School Chooser

Chapel End Infant School and Early Years Centre

Primary · ages 2-7MixedCouncil249 pupilsNurseryLondonWaltham Forest
School Chooser Score
17
Below
similar schools
Likely range 7 to 37
Out of 100. Better than 7% of the 50 schools most like it. Slipping year on year.
#13,378 of 16,041 in England#50 in Waltham ForestHow it is worked out
OfstedGoodConfirmed by Ofsted, September 2022
Attendance93.1%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families24%About the same as most schools in England
Places21 spare249 pupils, 270 places
Pupils per teacher20.2School workforce census
Pupils on roll249Census January 2026

Chapel End Infant School and Early Years Centre is a council school in London for boys and girls aged 2 to 7. It has 249 pupils and room for 270. About 24 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, about the same as most schools in England. We give it 17 out of 100. That puts it below schools like it, ahead of 7% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2022.

Beresford Road, London, E17 4LN020 8527 1388chapelendinfants.comMs Janice Chaplin headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

A shorter visit on 15 September 2022 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.

Results

No published results yet for this school.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Plenty of spare places191 pupils for 270 places, 2024/25
71% full

79 places were empty (29% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in. Pupil numbers have fallen by 12% since 2021/22, so places are getting easier to find.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Waltham Forest council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.

Pupils on roll249Census January 2026
Places27092% full
Pupils from low-income families19%24% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English48%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support22%54 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan4%9 pupils with a plan
Average class size19.38 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils0%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)29%£72,850 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls128 / 121
White British pupils18%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (45), Autistic spectrum disorder (6), Other difficulty or disability (6), Physical disability (2), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (2), emotional and mental health (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll249294302318324322
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals19%20%20%17%19%18%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language48%48%46%51%54%55%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support–17%16%18%12%12%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans–3%3%2%2%4%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.1% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance93.1%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school21.5%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils0.72024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission1.9%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence6.9%6.8%7.7%6.0%4.8%4.5%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence5.0%4.9%5.5%3.9%3.6%3.2%–
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence1.9%1.9%2.2%2.1%1.2%1.3%–
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence21.5%26.6%28.7%18.6%14.2%8.9%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate0.71.00.00.30.0––
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00000––

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers11.0full-time equivalent, 11 people
Pupils per teacher20.2Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers91%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants16.2full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£55,741
Teachers who left in the year20%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher2.82024/25

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£10,076England £7,738. Total £2.6m
Income per pupil£9,147England £7,697. Total £2.4m
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,239England £3,480
Money in reserve-18%In the red: -£423k, -£1,634 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out-£241kit spent more than it took in this year
Where the money goes£10,076spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m58612 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate66 per 1,000 people28% lower than the England average
Typical house price£530,000Waltham Forest
Nearest bus stop100 mBrettenham Road (E17), 12 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Chapel End Junior AcademyAcademy20 m229Good 202447Compare
Walthamstow Primary AcademyFree school720 m181Good 202476Compare
Thorpe Hall Primary SchoolCouncil850 m358Good 202275Compare
Roger Ascham Primary SchoolAcademy930 m418Good 202492Compare
The Winns Primary SchoolCouncil940 m652Good 202391Compare
Selwyn Primary SchoolAcademy990 m721Outstanding 202297Compare
Our Lady and St George's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy1000 m–Not inspected–Compare
The Woodside Primary AcademyAcademy0.6 miles1,188Outstanding 202382Compare
Primary schools in Waltham ForestPrimary schools in LondonBest primary schools in England

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares Chapel End Infant School and Early Years Centre with the 46 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 46 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats7%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
Near the bottom of its group. Its score of 17 is 39 points below the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 14 · middle 56 · highest 99100

Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher

Of those 46 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Chapel End Infant School and Early Years Centre, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.

SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic5.4 miles202Report card 202676Compare
St Vincent's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy6.4 miles216Not inspected58Compare
St John's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic6.9 miles240No overall grade 202597Compare
Crownfield Infant SchoolCouncil7.3 miles321Good 202340Compare
St Clement Danes CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England7.4 miles193No overall grade 202499Compare
St Edmund's Catholic SchoolRoman Catholic7.4 miles206Good 202367Compare
Livingstone Primary and Nursery SchoolCouncil7.7 miles258Outstanding 202392Compare
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Junior SchoolRoman Catholic9.9 miles227Good 202348Compare

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 17 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 17% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 7 to 37. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.

What we looked atHow much it countsAgainst schools like itEffect on the scoreBased on
Results over three years0%no data
–
Ofsted inspection18% (normally 20%, cut because the inspection is old)in line
+0.02
Ofsted grade, 4.0 years old
Progress pupils make0%no data
–
Direction of travel over five years10%below
-0.26
results and attendance falling year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%below
-0.26
2024/25; 144 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils0%no data
–
What parents say0%no data
–

Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.

Questions parents ask

Is Chapel End Infant School and Early Years Centre a good school?

The figures are weak. Chapel End Infant School and Early Years Centre scores 17 out of 100. That is below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 7% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 7 to 37, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been slipping over the last five years.

What is Chapel End Infant School and Early Years Centre's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Chapel End Infant School and Early Years Centre good at its last full inspection on 15 September 2022.

How many pupils does Chapel End Infant School and Early Years Centre have?

249 pupils aged 2 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 270 places, so it is 92% full.

Is Chapel End Infant School and Early Years Centre oversubscribed?

Probably not. 79 places were empty in 2024/25 (29% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.

What is attendance like at Chapel End Infant School and Early Years Centre?

Pupils were in school 93.1% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 22% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at Chapel End Infant School and Early Years Centre?

The average class had 19.3 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Beresford Road, London, E17 4LN
Telephone
020 8527 1388
Website
www.chapelendinfants.com
Headteacher
Ms Janice Chaplin
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 2-7, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Waltham Forest
Ward
Chapel End
Constituency
Walthamstow
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
103052 · LAESTAB 3202028 · UKPRN 10071898
Official recordOfsted reportsGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from