Leytonstone School
Colworth Road, Leytonstone, London, E11 1JD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Julian Onyelekere
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Leyton and Wanstead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 990
- Pupils on roll
- 1,028
- URN
- 103101
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089887420
About this school
Leytonstone School is a community secondary school in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,028 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 174 | 198 | 204 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.4 | 51.2 | 49.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.17 -0.38 to +0.05 | -0.17 -0.37 to +0.03 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 47% | 55.6% | 50% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 63% | 76.3% | 73% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 7% | 12.1% | 14.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Leytonstone School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Waltham Forest average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46.4 | 40.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 51.2 | 39.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 49 | 39.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,002 |
| 2023/24 | 1,033 |
| 2024/25 | 1,029 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Leytonstone School compares
Leytonstone School ranked 5th of 17 secondary schools in Waltham Forest for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 72% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49 | 5.3% | 26.5% | 1,028 | — |
| Connaught School for Girls | 50.6 | 7.5% | 46.1% | 550 | 0.7 miles |
| Norlington School and 6th Form | 48.6 | 7.4% | 31.6% | 895 | 0.7 miles |
| Walthamstow School for Girls | 60 | 6.2% | 26.9% | 895 | 1.1 miles |
| Holy Family Catholic School | 45.5 | 7% | 36% | 1,175 | 1.1 miles |
| Wanstead High School | 54.1 | 8.2% | 18.1% | 1,434 | 1.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 26.53%
- English as an additional language
- 24.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.27%
- Persistent absence
- 13.49%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Connaught School for Girls0.7 miles
Secondary · London
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Norlington School and 6th Form0.7 miles
Secondary · London
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Walthamstow School for Girls1.1 miles
Secondary · London
-
Holy Family Catholic School1.1 miles
Secondary · London
-
Wanstead High School1.3 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Leytonstone School ranks 143rd of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Secondary
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- AIM Academy North London Secondary
- Alexandra Park School Secondary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Ark Acton Academy Secondary
- Ark All Saints Academy Secondary
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Ark Burlington Danes Academy Secondary
- Ark Elvin Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Leytonstone School teach?
- Leytonstone School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Leytonstone School?
- The headteacher of Leytonstone School is Mr Julian Onyelekere, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Leytonstone School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Leytonstone School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Leytonstone School?
- Leytonstone School has 1,028 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Leytonstone School full?
- Leytonstone School has capacity for 990 pupils and 1,028 on roll (104%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Leytonstone School a faith school?
- No. Leytonstone School has no designated religious character.
- Is Leytonstone School a selective school?
- No. Leytonstone School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Leytonstone School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 46.4 in 2022/23 and 49 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Leytonstone School rank locally?
- Leytonstone School ranked 5th of 17 secondary schools in Waltham Forest for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 72% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Leytonstone School's absence rate?
- Leytonstone School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Leytonstone School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Leytonstone School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.