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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 28 September 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding
- 26 April 2017Graded inspection: Outstanding
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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 entry309 applications · 122 places offered · 171 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.5; Waltham Forest median median 2.8
- 2025 2.7; Waltham Forest median median 2.7
- 2024 3.0; Waltham Forest median median 2.8
- 2023 2.8; Waltham Forest median median 2.6
- 2022 2.6; Waltham Forest median median 2.6
- 2021 2.9; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
- 2020 3.2; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
- 2019 3.3; Waltham Forest median median 3.0
- 2018 2.4; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
- 2017 2.6; Waltham Forest median median 3.2
- 2016 3.0; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
- 2015 2.5; Waltham Forest median median 3.0
- 2014 1.8; 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 | 122 | 309 | 2.5 | 171 | 1.40 |
| Sep 2025 | 123 | 326 | 2.7 | 150 | 1.22 |
| Sep 2024 | 121 | 367 | 3.0 | 187 | 1.55 |
| Sep 2023 | 123 | 344 | 2.8 | 174 | 1.41 |
| Sep 2022 | 123 | 321 | 2.6 | 157 | 1.28 |
| Sep 2021 | 124 | 355 | 2.9 | 156 | 1.26 |
| Sep 2020 | 122 | 393 | 3.2 | 221 | 1.81 |
| Sep 2019 | 120 | 395 | 3.3 | 202 | 1.68 |
| Sep 2018 | 117 | 276 | 2.4 | 148 | 1.26 |
| Sep 2017 | 117 | 308 | 2.6 | 165 | 1.41 |
| Sep 2016 | 97 | 289 | 3.0 | 164 | 1.69 |
| Sep 2015 | 95 | 235 | 2.5 | 126 | 1.33 |
| Sep 2014 | 101 | 179 | 1.8 | 104 | 1.03 |
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.) | 122 | 64.2 | 81% | 88% | – |
| 2024/25 | 122 | 63.5 | 74% | 89% | – |
| 2023/24 | 124 | 57.8 | 64% | 82% | +0.94 |
| 2022/23 | 112 | 60.2 | 72% | 85% | +1.20 |
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
- Eden Girls' School, Waltham ForestThis schoolThis schoolRemains Outstanding20222.5applications per place 64.2Attainment 8
- 0.9 km · Waltham Forest20262.3applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
- 1.3 km · HaringeyRemains Outstanding20233.6applications per place 49.0Attainment 8
- 1.4 km · Waltham ForestRemains Good20224.2applications per place 52.9Attainment 8
- 1.9 km · HaringeyGraded · no overall grade20251.8applications per place 36.3Attainment 8
- 2.2 km · Waltham ForestStandards maintained20243.2applications per place 57.9Attainment 8
- 2.2 km · HaringeyGraded · no overall grade20242.2applications per place 46.5Attainment 8
- 2.3 km · Waltham ForestStandards maintained20252.8applications per place 37.5Attainment 8
- 2.4 km · Waltham Forest20262.2applications per place 42.8Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 140957 · 320/4002
- Trust
- Star Academies
- Religious character
- Muslim
- Capacity
- 840 pupils · 617 on roll
- Free school meals
- 33.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2014
- Address
- Blackhorse Lane, Walthamstow, London, E17 5SD
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources