Barclay Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Oct 6 2021 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
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Waltham Forest
Unique reference
138690
Address
155 Canterbury Road, Leyton, E10 6EJ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1265 (94% of total capacity)
Boys
48.9%
Girls
51.1%
First language not English
59.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
26.3%
Persistent absence
7.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
7.9%
Pupil ethnicities
Pakistani 31.9%
Other White 14.2%
White British 10.8%
Mixed 10.2%
Other 6.3%
Other Asian 6%
African 5%
Indian 4.1%
Other Black 3.5%
Bangladeshi 3%
Caribbean 2.9%
Chinese 1.7%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Unclassified 0.1%
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 average3.4
WritingWell above average3.8
MathsWell above average4.8
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 75%
Local authority average 73%
England average 62%

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

School 18%
Local authority average 17%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 107
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 108
Local authority average 107
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Barclay Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
180
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
183
2nd preference
86
3rd preference
81
From another Local Authority
10
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
166
2nd preference
10
3rd preference
3
To another Local Authority
2
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 classes25.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.1
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
22
12
10
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
6
1
5
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
14
11
3
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
68
25
43
Reception, Full-time
177
87
90
Year 1
169
87
82
Year 2
158
84
74
Year 3
167
80
87
Year 4
169
74
95
Year 5
151
77
74
Year 6
164
81
83
Year 2024-2025