Normanhurst School
68-74 Station Road, North Chingford, London, E4 7BA
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headmistress
- Mrs Jacqueline Job
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious ethos
- Inter- / non- denominational
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Chingford and Woodford Green
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 320
- Pupils on roll
- 213
- URN
- 103112
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085294307
About this school
Normanhurst School is an independent school in London. It teaches children aged 2 to 16 and has 213 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Normanhurst School under its current framework. 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
Normanhurst School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in October 1976, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
| Attainment 8 score | 56.4 | 55.1 | 55.6 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 63% | 59.3% | 60% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 85% | 81.5% | 80% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 33% | 48.1% | 36% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
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 Normanhurst 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 | 56.4 | 40.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 55.1 | 39.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 55.6 | 39.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 281 |
| 2023/24 | 270 |
| 2024/25 | 246 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 1
- Pupils on SEN support
- 28
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hawkswood Therapeutic0.8 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Chingford
-
Hawkswood Primary PRU0.8 miles
Local authority maintained schools · London
-
Bancroft's Preparatory School1.2 miles
Independent schools · Woodford Green
-
Bancroft's School1.2 miles
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-
Loyola Preparatory School1.3 miles
Independent schools · Buckhurst Hill
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Common questions
- What year groups does Normanhurst School teach?
- Normanhurst School teaches children aged 2 to 16. It is an independent school in London.
- Who is the headmistress of Normanhurst School?
- The headmistress of Normanhurst School is Mrs Jacqueline Job, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Normanhurst School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Normanhurst School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Normanhurst School?
- Normanhurst School has 213 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 16.
- Is Normanhurst School full?
- Normanhurst School has capacity for 320 pupils and 213 on roll (67%), so it has space against 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 Normanhurst School a faith school?
- No. Normanhurst School has no designated religious character.
- Is Normanhurst School a selective school?
- Yes. Normanhurst School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have Normanhurst School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 56.4 in 2022/23 and 55.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Normanhurst School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Normanhurst 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 24 July 2026.