Davies Lane Primary School

Primary school in London, Waltham Forest. Outstanding (Jun 2024).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 18 June 2024, report published 16 July 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Outstanding overall. The top grade under the previous system. 12% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Outstanding.

Grades for each area
Area	Grade
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years	Outstanding
Safeguarding effective	Yes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around June 2028

The last inspection was in June 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

0.2 milesGeorge Tomlinson Primary School
Primary, London, Waltham Forest
School remains Good (Jun 2023)
0.4 milesMayville Academy
Primary, London, Waltham Forest
Good (May 2024)
0.7 milesNewport School
Primary, London, Waltham Forest
No overall grade. Quality of education outstanding (Oct 2024)
0.7 milesThe Jenny Hammond Primary School
Primary, London, Waltham Forest
School remains Good (Feb 2023)
0.7 milesGwyn Jones Primary School
Primary, London, Waltham Forest
Standards maintained (Nov 2024)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.