Whitefield School
Macdonald Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 4AZ
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LEARNING IN HARMONY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Jim Robinson
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Learning in Harmony Multi Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Chingford and Woodford Green
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 374
- Pupils on roll
- 366
- URN
- 140795
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085313426
About this school
Whitefield School is a special academy in London. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 366 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Whitefield School, 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 22 | 21 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -6.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 27 | 26 | 29 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Whitefield 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 | 0% | 65.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 70.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 70.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 14.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 15.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 358 |
| 2023/24 | 374 |
| 2024/25 | 372 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 42.47%
- English as an additional language
- 45.2%
- Overall absence
- 15.22%
- Persistent absence
- 45.96%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Forest School0.8 miles
Independent schools · London
-
Joseph Clarke School0.9 miles
Academies · London
-
St Aubyn's School1.0 miles
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-
Snaresbrook Prep School1.1 miles
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-
Belmont Park School1.3 miles
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Common questions
- What ages does Whitefield School teach?
- Whitefield School teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is a special school in London.
- Who is the principal of Whitefield School?
- The principal of Whitefield School is Mr Jim Robinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Whitefield School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Whitefield 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 many pupils are at Whitefield School?
- Whitefield School has 366 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Whitefield School full?
- Whitefield School has capacity for 374 pupils and 366 on roll (98%), 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 Whitefield School a faith school?
- No. Whitefield School has no designated religious character.
- Is Whitefield School part of an academy trust?
- Whitefield School is part of LEARNING IN HARMONY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Whitefield School have?
- The schools register lists Whitefield School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Whitefield School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Whitefield School's absence rate?
- Whitefield School's overall absence rate is 15.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Whitefield School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Whitefield 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 1 July 2026.