Waltham Holy Cross Primary Academy

Primary school in Waltham Abbey, Essex. Good (Mar 2024).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 26 March 2024, report published 19 May 2024, 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	Outstanding
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years	Good
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 March 2028

The last inspection was in March 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

0.7 milesLeverton Primary School
Primary, Waltham Abbey, Essex
Standards maintained (Oct 2024)
0.7 milesHillhouse CofE Primary School
Primary, Waltham Abbey, Essex
School remains Good (Nov 2022)
1.2 milesHoldbrook Primary School and Nursery
Primary, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire
Good (Jan 2022)
1.3 milesUpshire Primary Foundation School
Primary, Waltham Abbey, Essex
No overall grade. Quality of education requires improvement (Mar 2025)
1.4 milesSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Wx)
Primary, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire
Improved significantly (Nov 2024)

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