Walthamstow School for Girls
Church Hill, Walthamstow, London, E17 9RZ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Girls
- Headteacher
- Ms Helen Marriott
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Walthamstow
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 895
- URN
- 103103
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085099446
About this school
Walthamstow School for Girls is a girls' community secondary school in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 895 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Walthamstow School for Girls, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 4 December 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 178 | 179 | 179 |
| Attainment 8 score | 59.0 | 56.0 | 60.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.79 +0.58 to +1.00 | +0.43 +0.22 to +0.64 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 71% | 66.5% | 72.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 87% | 83.2% | 84.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 49% | 42.5% | 48% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.4 |
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 Walthamstow School for Girls 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 | 59 | 40.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 56 | 39.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 60 | 39.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 895 |
| 2023/24 | 895 |
| 2024/25 | 890 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Walthamstow School for Girls compares
Walthamstow School for Girls ranked 2nd of 17 secondary schools in Waltham Forest for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 93% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60 | 6.2% | 26.9% | 895 | — |
| Holy Family Catholic School | 45.5 | 7% | 36% | 1,175 | 0.4 miles |
| Frederick Bremer School | 46.7 | 8.3% | 34.1% | 888 | 0.8 miles |
| Kelmscott School | 43.7 | 7.7% | 37.2% | 1,137 | 0.9 miles |
| Walthamstow Academy | 49.2 | 7.2% | 44.8% | 1,092 | 1.1 miles |
| Leytonstone School | 49 | 5.3% | 26.5% | 1,028 | 1.1 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 26.85%
- English as an additional language
- 14.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.23%
- Persistent absence
- 16.59%
Location
Nearby schools
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Holy Family Catholic School0.4 miles
Secondary · London
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Frederick Bremer School0.8 miles
Secondary · London
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Kelmscott School0.9 miles
Secondary · London
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Walthamstow Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · London
-
Leytonstone School1.1 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Walthamstow School for Girls ranks 36th 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 ages does Walthamstow School for Girls teach?
- Walthamstow School for Girls teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Walthamstow School for Girls?
- The headteacher of Walthamstow School for Girls is Ms Helen Marriott, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Walthamstow School for Girls been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Walthamstow School for Girls, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Walthamstow School for Girls?
- Walthamstow School for Girls has 895 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Walthamstow School for Girls full?
- Walthamstow School for Girls has capacity for 900 pupils and 895 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Walthamstow School for Girls a faith school?
- No. Walthamstow School for Girls has no designated religious character.
- Is Walthamstow School for Girls a selective school?
- No. Walthamstow School for Girls is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Walthamstow School for Girls's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 59 in 2022/23 and 60 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Walthamstow School for Girls compare with other schools in Waltham Forest?
- Walthamstow School for Girls ranked 2nd of 17 secondary schools in Waltham Forest for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 93% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Walthamstow School for Girls's absence rate?
- Walthamstow School for Girls's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Walthamstow School for Girls's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Walthamstow School for Girls'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.