Winston Way Academy

About Winston Way Academy

Winston Way Academy in Redbridge holds a Good rating from its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, a grade it has maintained since its previous inspection in 2012. The inspection report highlights a standout area: personal development was judged Outstanding, while quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, leadership and management, and early years provision were all rated Good. When it comes to academic outcomes at Key Stage 2, the picture is mixed. The school’s combined percentage of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths stands at 58%, notably below the Redbridge local authority average of 74%. This places the school 49th out of 50 primary schools in the borough, putting it in the bottom 2% locally. Nationally, it sits around the 62nd percentile, meaning roughly 38% of schools achieve a lower combined expected score.

Digging into the individual subject data for the 2023/24 academic year, maths is a relative strength. The average maths scaled score is 107, with 84% of pupils reaching the expected standard and 32% achieving a higher standard. Reading is more middling: a 105 average scaled score, 70% at expected and 22% at a higher level. Writing lags behind, with 71% at expected and just 3% at a higher standard. Only 1% of pupils hit the higher standard across all three subjects. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it is hard to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points. The school’s overall ranking score of 58, based on the combined expected metric, places it in the bottom 50 nationally. For context, the top-performing primary in the borough, Al-Noor Voluntary Aided Muslim Primary School, scores 88.

Winston Way Academy is a large state primary for mixed genders aged 3 to 11, with nursery provision on site. It has 613 pupils against a capacity of 678, so there is some room, but the school is oversubscribed: for 62 places in 2025/26, there were 194 applications, a ratio of 3.13 applicants per place. All 48 first-preference applicants were offered a spot, which suggests that if you live close enough to put it first, your chances are good. The school serves a relatively disadvantaged cohort, with 30.6% of pupils eligible for free school meals. Facilities include an ICT suite, library, playing fields, gymnasium and a chapel. SEND provision is broad, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, speech and language needs, visual impairment, autistic spectrum disorder, and social, emotional and mental health support. Sports on offer include netball, rounders, cross country and tennis, while clubs include chess, film club and art club. The nearest Outstanding-rated alternative is Cleveland Road Primary School, 0.7 km away.

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