Side by side
The Winns Primary School and Walthamstow Primary Academy
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- The Winns Primary School takes ages 3 to 11; Walthamstow Primary Academy takes ages 4 to 11.
- The Winns Primary School has 652 pupils; Walthamstow Primary Academy has 181.
- The two schools are 0.5 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | The Winns Primary School | Walthamstow Primary Academy |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Community school DfE register | State-funded: Free school DfE register |
| Ages | 3 to 11 DfE register | 4 to 11 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 652 DfE register | 181 DfE register |
| Borough | Waltham Forest DfE register | Waltham Forest DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 15 January 2027 (open) school or council page | 15 January 2027 (open) school or council page |
| Applications and places, last round | 93 first preferences for 90 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 23 first preferences for 24 places DfE, September 2026 entry |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 26 January 2023: School remains Good Ofsted | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 24 January 2024: School remains Good Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| Key stage 2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 87% (2024/25) DfE | 87% (2024/25) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 15.7% DfE register | 48.6% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 35.3% school census 2024/25 | 57.9% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 12.5% school census 2024/25 | 18.1% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 22 DfE workforce census | 36.7 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 4.4% DfE, 2024/25 | 6.3% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.