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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 21 June 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 14 November 2017Graded inspection: Good
Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades
About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry216 applications · 80 places offered · 51 named it first
HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.
- 2026 2.7; Waltham Forest median median 2.8
- 2025 3.2; Waltham Forest median median 2.7
- 2024 2.7; Waltham Forest median median 2.8
- 2023 1.7; Waltham Forest median median 2.6
- 2022 2.2; Waltham Forest median median 2.6
- 2021 2.3; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
- 2020 1.8; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
- 2019 1.6; Waltham Forest median median 3.0
- 2018 1.9; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
- 2017 1.9; Waltham Forest median median 3.2
- 2016 2.6; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
- 2015 2.2; Waltham Forest median median 3.0
- 2014 1.9; Waltham Forest median median 2.7
- This school
- Waltham Forest median
Reception entry, September 2026: 3.7 per place (155 applications for 42 places).
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 80 | 216 | 2.7 | 51 | 0.64 |
| Sep 2025 | 73 | 230 | 3.2 | 40 | 0.55 |
| Sep 2024 | 96 | 260 | 2.7 | 48 | 0.50 |
| Sep 2023 | 113 | 196 | 1.7 | 35 | 0.31 |
| Sep 2022 | 104 | 224 | 2.2 | 55 | 0.53 |
| Sep 2021 | 81 | 185 | 2.3 | 30 | 0.37 |
| Sep 2020 | 159 | 280 | 1.8 | 99 | 0.62 |
| Sep 2019 | 163 | 264 | 1.6 | 118 | 0.72 |
| Sep 2018 | 129 | 246 | 1.9 | 108 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2017 | 138 | 262 | 1.9 | 102 | 0.74 |
| Sep 2016 | 117 | 301 | 2.6 | 91 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2015 | 138 | 309 | 2.2 | 109 | 0.79 |
| Sep 2014 | 133 | 257 | 1.9 | 107 | 0.80 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 133 | 48.6 | 49% | 66% | – |
| 2024/25 | 148 | 45.2 | 39% | 62% | – |
| 2023/24 | 142 | 42.4 | 35% | 60% | +0.21 |
| 2022/23 | 133 | 38.8 | 38% | 48% | −0.18 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Buxton SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20232.7applications per place 48.6Attainment 8
- 1.0 km · Newham20265.1applications per place 59.0Attainment 8
- 1.2 km · Waltham ForestGraded · no overall grade20252.1applications per place 50.4Attainment 8
- 1.5 km · NewhamGood20223.0applications per place 51.3Attainment 8
- 1.6 km · Waltham ForestRemains Good20231.6applications per place 54.1Attainment 8
- 1.7 km · NewhamGraded · no overall grade20255.8applications per place 53.8Attainment 8
- 1.9 km · Newham20263.4applications per place 51.0Attainment 8
- 1.9 km · NewhamOutstanding20222.2applications per place 55.2Attainment 8
- 2.1 km · NewhamOutstanding20222.3applications per place 53.5Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- All-through
- URN · DfE number
- 103080 · 320/4000
- Trust
- The Buxton School Learning Trust
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,110 pupils · 1,065 on roll
- Free school meals
- 42.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Address
- 234 Cann Hall Road, Leytonstone, London, E11 3NN
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources