Parkside Primary School
21 Wellington Avenue, Chingford, E4 6RE
672 pupils · 107% of 630 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Free school meals
- 22.5%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 9 March 2023, published 4 May 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 72% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 8% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.88 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 80 | 70 | 215 | 79 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 86 | 85 | 247 | 86 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 89 | 94 | 259 | 89 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 90 | 90 | 227 | 90 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 90 | 77 | 225 | 90 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 89 | 78 | 222 | 89 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 89 | 101 | 243 | 89 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 89 | 82 | 214 | 89 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Lime Academy Larkswood 0.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Chingford CofE Primary School 1.2 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Chase Lane Primary School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Longshaw Primary Academy 1.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 1.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Ainslie Wood Primary School 1.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.