Longshaw Primary Academy

Primary school in London, Waltham Forest. Good (Sep 2023).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 26 September 2023, report published 21 November 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
Area	Grade
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
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 September 2027

The last inspection was in September 2023. 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

0.5 milesWhitehall Primary School
Primary, London, Waltham Forest
School remains Good (Feb 2023)
0.6 milesChingford CofE Primary School
Primary, London, Waltham Forest
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Nov 2024)
0.7 milesLime Academy Larkswood
Primary, London, Waltham Forest
Good (Jul 2023)
0.7 milesSt Mary's Catholic Primary School
Primary, London, Waltham Forest
Good (Nov 2023)
0.8 milesParkside Primary School
Primary, Chingford, Waltham Forest
School remains Good (Mar 2023)

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