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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 4 December 2024Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 13 June 2018Graded inspection: Outstanding
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 entry550 applications · 173 places offered · 231 named it first
- 2026 3.2; Waltham Forest median median 2.8
- 2025 3.0; Waltham Forest median median 2.7
- 2024 3.5; Waltham Forest median median 2.8
- 2023 3.4; Waltham Forest median median 2.6
- 2022 3.3; Waltham Forest median median 2.6
- 2021 3.4; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
- 2020 3.8; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
- 2019 3.9; Waltham Forest median median 3.0
- 2018 3.4; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
- 2017 3.9; Waltham Forest median median 3.2
- 2016 3.2; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
- 2015 3.5; Waltham Forest median median 3.0
- 2014 3.5; 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 | 173 | 550 | 3.2 | 231 | 1.34 |
| Sep 2025 | 173 | 519 | 3.0 | 218 | 1.26 |
| Sep 2024 | 170 | 590 | 3.5 | 253 | 1.49 |
| Sep 2023 | 178 | 605 | 3.4 | 231 | 1.30 |
| Sep 2022 | 176 | 572 | 3.3 | 237 | 1.35 |
| Sep 2021 | 178 | 610 | 3.4 | 219 | 1.23 |
| Sep 2020 | 177 | 663 | 3.8 | 214 | 1.21 |
| Sep 2019 | 177 | 682 | 3.9 | 252 | 1.42 |
| Sep 2018 | 175 | 586 | 3.4 | 241 | 1.38 |
| Sep 2017 | 179 | 703 | 3.9 | 257 | 1.44 |
| Sep 2016 | 178 | 574 | 3.2 | 199 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2015 | 177 | 610 | 3.5 | 230 | 1.30 |
| Sep 2014 | 180 | 630 | 3.5 | 243 | 1.35 |
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.) | 180 | 57.9 | 66% | 81% | – |
| 2024/25 | 179 | 60.0 | 73% | 84% | – |
| 2023/24 | 179 | 56.0 | 67% | 83% | +0.43 |
| 2022/23 | 178 | 59.0 | 71% | 87% | +0.79 |
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
- Walthamstow School for GirlsThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20243.2applications per place 57.9Attainment 8
- 0.7 km · Waltham ForestGood20232.2applications per place 48.1Attainment 8
- 1.3 km · Waltham ForestRemains Good20244.0applications per place 49.7Attainment 8
- 1.5 km · Waltham ForestStandards maintained20252.8applications per place 37.5Attainment 8
- 1.7 km · Waltham ForestRemains Good20224.2applications per place 52.9Attainment 8
- 1.8 km · Waltham Forest20263.1applications per place 49.7Attainment 8
- 1.8 km · Waltham Forest20262.3applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
- 1.9 km · Waltham ForestGood20233.4applications per place 50.2Attainment 8
- 2.2 km · Waltham Forest20262.2applications per place 42.8Attainment 8
- Exceptional
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- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 103103 · 320/4072
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 900 pupils · 895 on roll
- Free school meals
- 25.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- Church Hill, Walthamstow, London, E17 9RZ
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources