Chase Lane Primary School

About Chase Lane Primary School

Chase Lane Primary School in Waltham Forest holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained since its most recent graded inspection in 2013 and confirmed in an ungraded inspection in 2022. The school’s academic story is best told through its Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 academic year, where 74% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That figure exactly matches the local authority average for Waltham Forest, placing the school in a solid middle-ground position. It ranks 26th out of 48 primary schools in the borough, sitting in the top 54% locally, and nationally it falls within the top 22% of all schools. This is a significant improvement from its previous Ofsted inspection in 2010, when the school was rated Requires Improvement, with leadership and management and overall effectiveness both scoring a 3.

Digging deeper into the Key Stage 2 data, Chase Lane’s individual subject scores are consistently above the national baseline. The average reading score was 106 and maths 105, both comfortably above the expected 100 mark. In reading, 81% of pupils reached the expected standard, with 31% achieving a higher standard; in maths, 82% hit the expected level and 24% reached the higher threshold. Writing saw 78% at expected and 22% at the higher standard. The proportion of pupils achieving the higher standard across all three subjects was 10%. While the school does not publish Progress 8 scores, these attainment figures suggest a steady, reliable academic offering. For context, the local authority has 15 outstanding primary schools out of 52 total, and the nearest outstanding alternative, Selwyn Primary School, is 1.6 kilometres away, so Chase Lane represents a strong Good option for families who want solid results without the competition for an outstanding-rated place.

The school is heavily oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, it received 180 applications for 82 places, with 78 first-preference offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.2. It has a nursery provision for three-year-olds and caters for a mixed cohort of 676 pupils, very close to its capacity of 678. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals is 22.4%, slightly above the national average. Facilities include a library, sports hall, gymnasium, ICT suite, playing fields, art studios, an outdoor playground, a forest school and a chapel. Sports on offer include cricket, netball, tennis and gymnastics, while clubs range from chess and coding to gardening and film club. The school has a broad SEND offer, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, speech and language needs, hearing impairment, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder. This makes it a practical choice for families who want a well-resourced, inclusive state primary with strong core outcomes and a wide range of enrichment activities.

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