f7e283]: - generic [ref=f7e284]: - text: Free school meals - generic "% of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of how many pupils come from lower-income families. Benchmark computed across state schools in our dataset." [ref=f7e285]: "?" - generic [ref=f7e286]: - text: 26% - generic [ref=f7e287]: About the state-school average (25%) - generic [ref=f7e288]: - text: 25% - generic [ref=f7e289]: About the state-school average (25%) - generic [ref=f7e290]: - generic [ref=f7e291]: - text: English as an additional language - generic "% of pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English. State-school average computed from our dataset." [ref=f7e292]: "?" - generic [ref=f7e293]: 62% - generic [ref=f7e294]: 84% - generic [ref=f7e295]: - generic [ref=f7e296]: - text: Extra learning support (SEN) - generic "% of pupils receiving SEN support (not including EHC plans). A high figure can mean the school hosts specialist provision — often a strength, not a warning sign. State-school average computed from our dataset." [ref=f7e297]: "?" - generic [ref=f7e298]: 6% - generic [ref=f7e299]: 8% - generic [ref=f7e300]: - generic [ref=f7e301]: Faith character - generic [ref=f7e302]: None - generic [ref=f7e303]: None - generic [ref=f7e304]: - generic [ref=f7e305]: Ages - generic [ref=f7e306]: 3-11 - generic [ref=f7e307]: 3-11 - generic [ref=f7e308]: - generic [ref=f7e309]: Run by - generic [ref=f7e310]: LION ACADEMY TRUST - generic [ref=f7e311]: NEW VISION TRUST - generic [ref=f7e312]: - heading "Explore trends" [level=2] [ref=f7e313] - paragraph [ref=f7e314]: The full year-by-year explorer for any measure, with the England average as a dashed reference line where official figures exist. - group [ref=f7e315]: - generic "Year-by-year trends" [ref=f7e316] [cursor=pointer] - generic [ref=f7e318]: - generic [ref=f7e319]: "Measure:" - combobox "Measure:" [ref=f7e320]: - option "Reading, Writing & Maths Combined %" [selected] - option "Reading Expected %" - option "Writing Expected %" - option "Maths Expected %" - option "GPS Expected %" - option "Science Expected %" - option "Reading, Writing & Maths Combined Higher %" - option "Reading Higher %" - option "Writing Higher %" - option "Maths Higher %" - option "GPS Higher %" - option "Reading Progress" - option "Writing Progress" - option "Maths Progress" - option "Reading Average Score" - option "Maths Average Score" - option "GPS Average Score" - option "Reading, Writing & Maths Expected % (Boys)" - option "Reading, Writing & Maths Expected % (Girls)" - option "Reading, Writing & Maths Higher % (Boys)" - option "Reading, Writing & Maths Higher % (Girls)" - option "Reading, Writing & Maths Expected % (Disadvantaged)" - option "Reading, Writing & Maths Expected % (Non-Disadvantaged)" - option "Disadvantaged Gap" - option "% Disadvantaged Pupils" - option "% EAL Pupils" - option "% SEN Support" - option "% Pupil Stability" - option "Reading Test Absence %" - option "GPS Test Absence %" - option "Maths Test Absence %" - option "Writing Absence %" - option "Science Absence %" - generic [ref=f7e321]: "% meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths" - paragraph [ref=f7e323]: "Sources: DfE Compare School Performance (KS2/KS4 results), Ofsted inspection outcomes, DfE school admissions data, school census. England averages for test results are official DfE figures; other benchmarks are state-school averages computed from our dataset. Following DfE practice, figures based on 5 or fewer pupils are suppressed and shown as \"no data\"." - contentinfo [ref=f7e324]: - generic [ref=f7e325]: - generic [ref=f7e326]: - generic [ref=f7e327]: - heading "SchoolCompare" [level=3] [ref=f7e328] - paragraph [ref=f7e329]: Compare primary and secondary schools across England. - link "contact@schoolcompare.co.uk" [ref=f7e330] [cursor=pointer]: - /url: mailto:contact@schoolcompare.co.uk - generic [ref=f7e331]: - heading "Product" [level=4] [ref=f7e332] - list [ref=f7e333]: - listitem [ref=f7e334]: - link "Search schools" [ref=f7e335] [cursor=pointer]: - /url: / - listitem [ref=f7e336]: - link "Rankings" [ref=f7e337] [cursor=pointer]: - /url: /rankings - listitem [ref=f7e338]: - link "Compare shortlist" [ref=f7e339] [cursor=pointer]: - /url: /compare - listitem [ref=f7e340]: - link "Admissions guide" [ref=f7e341] [cursor=pointer]: - /url: /admissions - generic [ref=f7e342]: - heading "Resources" [level=4] [ref=f7e343] - list [ref=f7e344]: - listitem [ref=f7e345]: - link "School Performance Tables" [ref=f7e346] [cursor=pointer]: - /url: https://www.gov.uk/school-performance-tables - listitem [ref=f7e347]: - link "Ofsted reports" [ref=f7e348] [cursor=pointer]: - /url: https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/ - paragraph [ref=f7e350]: © 2026 SchoolCompare.co.uk - alert [ref=f7e351]