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Walthamstow School for Girls

Church Hill, Walthamstow, Waltham Forest, E17 9RZ

Ofsted: Good (last overall grade). Last inspected 4 December 2024.

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890
Pupils
24.4%
Free school meals

About this school

Walthamstow School for Girls is a Community school serving secondary age pupils, located in Waltham Forest. The school has 890 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (last overall grade). Last inspected 4 December 2024. The Headteacher is Helen Marriott. The school is administered by Waltham Forest local authority. The school has girls-only admissions.

School details

Headteacher
Helen Marriott
Local authority
Waltham Forest
Gender
Girls
URN
103103

Admissions

Applications for places at Walthamstow School for Girls are handled by the school or the local authority (Waltham Forest). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

60.0
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
+0.43
Progress 8 · 2023-24
73%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
84%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
5.43
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
48%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
  • Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
  • Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
  • Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
  • EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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