Report card · inspected Jan 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
This schoolOther secondary schools in Waltham Forest
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard | ||||
| Achievement | Expected standard | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong 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
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Inspection history
- 13 January 2026Report card · 1 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
- 29 September 2021Ungraded inspection: School remains 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 entry608 applications · 196 places offered · 187 named it first
- 2026 3.1; Waltham Forest median median 2.8
- 2025 3.1; Waltham Forest median median 2.7
- 2024 3.0; 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 2.9; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
- 2020 2.9; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
- 2019 3.8; Waltham Forest median median 3.0
- 2018 3.4; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
- 2017 2.6; Waltham Forest median median 3.2
- 2016 2.8; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
- 2015 3.0; Waltham Forest median median 3.0
- 2014 2.7; 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 | 196 | 608 | 3.1 | 187 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2025 | 202 | 621 | 3.1 | 195 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2024 | 199 | 605 | 3.0 | 219 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2023 | 197 | 650 | 3.3 | 211 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2022 | 203 | 632 | 3.1 | 227 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2021 | 206 | 587 | 2.9 | 204 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2020 | 208 | 602 | 2.9 | 205 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2019 | 176 | 667 | 3.8 | 206 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2018 | 176 | 597 | 3.4 | 185 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2017 | 178 | 458 | 2.6 | 134 | 0.75 |
| Sep 2016 | 135 | 373 | 2.8 | 108 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2015 | 128 | 389 | 3.0 | 94 | 0.73 |
| Sep 2014 | 146 | 398 | 2.7 | 93 | 0.64 |
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.) | 204 | 49.7 | 57% | 75% | – |
| 2024/25 | 204 | 49.0 | 50% | 73% | – |
| 2023/24 | 198 | 51.2 | 56% | 76% | −0.17 |
| 2022/23 | 174 | 46.4 | 47% | 63% | −0.17 |
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
- Leytonstone SchoolThis schoolThis school20263.1applications per place 49.7Attainment 8
- 1.1 km · Waltham ForestGraded · no overall grade20252.1applications per place 50.4Attainment 8
- 1.1 km · Waltham ForestRemains Good20231.6applications per place 54.1Attainment 8
- 1.7 km · Waltham ForestGood20233.4applications per place 50.2Attainment 8
- 1.8 km · Waltham ForestStandards maintained20243.2applications per place 57.9Attainment 8
- 1.8 km · Waltham ForestGood20232.2applications per place 48.1Attainment 8
- 2.0 km · RedbridgeStandards maintained20253.3applications per place 56.9Attainment 8
- 2.2 km · Waltham ForestRemains Good20232.7applications per place 48.6Attainment 8
- 2.2 km · Waltham ForestRemains Good20244.0applications per place 49.7Attainment 8
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 103101 · 320/4069
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 990 pupils · 1,028 on roll
- Free school meals
- 26.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- Colworth Road, Leytonstone, London, E11 1JD
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources