Stoneydown Park School

About Stoneydown Park School

Stoneydown Park School is a popular choice for local families, and the numbers back that up. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 239 applications for just 90 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.66. Of those, 91 families put it as their first preference, and 86 of them were offered a spot. That level of demand suggests a strong reputation among parents in Waltham Forest. The school’s most recent ungraded Ofsted inspection, carried out in February 2023, confirmed it remains Good, a rating it has held consistently across its previous graded inspections. With 611 pupils on roll against a capacity of 630, it’s running very close to full, which is another sign of its standing in the community. The headteacher, Adam Bennett, leads a mixed, non-religious primary that also offers nursery provision for children from age three.

Academically, Stoneydown Park performs solidly against both local and national benchmarks. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, just a whisker below the Waltham Forest local authority average of 74%. The school’s ranking within the borough sits at 29 out of 48 primaries, placing it in the top 25% nationally for this combined measure. Looking at individual subjects, reading scores were notably strong: 87% of pupils hit the expected level and 40% reached the higher standard, with an average scaled score of 108. In maths, 83% met expectations and 32% achieved the higher standard, with an average score of 106. Writing was the relative weak spot, with 74% at expected and only 15% at the higher level. The school doesn’t publish progress scores, so it’s hard to gauge how much value it adds, but the raw attainment figures are respectable.

The school offers a decent range of facilities, including a sports hall, dining hall, art studios, music rooms and a library, plus a chapel. Sports provision covers netball, tennis, athletics, dance, cross country, swimming and rounders, and there are a few clubs such as art, coding and gardening. For families with children who have additional needs, the SEND provision is comprehensive, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate to profound learning difficulties, speech and language needs, autistic spectrum disorder and social, emotional and mental health support. That breadth suggests the school is well set up to include a wide range of learners. Given its oversubscription, families living close to the school in Waltham Forest will need to apply early and consider their catchment chances carefully. It’s a solid, well-regarded local primary that delivers consistent results without being the highest-flying option in the borough.

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