Waltham Holy Cross Primary Academy
Quendon Drive, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1LG
Headteacher: Miss Sarah ClarkePupils: 594 (capacity: 630)Part of NET ACADEMIES TRUST
Ofsted Good
Inspected March 2024
73%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected March 2024
100%
First-choice offer rate
Latest data: 2024/25
Ofsted RatingInspected 26 March 2024Full report ↗
Good
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.
Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Good
School Leadership
Outstanding
SATs Results (2024/25)
End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.
Reading, Writing & Maths combinedⓘReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
73.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)ⓘHigher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
11.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 84%·Writing 82%·Maths 82%→All three 73%
Reading
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average
How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)
This school is not oversubscribed.
Supply meets demand.
- How many places were offered?
- 86
- How many families wanted this school first?
- 81
- How many got their first choice?
- 81of 81 (100.0%)
- How many applied in total?
- 121
Pupils & Inclusion
Eligible for pupil premium
26.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageⓘEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
27.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportⓘSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
9.0%
Boys and girls
50%girls·50%boys
296 girls, 298 boys
Location
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Results Over Time
↑ Best year on record — 73% Reading, Writing & Maths
* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.
Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.
View raw year-by-year data
| Year | Reading, Writing & Maths (expected %) | Exceeding expected (%) | Reading Progress | Writing Progress | Maths Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 34.0% | 0.0% | -4.5 | -8.0 | -2.4 |
| 2016/17 | 42.0% | 6.0% | -5.0 | -3.0 | -5.2 |
| 2017/18 | 60.0% | 4.0% | -3.7 | -1.8 | -3.0 |
| 2018/19 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2022/23 | 56.0% | 5.0% | -0.2 | -0.9 | -1.9 |
| 2023/24 | 64.0% | 8.0% | - | - | - |
| 2024/25 | 73.0% | 11.0% | - | - | - |