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Snaresbrook Primary School

Primary Ages 3-11 461 pupils London
Ofsted: Good
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Snaresbrook Primary School is a community school in Redbridge for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 461 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Snaresbrook Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2024. In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Ofsted inspection: September 2024. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Meadow Walk
South Woodford
London
E18 2EN
Phone 02089899975
Reference Number 102832

General Makeup

Number of pupils 461
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 54.23%
Girls: 45.77%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 16.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 36.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29.8
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.9

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 34 25 59
2 36 24 60
3 34 26 60
4 33 27 60
5 22 35 57
6 30 30 60

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 38.8%
White, Other 16.3%
Pakistani 7.4%
Indian 7.2%
White & Asian 6.1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 3.5%
Mixed, Other 3.5%
Asian, Other 3.5%
African 2.8%
Chinese 1.5%
Unclassified 1.1%
White & Black (African) 0.7%
Caribbean 0.4%

Snaresbrook Primary School continues to maintain a good overall judgement following its latest ungraded inspection. Although the school is rated good, there is a strong suggestion that an upcoming graded inspection could yield an outstanding rating due to the high standards observed. The supportive and engaged atmosphere fosters both academic achievement and personal development, with a robust curriculum and strong safeguarding measures in place. The school serves a diverse student body, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), and is committed to ensuring all students flourish in their educational journey.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 02 Jul 2024
Date Report
02 Jul 2024 School inspection
02 Oct 2018 Short inspection
07 Oct 2014 Full inspection:
14 May 2014 Monitoring visit
21 Jan 2014 Monitoring visit
03 Oct 2013 Monitoring visit
05 Jun 2013 Full inspection:
09 Jan 2012 Interim assessment
27 Apr 2009 Full inspection:
14 Dec 2005 Full inspection:
20 Sep 1999 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils display exemplary behaviour and fully engage in lessons.
  • The curriculum is ambitious and effectively builds students' knowledge over time.
  • Effective reading programs ensure early fluency and support for struggling readers.
  • Strong subject knowledge among teachers promotes confident and clear instruction.
  • Parents express high levels of satisfaction and engagement with the school's support.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 75%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 17%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 109
Maths 109

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 1.1
Writing 1.2
Maths 2.2

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Average Scaled Score

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 67 4
Third Preference 59 2
From another Local Authority 13 1

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Snaresbrook Primary School had 405 pupils for 419 places. 14 places (3.3%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “West Primary” planning area

Redbridge counted 968 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 883 in 2029–30, down 9%.

201020112012201320142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Places 419419419419419419419419419419419419419419419
Pupils 415420421419410418423421417407414413417412405
Unfilled 1.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.1%0.2%0.0%0.0%0.5%2.9%1.2%1.4%0.5%1.7%3.3%

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Snaresbrook Primary School attended 95.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

20142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 3.3%4.0%4.1%3.3%3.1%2.9%2.6%5.0%4.5%4.2%3.7%
Unauthorised absence 0.6%0.4%0.6%0.9%0.8%1.0%0.7%1.1%1.1%0.9%1.0%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.5%0.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.5%0.3%0.3%0.3%

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Snaresbrook Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.00.00.20.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.20.0
Permanent exclusions 0000000000000000

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Snaresbrook Primary School had 24.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

2011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 14.111.911.711.812.312.412.714.513.912.613.712.713.512.913.013.3
Teachers who left state teaching 9.4%4.9%4.8%31.8%0.0%7.8%7.7%0.0%0.0%10.1%0.0%5.1%14.1%4.4%11.5%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 74.1%83.3%79.2%64.5%64.0%57.1%56.5%55.0%52.2%–27.3%77.3%73.9%63.6%71.4%–
Sick days per teacher 4.15.28.07.53.12.53.72.04.0–3.711.04.98.44.4–

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 3.0% of pupils at Snaresbrook Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Autistic spectrum disorder 2 11
Speech, language and communication needs 4 5
Hearing impairment 1 1
No specialist assessment of need 2 0
Social, emotional and mental health 2 0
Specific learning difficulty 2 0
Other difficulty or disability 0 1
Profound and multiple learning difficulty 0 1
Vision impairment 1 0

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Snaresbrook Primary School received £6,944 and spent £6,729 for each of its 453 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £325,000 (£719 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

20192020202120222023202420252026
Revenue reserve £226,000£198,000£290,000£320,000£280,000£314,000£228,000£325,000
per pupil £509£447£641£710£626£698£512£719
In-year balance -£22,000-£28,000£92,000£30,000-£39,000£33,000-£86,000£97,000
per pupil -£50-£62£203£66-£88£74-£192£215

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

Name Distance
Snaresbrook Prep School
75 Woodford Road, London, E18 2EA
0.42 miles
Nightingale Primary School
Ashbourne Avenue, South Woodford, London, E18 1PL
0.46 miles
Wanstead Church School
Church Path, Wanstead, London, E11 2SS
0.48 miles
Oakdale Infants' School
Woodville Road, South Woodford, London, E18 1JU
0.56 miles
Oakdale Junior School
Oakdale Road, Redbridge, South Woodford, London, E18 1JX
0.61 miles
Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School
Chestnut Drive, Wanstead, London, E11 2TA
0.78 miles
Churchfields Infants' School
Churchfields, South Woodford, London, E18 2RB
0.83 miles
Churchfields Junior School
Churchfields, South Woodford, Redbridge, London, E18 2RB
0.89 miles
Hatton Special School
Roding Lane South, Woodford Green, Essex, IG8 8EU
0.97 miles
St Mary's CofE Primary School
Brooke Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 9HJ
1.16 miles
Redbridge Primary School
College Gardens, Redbridge, Ilford, Essex, IG4 5HW
1.24 miles
Gwyn Jones Primary School
Hainault Road, London, E11 1EU
1.24 miles
St Aubyn's School
Bunces Lane, Woodford Green, IG8 9DU
1.24 miles
The Woodside Primary Academy
Wood Street, London, E17 3JX
1.25 miles
Barclay Primary School
155 Canterbury Road, Leyton, London, E10 6EJ
1.27 miles
Henry Maynard Primary School
101 Maynard Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 9JE
1.28 miles
Thorpe Hall Primary School
123 Hale End Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 4DP
1.37 miles
Our Lady and St George's Catholic Primary School
Shernhall Street, Walthamstow, London, E17 3EA
1.4 miles
George Tomlinson Primary School
Harrington Road, Leytonstone, London, E11 4QN
1.48 miles
Beehive Preparatory School
233 Beehive Lane, Redbridge, Ilford, Essex, IG4 5ED
1.51 miles
Name Distance
Forest School
College Place, London, E17 3PY
0.63 miles
Wanstead High School
Redbridge Lane West, Wanstead, London, E11 2JZ
0.87 miles
Stradbroke
133 Stradbroke Grove, Ilford, IG5 0DL
0.94 miles
Leytonstone School
Colworth Road, Leytonstone, London, E11 1JD
1 miles
Woodbridge High School
St Barnabas Road, Woodford Green, Essex, IG8 7DQ
1.13 miles
Beal High School
Woodford Bridge Road, Ilford, Essex, IG4 5LP
1.19 miles
Whitefield School
Macdonald Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 4AZ
1.27 miles
Frederick Bremer School
Siddeley Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 4EY
1.32 miles
Leyton Sixth Form College
Essex Road, Leyton, London, E10 6EQ
1.33 miles
Holy Family Catholic School
1 Shernhall Street, Walthamstow, London, E17 3EA
1.37 miles
Woodford County High School
High Road, Woodford Green, Essex, IG8 9LA
1.51 miles
Waltham Forest College
Forest Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 4JB
1.52 miles
Belmont Park School
Leyton Green Road, Leyton, Waltham Forest, London, E10 6DB
1.52 miles
Connaught School for Girls
Dyers Hall Road, Leytonstone, London, E11 4AE
1.57 miles
Walthamstow School for Girls
Church Hill, Walthamstow, London, E17 9RZ
1.63 miles
Norlington School and 6th Form
Norlington Road, Leyton, London, E10 6JZ
1.68 miles
Joseph Clarke School
Vincent Road, London, E4 9PP
1.7 miles
Caterham High School
Caterham Avenue, Clayhall, Ilford, Essex, IG5 0QW
1.72 miles
Sir George Monoux College
Chingford Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 5AA
1.75 miles
Highams Park School
34 Handsworth Avenue, Highams Park, London, Essex, E4 9PJ
1.82 miles

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What is Snaresbrook Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Snaresbrook Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2024.

When was Snaresbrook Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Snaresbrook Primary School was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does Snaresbrook Primary School have?

Snaresbrook Primary School has 461 pupils on roll.

What age range does Snaresbrook Primary School cover?

Snaresbrook Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Snaresbrook Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Snaresbrook Primary School?

Snaresbrook Primary School is at Meadow Walk, South Woodford, London, E18 2EN.

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