84%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
73%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
60.0
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
48%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
972.5
EBacc APS · 2024/25
890
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding
Ofsted inspection · 13/06/2018
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWaltham Forest
PhaseSecondary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio16.7:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Walthamstow School for Girls · Secondary · Waltham Forest
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
84%
+1pp
87%83%79%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 84%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
73%
+6pp
73%63%54%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 73%
Attainment 8
60.0
+4.0
60.057.855.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 60.0
EBacc entry
48%
+6pp
54%48%43%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 48%
EBacc APS
972.5
+85.7
972.5921.4870.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 972.5
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
890
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
14%
FSM eligible
27%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
17%
Contact
Address
Church Hill, Walthamstow, London, E17 9RZ
Local authority
Waltham Forest
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 84% | 73% | 60.0 | Not applicable | 48% | 972.5 | 66% | 890 |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 66% | 56.0 | +0.43 | 42% | 886.8 | 50% | 895 |
| 2022/23 | 87% | 71% | 59.0 | +0.79 | 49% | 960.5 | 64% | 895 |
| 2021/22 | 80% | 67% | 58.6 | +0.58 | 43% | 927.0 | 53% | 890 |
| 2018/19 | 79% | 54% | 55.5 | +0.62 | 54% | 870.3 | 64% | 887 |
| 2017/18 | 77% | 52% | 53.6 | +0.63 | 50% | 841.3 | 61% | 890 |
| 2016/17 | 72% | 56% | 53.6 | +0.73 | 45% | — | 60% | 891 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 890 | 16.7 | 14% | 14% | 27% | 6% | 17% |
| 2023/24 | 895 | 17.5 | 13% | 16% | 25% | 7% | 21% |
| 2022/23 | 895 | 16.6 | 12% | 17% | 24% | 7% | 21% |
| 2021/22 | 890 | 16.4 | 8% | 19% | 24% | 8% | 24% |
| 2020/21 | 886 | 16.4 | 13% | 22% | 26% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 887 | 15.4 | 13% | 25% | 33% | 5% | 11% |
| 2017/18 | 890 | 15.6 | 12% | 26% | 33% | 5% | 14% |
| 2016/17 | 891 | 15.0 | 14% | 27% | 36% | 5% | 11% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.