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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 30 November 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 6 March 2014Graded inspection: 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 entry712 applications · 171 places offered · 221 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 4.2; Waltham Forest median median 2.8
- 2025 4.1; Waltham Forest median median 2.7
- 2024 4.4; Waltham Forest median median 2.8
- 2023 4.5; Waltham Forest median median 2.6
- 2022 4.1; Waltham Forest median median 2.6
- 2021 4.4; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
- 2020 4.4; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
- 2019 4.3; Waltham Forest median median 3.0
- 2018 4.7; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
- 2017 4.7; Waltham Forest median median 3.2
- 2016 4.3; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
- 2015 4.4; Waltham Forest median median 3.0
- 2014 4.2; 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 | 712 | 4.2 | 221 | 1.29 |
| Sep 2025 | 179 | 732 | 4.1 | 239 | 1.34 |
| Sep 2024 | 172 | 755 | 4.4 | 237 | 1.38 |
| Sep 2023 | 171 | 770 | 4.5 | 234 | 1.37 |
| Sep 2022 | 174 | 715 | 4.1 | 222 | 1.28 |
| Sep 2021 | 178 | 786 | 4.4 | 234 | 1.31 |
| Sep 2020 | 173 | 768 | 4.4 | 210 | 1.21 |
| Sep 2019 | 178 | 756 | 4.3 | 209 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2018 | 176 | 822 | 4.7 | 266 | 1.51 |
| Sep 2017 | 179 | 839 | 4.7 | 229 | 1.28 |
| Sep 2016 | 176 | 764 | 4.3 | 204 | 1.16 |
| Sep 2015 | 179 | 789 | 4.4 | 232 | 1.30 |
| Sep 2014 | 180 | 747 | 4.2 | 241 | 1.34 |
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.) | 175 | 52.9 | 63% | 79% | – |
| 2024/25 | 173 | 49.2 | 54% | 73% | – |
| 2023/24 | 168 | 52.5 | 61% | 78% | +0.49 |
| 2022/23 | 177 | 51.3 | 53% | 76% | +0.49 |
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 AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20224.2applications per place 52.9Attainment 8
- 1.0 km · Waltham Forest20262.2applications per place 42.8Attainment 8
- 1.4 km · Waltham ForestRemains Outstanding20222.5applications per place 64.2Attainment 8
- 1.6 km · Waltham ForestRemains Good20244.0applications per place 49.7Attainment 8
- 1.6 km · Waltham ForestGood20232.2applications per place 48.1Attainment 8
- 1.7 km · Waltham ForestStandards maintained20243.2applications per place 57.9Attainment 8
- 1.9 km · Waltham Forest20262.3applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
- 2.1 km · Waltham ForestGood20243.2applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
- 2.6 km · HaringeyRemains Outstanding20233.6applications per place 49.0Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 132727 · 320/6905
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Christian
- Capacity
- 1,150 pupils · 1,092 on roll
- Free school meals
- 43.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2006
- Replaced
- The McEntee School (URN 103102)
- Address
- Billet Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 5DP
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources