Big Creative Independent School
Uplands House, Blackhorse Lane, Walthamstow, E17 5QJ
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 14 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Ian Morton
- Constituency
- Walthamstow
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 20
- Pupils on roll
- 9
- URN
- 141411
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Telephone
- 02038735800
About this school
Big Creative Independent School is an independent school in Walthamstow. It teaches children aged 14 to 16 and has 9 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Big Creative Independent 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
Big Creative Independent School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2014, 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 | 13 | 9 | 11 |
| Attainment 8 score | 1.6 | 2.7 | 8.2 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 9.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
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 Big Creative Independent 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 | 1.6 | 40.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 2.7 | 39.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 8.2 | 39.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 16 |
| 2023/24 | 14 |
| 2024/25 | 12 |
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
- 3
- Pupils on SEN support
- 2
Location
Nearby schools
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Lime Academy Hornbeam0.6 miles
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Hyland House School1.2 miles
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Assunnah Primary School1.2 miles
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Vale School1.3 miles
Special schools · London
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Burnside Secondary PRU1.3 miles
Local authority maintained schools · London
Common questions
- What year groups does Big Creative Independent School teach?
- Big Creative Independent School teaches children aged 14 to 16. It is an independent school in Walthamstow.
- Who is the headteacher of Big Creative Independent School?
- The headteacher of Big Creative Independent School is Mr Ian Morton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Big Creative Independent School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Big Creative Independent 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 Big Creative Independent School?
- Big Creative Independent School has 9 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 14 to 16.
- Is Big Creative Independent School full?
- Big Creative Independent School has capacity for 20 pupils and 9 on roll (45%), 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 Big Creative Independent School a faith school?
- No. Big Creative Independent School has no designated religious character.
- How have Big Creative Independent School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 1.6 in 2022/23 and 8.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Big Creative Independent School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Big Creative Independent 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.