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Nightingale Primary School

Community school · London · E18 1PL

Ages 3–11 · 685 pupils · Redbridge

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

85%

Overall absence

4.7%

Admissions demand

1.08 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-10-10

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)85%
Higher standard (RWM)13%
Avg scaled score — reading
109.0
Avg scaled score — maths
108.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
111.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.3%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.2%
Enrolments in measure
566

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.08 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

96

Places offered

89

1st-preference offers

83

Total preferences (any rank)
377
Preferred offers (top 3)
89
Applications from outside LA
20
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill96%

685 pupils · 710 places

Pupils on roll
685
Boys / girls
355 / 330
School capacity
710
Capacity fill
685 / 710 (96%)
Free school meals
7%
FSM pupils
47
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Clare Lynam

Location

Address
Ashbourne Avenue, South Woodford
Postcode
E18 1PL
Town
London
Local authority
Redbridge
District
Redbridge
Constituency
Leyton and Wanstead
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in London, Redbridge, 685 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 7%.

Open schools in London
1846
Primary schools in London
994
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in E18
7
Primary in E18
6
Open schools in Redbridge LA
95
Primary in Redbridge LA
52

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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  • Snaresbrook Primary School

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    Community school · Primary

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    • KS278%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM16.4%
    • Demand1.05

    0.5 miles away

  • Oakdale Junior School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    London · E18 1JX · Redbridge

    Ages 7–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM31.7%

    0.5 miles away

  • Oakdale Infants' School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Ages 3–7

    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM21.4%
    • Demand0.79

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  • Wanstead Church School

    Ofsted: Good

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    London · E11 2SS · Redbridge

    Ages 3–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence3.7%
    • FSM6.7%
    • Demand1.10

    0.6 miles away

  • Redbridge Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Ilford · IG4 5HW · Redbridge

    Ages 4–11

    • KS275%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM17.3%
    • Demand0.93

    0.8 miles away

  • Churchfields Infants' School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

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    Ages 5–7

    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM7.0%
    • Demand1.26

    1.0 miles away

  • Churchfields Junior School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

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    Ages 7–11

    • KS286%
    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM14.7%

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Clare Lynam
Telephone
02089899987
Website
www.nightingale.redbridge.sch.uk

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