Chapel End Junior Academy

At a glance

Type

Academy sponsor led (state-funded)

Phase

Primary

Ages

7 to 11

Gender

Mixed

Pupils

229 census January 2026

Capacity

360

Principal Designate

Terence Sheen

Trust

REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST

Address

Roberts Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 4LS

Borough

Waltham Forest

Telephone

02085276876

DfE reference (URN)

139259

Website

chapelendacademy.org

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day.

Waltham Forest: Reception offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 90.6% of applicants were offered their first preference and 98.8% were offered one of their preferences (3,040 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Inspection

Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

Key stage 2 (end of primary), 2024/25

• % meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 56% · 2023/24: 63%
  73%This school74%Waltham Forest62%England, state-funded
• % achieving the higher standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 10% · 2023/24: 6%
  9%This school17%Waltham Forest8%England, state-funded
• Average scaled score in reading2022/23: 105 · 2023/24: 105
  106This school108Waltham Forest106England, state-funded
• Average scaled score in maths2022/23: 104 · 2023/24: 104
  105This school107Waltham Forest105England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 55 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals

36.2% January 2026

English as an additional language

66.5%

Receiving SEN support

23.8%

With an Education, Health and Care Plan

7.7%

Girls / boys

47% / 53%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence

5.6% 2024/25

Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)

16.5%

Pupils per teacher

17.9 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places

360

Pupils on roll

240

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).

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Compare with similar schools

Side-by-side comparisons with the nearest schools of the same type. Sourced facts only; no winner is declared.

• Chapel End Junior Academy and Chapel End Infant School and Early Years Centreunder 0.1 miles apart
• Chapel End Junior Academy and Walthamstow Primary Academy0.4 miles apart
• Chapel End Junior Academy and Thorpe Hall Primary School0.5 miles apart
• Chapel End Junior Academy and Roger Ascham Primary School0.6 miles apart

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