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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 30 November 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 12 September 2013Graded inspection: Good · as Norlington School and 6th Form, URN 103098
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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 entry248 applications · 153 places offered · 126 named it first
- 2026 1.6; Waltham Forest median median 2.8
- 2025 1.7; Waltham Forest median median 2.7
- 2024 1.6; Waltham Forest median median 2.8
- 2023 1.9; Waltham Forest median median 2.6
- 2022 1.7; Waltham Forest median median 2.6
- 2021 1.9; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
- 2020 2.0; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
- 2019 2.3; Waltham Forest median median 3.0
- 2018 2.2; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
- 2017 2.1; Waltham Forest median median 3.2
- 2016 2.4; Waltham Forest median median 3.1; as the previous school
- 2015 2.2; Waltham Forest median median 3.0; as the previous school
- 2014 2.0; Waltham Forest median median 2.7; as the previous school
- This school
- Waltham Forest median
Dashed bars: as Norlington School and 6th Form (URN 103098), the previous school.
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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 | 153 | 248 | 1.6 | 126 | 0.82 |
| Sep 2025 | 150 | 252 | 1.7 | 133 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2024 | 151 | 234 | 1.6 | 121 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2023 | 154 | 292 | 1.9 | 155 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2022 | 144 | 251 | 1.7 | 101 | 0.70 |
| Sep 2021 | 160 | 299 | 1.9 | 126 | 0.79 |
| Sep 2020 | 153 | 306 | 2.0 | 141 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2019 | 132 | 302 | 2.3 | 124 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2018 | 127 | 278 | 2.2 | 115 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2017 | 130 | 276 | 2.1 | 123 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2016 * | 117 | 286 | 2.4 | 100 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2015 * | 102 | 223 | 2.2 | 82 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2014 * | 99 | 197 | 2.0 | 83 | 0.84 |
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.) | 153 | 54.1 | 63% | 79% | – |
| 2024/25 | 152 | 48.6 | 52% | 69% | – |
| 2023/24 | 135 | 52.2 | 59% | 76% | +0.34 |
| 2022/23 | 130 | 52.0 | 64% | 76% | +0.12 |
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
- Norlington School and 6th FormThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.6applications per place 54.1Attainment 8
- 0.5 km · Waltham ForestGraded · no overall grade20252.1applications per place 50.4Attainment 8
- 0.8 km · Waltham ForestGood20233.4applications per place 50.2Attainment 8
- 1.1 km · Waltham Forest20263.1applications per place 49.7Attainment 8
- 1.6 km · Waltham ForestRemains Good20232.7applications per place 48.6Attainment 8
- 1.7 km · Waltham Forest20262.8applications per place 41.0Attainment 8
- 2.1 km · Waltham ForestStandards maintained20252.8applications per place 37.5Attainment 8
- 2.1 km · NewhamGraded · no overall grade20255.8applications per place 53.8Attainment 8
- 2.2 km · Waltham ForestStandards maintained20243.2applications per place 57.9Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 143385 · 320/4064
- Trust
- The Exceptional Education Trust
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 860 pupils · 895 on roll
- Free school meals
- 31.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2016
- Replaced
- Norlington School and 6th Form (URN 103098)
- Address
- Norlington Road, Leyton, London, E10 6JZ
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources