Primary
Waltham Holy Cross Primary Academy
Quendon Drive, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1LG
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 598 of 630 places
- Local authority
- Essex
- Nursery
- Yes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Trust
- NET ACADEMIES TRUST
Ofsted
Last inspected March 2024
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Early yearsGood
- Leadership and governanceOutstanding
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)SATs results
73%
106.0
1st of 4 by our score, among the primary schools in Waltham Abbey we can score - 5 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 | 106 |
| Average reading score | 106 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 73% |
| Working at a higher standard | 11% |
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 | 56% |
| 23/24 | 64% |
| 24/25 | 73% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 105.0 |
| 23/24 | 106.0 |
| 24/25 | 106.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 102.0 |
| 23/24 | 105.0 |
| 24/25 | 106.0 |
Quendon Drive, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1LG
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.
Essex 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.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Sarah Clarke
- Address
- Quendon Drive, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1LG
- Telephone
- 01992713191