Primary
Thomas Gamuel Primary School
Colchester Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 8LG
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 338 of 420 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.6
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Nursery
- Yes
- Trust
- LION ACADEMY TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 17.5
- All staff (FTE)
- 27.2
- Pupils per adult
- 13.2
- Pupils
- 361
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected January 2026
- AchievementStrong standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- Early yearsStrong standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceStrong standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
November 2021
Ungraded inspection
Good
Read the report (opens in a new tab)October 2016
Previous framework
Good
- Leadership and governanceGood
SATs results
83%
11 points above the London average (72% across 924 schools)
109.0
1.7 above the London average (107.3 across 924 schools)
412th of 924 by our score, among the primary schools in London we can score - 1014 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 108 |
| Average reading score | 109 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 83% |
| Working at a higher standard | 21% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 78% |
| 23/24 | 81% |
| 24/25 | 83% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 109.0 |
| 23/24 | 107.0 |
| 24/25 | 109.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 109.0 |
| 23/24 | 107.0 |
| 24/25 | 108.0 |
Colchester Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 8LG
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Waltham Forest admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Executive Principal
- Paul Acheson
- Address
- Colchester Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 8LG
- Telephone
- 02085207031