Roger Ascham Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jul 16 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Local authority
Waltham Forest
Unique reference
136362
Address
1 Wigton Road, Walthamstow, E17 5HU

Pupils

Number of Pupils
407 (91% of total capacity)
Boys
47.9%
Girls
52.1%
First language not English
39.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
25.3%
Persistent absence
20.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 27.3%
Mixed 19.4%
Other White 13.8%
Pakistani 11.5%
African 7.6%
Other 4.7%
Caribbean 4.4%
Bangladeshi 3.2%
Other Asian 2.5%
Other Black 2.2%
Irish 1.2%
Indian 1.2%
Unclassified 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell above average5.7
WritingWell above average2.6
MathsWell above average3.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 91%
Local authority average 73%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 29%
Local authority average 17%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 111
Local authority average 107
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 110
Local authority average 107
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Roger Ascham Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
56
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
50
2nd preference
43
3rd preference
29
From another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
50
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher25.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26.4
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
20
11
9
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
7
4
3
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
11
9
2
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
2
0
2
Reception, Full-time
47
26
21
Year 1
59
31
28
Year 2
48
17
31
Year 3
48
23
25
Year 4
53
29
24
Year 5
55
24
31
Year 6
57
21
36
Year 2024-2025