Barn Croft Primary School
Community primary school in London (Waltham Forest).
KS2 RWM expected
68%
▲ 6pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
79%
▲ 4pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
68%
▼ 6pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
68%
▼ 4pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
96.2%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
16.9
▼ 3.8 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
16.5%
▼ 8pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
81%
170 / 210 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Barn Croft Primary School is a primary school located in London, Waltham Forest. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 11 and currently has 183 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 210. The school is led by Mrs Adrien SCHWEITZER.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Football
- Forest School
Key facts
- URN
- 131057
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Constituency
- Walthamstow
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1998
Governing body (6 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Max Peters | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mr Mike Teahan Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2025 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Parveen Duggal | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Ms Rachel Beaumont | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Lakshmi Remani | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Lucy Bugler | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Colin Whitehead | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record