Barclay Primary School
About the school
Barclay Primary School is an open primary school in Waltham Forest.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 3 February 2026
- Published
- 19 March 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Exceptional
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Early years
Exceptional
Leadership and governance
Exceptional
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 87%
- Waltham Forest
- 74%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 22%
- Waltham Forest
- 17%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 91%
- Waltham Forest
- 83%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 94%
- Waltham Forest
- 81%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 91%
- Waltham Forest
- 83%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 86%
- Waltham Forest
- 83%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 39%
- Waltham Forest
- 41%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 95%
- Waltham Forest
- 87%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 107
- Waltham Forest
- 108
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 108
- Waltham Forest
- 107
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 107
- Waltham Forest
- 108
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1265
Girls
51.07%
Boys
48.93%
SEN support
7.91%
Education, health and care plan
3.56%
English as an additional language
59.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
29.00%
Overall absence
4.82
Persistent absence
8.91