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St Saviour's Church of England Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedAcademyChurch of England356 pupilsLondonWaltham Forest
School Chooser Score
97
Well above
similar schools
Likely range 93 to 99
Out of 100. Better than 98% of the 50 schools most like it. Much the same over the last five years.
OfstedOutstandingLast Ofsted inspection, September 2019
Reached the expected level at 1189%England 63%
Attendance96.3%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families12%Far fewer than most schools
Places114 spare356 pupils, 470 places
Pupils per teacher17.8School workforce census

St Saviour's Church of England Primary School is a converter academy in London for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 356 pupils and room for 470. About 12 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. We give it 97 out of 100. That puts it well above schools like it, ahead of 98% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was outstanding, back in 2019.

Verulam Avenue, 33, London, E17 8ER020 8520 0612stsaviourscofe.orgMr Amir Lemouchi headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 24 September 2019, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Outstanding overall. A later, shorter visit on 26 February 2025 said: “Standards maintained”.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Outstanding
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Outstanding
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Outstanding
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Outstanding
Early years
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes

This inspection is more than 7 years old. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of one grade.

Earlier inspections (1)
DateTypeOutcome
26 February 2025UngradedStandards maintained

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

37 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England.

Reached the expected level at 1189%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level22%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score110.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score110.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 81%81%20172018: 87%87%20182019: 83%83%20192023: 85%85%20232024: 92%92%20242025: 89%89%2025
Since 2017: +8%Steady overall
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure202520242023201920182017†Waltham ForestEngland
Pupils tested373948403843
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths89%92%85%83%87%81%75%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths22%26%17%8%21%9%16%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score110.0111.0108.0104.0108.0105.0107.6105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score110.0110.0111.0106.0107.0106.0107.3104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score112.0113.0111.0109.0110.0110.0108.0105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard92%95%85%83%87%84%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard95%92%96%95%95%93%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)95%95%94%93%95%95%
Reading progressReading progress score-1.0-1.1+2.5+0.9
Maths progressMaths progress score+3.5-0.5+1.5+2.6
Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged73%77%77%81%80%93%
Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged96%100%89%83%91%76%

There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.

† These results are for St Saviour's Church of England Primary School, the school this one replaced in April 2017. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 1 of the 4 gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At the end of primary school, 2025

Reached the expected level at 11Low-income pupils vs other pupils
73%96%
Gap 23 ptsEngland 21 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Boys vs girls
93%87%
Gap 6 ptsEngland 5 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Pupils learning English vs all pupils
100%89%
Gap 11 ptsEngland 4 pts
Reached the higher level at 11Low-income pupils vs all pupils
18%22%
Gap 4 ptsEngland 5 pts
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published. As a Church of England school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.

Plenty of spare places336 pupils for 420 places, 2024/25
80% full

84 places were empty (20% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in. Pupil numbers have grown by 5% since 2021/22.

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 roll356Census January 2026
Places47076% full
Pupils from low-income families12%12% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English8%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support12%41 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan3%11 pupils with a plan
Average class size25.414 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)12%£68,200 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls178 / 178
White British pupils23%

Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 27.5 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 23.9 (England 27.3).

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (13), language and communications needs (11), Specific learning difficulty (10), Autistic spectrum disorder (5), Moderate learning difficulty (4), Hearing impairment (2).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll356336334331323334
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals12%13%16%15%18%18%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language8%12%17%21%26%35%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support7%10%13%10%7%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans3%3%2%2%2%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 96.3% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance96.3%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school6.9%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils0.02024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission1.7%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence3.7%3.6%4.6%5.1%3.4%4.1%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence2.0%2.7%3.6%4.3%2.7%3.3%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence1.7%0.9%1.1%0.8%0.8%0.7%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence6.9%5.3%12.8%13.6%9.0%11.5%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate0.00.60.02.21.2
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00010

Staff and money

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

Teachers20.0full-time equivalent, 20 people
Pupils per teacher17.8Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants10.5full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£59,398
Teachers who left in the year24%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher3.52024/25

Money

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

Spend per pupil£9,789England £7,128. Total £3.3m
Income per pupil£10,080England £7,587. Total £3.4m
Spent on teachers per pupil£4,345England £3,405
Money in reserve4%Not much put by: £122k, £363 per pupil. England 9%
Money in against money out+£98kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£9,789spent 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 m67912 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate73 per 1,000 people20% lower than the England average
Typical house price£530,000Waltham Forest
Nearest bus stop120 mSt Saviour's Church, 8 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
Barn Croft Primary SchoolCouncil420 m170No overall grade 202582Compare
South Grove Primary SchoolCouncil450 m485Outstanding 202494Compare
Sybourn Primary SchoolAcademy480 m521Outstanding 202398Compare
Edinburgh Primary SchoolCouncil550 m153Good 202462Compare
Thomas Gamuel Primary SchoolAcademy560 m338Report card 202690Compare
Mission Grove Primary SchoolCouncil990 m805Good 202313Compare
Coppermill Primary SchoolCouncil0.6 miles195Good 202486Compare
Willow Brook Primary School AcademyAcademy0.7 miles660Outstanding 2023100Compare

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares St Saviour's Church of England Primary School with the 48 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 48 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats98%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
Near the very top of its group. Its score of 97 is 49 points above the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 0 · middle 47 · highest 99100

No school with a similar mix of pupils within 25 km scores clearly higher.

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 97 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 97% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 93 to 99. 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 years25%well above
+0.32
2025, 2024 and 2023 results; 37 pupils
Ofsted inspection10% (normally 20%, cut because the inspection is old)well above
+0.25
Ofsted grade, 7.0 years old
Progress pupils make20%in line
+0.06
DfE progress measure; 37 pupils
Direction of travel over five years10%above
+0.06
results and attendance rising year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%above
+0.10
2024/25; 304 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils10%well above
+0.26
Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 37 pupils
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 St Saviour's Church of England Primary School a good school?

Yes, going by the figures. St Saviour's Church of England Primary School scores 97 out of 100. That is well above schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 98% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 93 to 99, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.

What is St Saviour's Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated St Saviour's Church of England Primary School outstanding at its last full inspection on 24 September 2019. That was more than four years ago. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of a single grade.

How good are St Saviour's Church of England Primary School's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 89% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 22% went further and reached the higher level.

How many pupils does St Saviour's Church of England Primary School have?

356 pupils aged 4 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 470 places, so it is 76% full.

Is St Saviour's Church of England Primary School oversubscribed?

Probably not. 84 places were empty in 2024/25 (20% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.

What is attendance like at St Saviour's Church of England Primary School?

Pupils were in school 96.3% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 7% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at St Saviour's Church of England Primary School?

The average class had 25.4 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
Verulam Avenue, 33, London, E17 8ER
Telephone
020 8520 0612
Website
www.stsaviourscofe.org
Headteacher
Mr Amir Lemouchi
Type of school
Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England, Diocese of Chelmsford
Multi-academy trust
Genesis Education Trust (3 schools)
Local authority
Waltham Forest
Ward
St James
Constituency
Walthamstow
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 April 2017 (academy converter)
URN
144239 · LAESTAB 3203304 · UKPRN 10063487
Formerly
St Saviour's Church of England Primary School

Where these figures come from