Lammas School
150 Seymour Road, Leyton, London, E10 7LX
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE GRIFFIN SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Bland
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Griffin Schools Trust
- Constituency
- Walthamstow
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 462
- URN
- 145708
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089885860
About this school
Lammas School is a secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 462 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lammas 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
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
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected 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 | 122 | 141 | 125 |
| Attainment 8 score | 36.1 | 40.6 | 36.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.83 -1.09 to -0.56 | -0.77 -1.03 to -0.52 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 32% | 36.9% | 28% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 49% | 53.9% | 45.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 10% | 27.7% | 18.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 |
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 Lammas 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 | 36.1 | 40.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 40.6 | 39.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 36.3 | 39.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 744 |
| 2023/24 | 694 |
| 2024/25 | 574 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lammas School compares
Lammas School ranked 16th of 17 secondary schools in Waltham Forest for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 29% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 36.3 | 8.8% | 43.4% | 462 | — |
| Kelmscott School | 43.7 | 7.7% | 37.2% | 1,137 | 0.7 miles |
| Norlington School and 6th Form | 48.6 | 7.4% | 31.6% | 895 | 1.0 miles |
| Connaught School for Girls | 50.6 | 7.5% | 46.1% | 550 | 1.3 miles |
| Clapton Girls' Academy | 59.4 | 7.2% | 38.8% | 1,169 | 1.4 miles |
| Walthamstow School for Girls | 60 | 6.2% | 26.9% | 895 | 1.4 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
-
Graded inspection report10 March 2026
- 12 September 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 43.36%
- English as an additional language
- 58.9%
- Overall absence
- 8.81%
- Persistent absence
- 29.62%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kelmscott School0.7 miles
Secondary · London
-
Norlington School and 6th Form1.0 miles
Secondary · London
-
Connaught School for Girls1.3 miles
Secondary · London
-
Clapton Girls' Academy1.4 miles
Secondary · London
-
Walthamstow School for Girls1.4 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Lammas School ranks 253rd 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 Lammas School teach?
- Lammas School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Lammas School?
- The headteacher of Lammas School is Mr Mark Bland, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lammas School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lammas 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 Lammas School?
- Lammas School has 462 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Lammas School full?
- Lammas School has capacity for 900 pupils and 462 on roll (51%), 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 Lammas School a faith school?
- No. Lammas School has no designated religious character.
- Is Lammas School a selective school?
- No. Lammas School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Lammas School part of an academy trust?
- Lammas School is part of THE GRIFFIN SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Lammas School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 36.1 in 2022/23 and 36.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lammas School compare with other schools in Waltham Forest?
- Lammas School ranked 16th of 17 secondary schools in Waltham Forest for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 29% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lammas School's absence rate?
- Lammas School's overall absence rate is 8.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lammas School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lammas 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 15 July 2026.