Community school · Waltham Forest

Willowfield School

11–16Ages
1,035Pupils
SecondaryPhase
103100URN

209 Blackhorse Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 6ND · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.5 below Waltham Forest median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Waltham Forest

459 applications for 200 places · 11th of 16 in Waltham Forest

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

43.5of 90

Waltham Forest 49.1 England 46.0

14th of 17 in Waltham Forest

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 20 January 2026Published 19 April 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years	Does not apply to this school
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

20 January 2026
Report card · 6 Expected standard
6 October 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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 entry

2.3applications per place, Year 7

0.5 below Waltham Forest median (2.8) close to England median (2.2)

459 applications · 200 places offered · 124 named it first

2026 2.3; Waltham Forest median median 2.8
2025 2.4; Waltham Forest median median 2.7
2024 2.8; Waltham Forest median median 2.8
2023 2.6; Waltham Forest median median 2.6
2022 2.6; Waltham Forest median median 2.6
2021 3.3; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2020 3.8; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
2019 3.5; Waltham Forest median median 3.0
2018 3.4; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
2017 3.3; Waltham Forest median median 3.2
2016 3.1; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
2015 2.6; Waltham Forest median median 3.0
2014 2.3; 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	200	459	2.3	124	0.62
Sep 2025	195	462	2.4	140	0.72
Sep 2024	197	546	2.8	164	0.83
Sep 2023	198	505	2.6	178	0.90
Sep 2022	206	526	2.6	171	0.83
Sep 2021	176	588	3.3	173	0.98
Sep 2020	174	657	3.8	200	1.15
Sep 2019	174	614	3.5	200	1.15
Sep 2018	176	599	3.4	171	0.97
Sep 2017	177	591	3.3	173	0.98
Sep 2016	176	552	3.1	192	1.09
Sep 2015	175	462	2.6	129	0.74
Sep 2014	178	417	2.3	105	0.59

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

207 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)43.514th of 17 in Waltham Forest

Waltham Forest 49.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths42%14th of 17 in Waltham Forest

Waltham Forest 50% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths59%

Waltham Forest 69% England 66%

This school
Waltham Forest median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.02

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	207	43.5	42%	59%	–
2024/25	175	46.1	55%	71%	–
2023/24	168	48.1	53%	73%	−0.02
2022/23	171	46.7	52%	69%	−0.24

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

Willowfield SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.3applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest
0.9 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Outstanding2022

2.5applications per place 64.2Attainment 8
Kelmscott School
1.4 km · Waltham Forest

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 37.5Attainment 8
Harris Academy Tottenham
1.5 km · Haringey

Remains Outstanding2023

3.6applications per place 49.0Attainment 8
Walthamstow School for Girls
1.8 km · Waltham Forest

Standards maintained2024

3.2applications per place 57.9Attainment 8
Walthamstow Academy
1.9 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Good2022

4.2applications per place 52.9Attainment 8
Gladesmore Community School
1.9 km · Haringey

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 46.5Attainment 8
Holy Family Catholic School
2.3 km · Waltham Forest

Good2023

2.2applications per place 48.1Attainment 8
Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls School
2.4 km · Hackney

Good2024

1.0applications per place 55.8Attainment 8

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 103100 · 320/4066
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,050 pupils · 1,035 on roll
Free school meals: 34.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: 209 Blackhorse Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 6ND
Local authority: Waltham Forest

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources