Winston Way Academy

Winston Way Academy is performing well overall, receiving a 'Good' rating in several areas, with 'Outstanding' recognition for personal development. The school fosters a positive environment where pupils enjoy attending and feel supported by kind and caring staff. High expectations for learning and behavior contribute to a calm and orderly atmosphere, which helps pupils integrate well, even those joining mid-term. Leaders have made significant progress in developing an ambitious curriculum that prepares pupils for future educational stages, although there are areas for improvement, particularly regarding curriculum implementation consistency in some subjects.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy coming to school and behave well.
• Staff provide a supportive and caring environment.
• The curriculum is ambitious and well planned.
• Strong focus on reading for pleasure with an extensive range of texts.
• Exceptional character development and personal growth opportunities.

Areas for Improvement

• Leadership in some subjects is new and not fully embedded.
• Teaching in some foundation subjects does not consistently check pupil understanding.

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 Winston Way Academy attended 95.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

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, 0.7% of pupils at Winston Way Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

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 Winston Way Academy had 22.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

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, 13.3% of pupils at Winston Way Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

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 2024–25 Winston Way Academy received £7,662 and spent £7,521 for each of its 589 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £526,000 (£894 per pupil).

Across all 93 schools of United Learning Trust, income was £8,687 and spending £8,616 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Redbridge · Redbridge local authority: places and applications

Winston Way Academy is part of United Learning Trust, which runs 98 schools. The nearest others:

• Goresbrook School Dagenham
• Walthamstow Primary Academy London
• Walthamstow Academy London
• Longshaw Primary Academy London
• Salisbury Manor Primary School London
• Whittingham Primary Academy London
• The John Roan School London
• Bacon's College London
• Conisborough College London
• Sedgehill Academy London

What is Winston Way Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Winston Way Academy is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Winston Way Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Winston Way Academy was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Winston Way Academy have?

Winston Way Academy has 616 pupils on roll.

What age range does Winston Way Academy cover?

Winston Way Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Winston Way Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

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

Where is Winston Way Academy?

Winston Way Academy is at Winston Way, Ilford, Essex, IG1 2WS.