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OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 NextURN 102832

Snaresbrook Primary School

Community school · London · E18 2EN

Ages 3–11 · 461 pupils · Redbridge

Ofsted

School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

KS2 expected (RWM)

78%

Overall absence

5.1%

Admissions demand

1.05 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

Inspection date

2024-09-08

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)78%
Higher standard (RWM)19%
Avg scaled score — reading
109.0
Avg scaled score — maths
108.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
109.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.2%
Unauthorised0.9%
Authorised absence
4.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
366

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

1.05 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

62

Places offered

59

1st-preference offers

55

Total preferences (any rank)
300
Preferred offers (top 3)
59
Applications from outside LA
13
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

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 fill94%

461 pupils · 492 places

Pupils on roll
461
Boys / girls
250 / 211
School capacity
492
Capacity fill
461 / 492 (94%)
Free school meals
16.4%
FSM pupils
73
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 Nicola Hedges

Location

Address
Meadow Walk, South Woodford
Postcode
E18 2EN
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, 461 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 16.4%.

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.

  • Community school · Primary

    London · E18 1PL · Redbridge

    Ages 3–11

    • KS285%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM7.0%
    • Demand1.08

    0.5 miles away

  • Voluntary aided school · Primary

    London · E11 2SS · Redbridge

    Ages 3–11

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

    0.5 miles away

  • Oakdale Infants' School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    London · E18 1JU · Redbridge

    Ages 3–7

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

    0.6 miles away

  • Oakdale Junior School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    London · E18 1JX · Redbridge

    Ages 7–11

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

    0.6 miles away

  • Churchfields Infants' School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

    London · E18 2RB · Redbridge

    Ages 5–7

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

    0.8 miles away

  • Churchfields Junior School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    London · E18 2RB · Redbridge

    Ages 7–11

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

    0.9 miles away

  • St Mary's CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

    London · E17 9HJ · Waltham Forest

    Ages 5–11

    • KS294%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM12.8%
    • Demand1.09

    1.2 miles away

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