Academy converter · Waltham Forest

Connaught School for Girls

11–16Ages
550Pupils
SecondaryPhase
GirlsPupils
139293URN

Dyers Hall Road, Leytonstone, London, E11 4AE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.6 below Waltham Forest median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Waltham Forest

152 applications for 71 places · 15th of 16 in Waltham Forest

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

50.4of 90

Waltham Forest 49.1 England 46.0

5th of 17 in Waltham Forest

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 25 February 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Inspection history

25 February 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
4 October 2019
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

2.1applications per place, Year 7

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

152 applications · 71 places offered · 44 named it first

2026 2.1; Waltham Forest median median 2.8
2025 2.4; Waltham Forest median median 2.7
2024 2.1; Waltham Forest median median 2.8
2023 2.1; Waltham Forest median median 2.6
2022 2.1; Waltham Forest median median 2.6
2021 2.4; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2020 2.6; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
2019 2.7; Waltham Forest median median 3.0
2018 2.2; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
2017 2.4; Waltham Forest median median 3.2
2016 2.6; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
2015 2.8; Waltham Forest median median 3.0
2014 2.4; Waltham Forest median median 2.7

More applications per place than the Waltham Forest median in 0 of 13 years.

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	71	152	2.1	44	0.62
Sep 2025	97	234	2.4	69	0.71
Sep 2024	122	251	2.1	80	0.66
Sep 2023	128	266	2.1	97	0.76
Sep 2022	131	277	2.1	100	0.76
Sep 2021	117	277	2.4	86	0.74
Sep 2020	119	312	2.6	98	0.82
Sep 2019	118	322	2.7	119	1.01
Sep 2018	128	281	2.2	86	0.67
Sep 2017	131	313	2.4	119	0.91
Sep 2016	118	304	2.6	129	1.09
Sep 2015	117	326	2.8	112	0.96
Sep 2014	122	287	2.4	105	0.86

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

128 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)50.45th of 17 in Waltham Forest

Waltham Forest 49.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths52%6th of 17 in Waltham Forest

Waltham Forest 50% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths70%

Waltham Forest 69% England 66%

This school
Waltham Forest median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.18

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	128	50.4	52%	70%	–
2024/25	120	50.6	45%	69%	–
2023/24	118	50.3	45%	70%	−0.18
2022/23	125	48.2	47%	61%	+0.13

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

Connaught School for GirlsThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 50.4Attainment 8
Norlington School and 6th Form
0.5 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 54.1Attainment 8
Leytonstone School
1.1 km · Waltham Forest

2026

3.1applications per place 49.7Attainment 8
Buxton School
1.2 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 48.6Attainment 8
George Mitchell School
1.3 km · Waltham Forest

Good2023

3.4applications per place 50.2Attainment 8
Lammas School
2.1 km · Waltham Forest

2026

2.8applications per place 41.0Attainment 8
Harris Academy Chobham
2.1 km · Newham

Graded · no overall grade2025

5.8applications per place 53.8Attainment 8
Forest Gate Community School
2.2 km · Newham

2026

5.1applications per place 59.0Attainment 8
Wanstead High School
2.4 km · Redbridge

Standards maintained2025

3.3applications per place 56.9Attainment 8

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 139293 · 320/4061
Trust: Connaught School for Girls
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 632 pupils · 550 on roll
Free school meals: 39.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 February 2013
Replaced: Connaught School for Girls (URN 103095)
Address: Dyers Hall Road, Leytonstone, London, E11 4AE
Local authority: Waltham Forest

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