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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 29 February 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 26 September 2018Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry562 applications · 171 places offered · 196 named it first
- 2026 3.3; Waltham Forest median median 2.8
- 2025 3.0; Waltham Forest median median 2.7
- 2024 3.2; Waltham Forest median median 2.8
- 2023 3.3; Waltham Forest median median 2.6
- 2022 3.1; Waltham Forest median median 2.6
- 2021 3.2; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
- 2020 3.2; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
- 2019 2.9; Waltham Forest median median 3.0
- 2018 3.0; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
- 2017 3.2; Waltham Forest median median 3.2
- 2016 3.5; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
- 2015 3.7; Waltham Forest median median 3.0
- 2014 3.2; Waltham Forest median median 2.7
- This school
- Waltham Forest median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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 | 171 | 562 | 3.3 | 196 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2025 | 175 | 529 | 3.0 | 196 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2024 | 174 | 559 | 3.2 | 216 | 1.24 |
| Sep 2023 | 168 | 560 | 3.3 | 191 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2022 | 172 | 540 | 3.1 | 183 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2021 | 158 | 498 | 3.2 | 134 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2020 | 160 | 518 | 3.2 | 124 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2019 | 200 | 572 | 2.9 | 109 | 0.55 |
| Sep 2018 | 185 | 551 | 3.0 | 113 | 0.61 |
| Sep 2017 | 189 | 608 | 3.2 | 123 | 0.65 |
| Sep 2016 | 175 | 609 | 3.5 | 157 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2015 | 177 | 662 | 3.7 | 115 | 0.65 |
| Sep 2014 | 182 | 583 | 3.2 | 154 | 0.85 |
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.) | 156 | 44.0 | 44% | 60% | – |
| 2024/25 | 162 | 46.1 | 44% | 62% | – |
| 2023/24 | 194 | 43.4 | 39% | 60% | −0.37 |
| 2022/23 | 183 | 44.1 | 43% | 65% | −0.26 |
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
- Heathcote School & Science CollegeThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20243.3applications per place 44.0Attainment 8
- 1.2 km · RedbridgeGood20232.9applications per place 52.4Attainment 8
- 1.4 km · Waltham ForestGood20232.3applications per place 45.9Attainment 8
- 2.1 km · Waltham ForestGood20243.2applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
- 2.2 km · RedbridgeGood20223.0applications per place 81.2Attainment 8 Selective
- 2.9 km · Waltham Forest20262.2applications per place 42.8Attainment 8
- 3.2 km · RedbridgeOutstanding20233.9applications per place 55.5Attainment 8
- 3.6 km · EssexGood20222.6applications per place 44.2Attainment 8
- 3.7 km · Waltham ForestRemains Good20244.0applications per place 49.7Attainment 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
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 103097 · 320/4063
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,260 pupils · 1,115 on roll
- Free school meals
- 27.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Address
- Normanton Park, Chingford, London, E4 6ES
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources