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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 15 January 2025Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 24 May 2016Graded 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 entry613 applications · 222 places offered · 234 named it first
- 2026 2.8; Waltham Forest median median 2.8
- 2025 2.3; Waltham Forest median median 2.7
- 2024 2.3; Waltham Forest median median 2.8
- 2023 1.9; Waltham Forest median median 2.6
- 2022 2.2; Waltham Forest median median 2.6
- 2021 2.4; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
- 2020 2.4; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
- 2019 2.2; Waltham Forest median median 3.0
- 2018 3.1; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
- 2017 3.3; Waltham Forest median median 3.2
- 2016 3.0; 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 | 222 | 613 | 2.8 | 234 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2025 | 221 | 512 | 2.3 | 172 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2024 | 227 | 514 | 2.3 | 175 | 0.77 |
| Sep 2023 | 229 | 440 | 1.9 | 140 | 0.61 |
| Sep 2022 | 177 | 388 | 2.2 | 106 | 0.60 |
| Sep 2021 | 165 | 388 | 2.4 | 109 | 0.66 |
| Sep 2020 | 180 | 424 | 2.4 | 104 | 0.58 |
| Sep 2019 | 162 | 361 | 2.2 | 72 | 0.44 |
| Sep 2018 | 144 | 445 | 3.1 | 102 | 0.71 |
| Sep 2017 | 136 | 444 | 3.3 | 92 | 0.68 |
| Sep 2016 | 133 | 393 | 3.0 | 104 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2015 | 152 | 449 | 3.0 | 121 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2014 | 181 | 490 | 2.7 | 136 | 0.75 |
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.) | 196 | 37.5 | 26% | 50% | – |
| 2024/25 | 196 | 43.7 | 38% | 60% | – |
| 2023/24 | 161 | 44.0 | 41% | 65% | −0.33 |
| 2022/23 | 169 | 42.5 | 39% | 59% | −0.20 |
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
- Kelmscott SchoolThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20252.8applications per place 37.5Attainment 8
- 1.1 km · Waltham Forest20262.8applications per place 41.0Attainment 8
- 1.3 km · Waltham ForestGood20233.4applications per place 50.2Attainment 8
- 1.4 km · Waltham Forest20262.3applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
- 1.5 km · Waltham ForestStandards maintained20243.2applications per place 57.9Attainment 8
- 2.1 km · Waltham ForestRemains Good20231.6applications per place 54.1Attainment 8
- 2.1 km · Waltham ForestGood20232.2applications per place 48.1Attainment 8
- 2.3 km · Waltham ForestRemains Outstanding20222.5applications per place 64.2Attainment 8
- 2.4 km · Waltham Forest20263.1applications per place 49.7Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 103105 · 320/4075
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,200 pupils · 1,137 on roll
- Free school meals
- 37.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- 245 Markhouse Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 8DN
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources