Secondary schools in Waltham Forest
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Waltham Forest has 17 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 2,805 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 92% stayed in education (England 86%): 35% in a school sixth form, 28% at a sixth form college, 26% at a further education college.
Apprenticeships take 1% of leavers, roughly a third of the England rate of 3%.
4% of leavers had no sustained destination six months on, fewer than the 6% across England.
After sixth form, 42% of students in Waltham Forest went to university (England 37%), and 10% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
After Year 11: Waltham Forest against England
| Measure | Waltham Forest | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 2,805 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 92% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 35% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 28% | 13% |
| — further education college | 26% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in Waltham Forest
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (17)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buxton SchoolFoundation school | 1,065 | 85% | 17% | 30% | 0% | — | 45.2 | 39% |
| Chingford Foundation SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,363 | 92% | 48% | 38% | — | 63% | 47.1 | 49% |
| Connaught School for GirlsAcademy converter | 550 | 96% | 23% | 20% | 0% | — | 50.6 | 45% |
| Eden Girls' School, Waltham ForestFree schools | 617 | 98% | 48% | 8% | 0% | — | 63.5 | 74% |
| Frederick Bremer SchoolCommunity school | 888 | 90% | 20% | 39% | 1% | — | 46.7 | 47% |
| George Mitchell SchoolAcademy converter | 973 | 93% | 20% | 26% | 0% | — | 47.0 | 47% |
| Heathcote School & Science CollegeCommunity school · sixth form | 1,115 | 90% | 50% | 29% | 3% | 58% | 46.1 | 44% |
| Highams Park SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,592 | 92% | 60% | 19% | 2% | 72% | 47.5 | 45% |
| Holy Family Catholic SchoolVoluntary aided school · sixth form | 1,175 | 93% | 53% | 28% | 0% | 73% | 45.5 | 43% |
| Kelmscott SchoolCommunity school | 1,137 | 89% | 10% | 29% | 0% | — | 43.7 | 38% |
| Lammas SchoolAcademy converter | 462 | 90% | 33% | 36% | 1% | — | 36.3 | 28% |
| Leytonstone SchoolCommunity school | 1,028 | 94% | 20% | 36% | 1% | — | 49.0 | 50% |
| Norlington School and 6th FormAcademy converter · sixth form | 895 | 95% | 44% | 15% | 0% | 56% | 48.6 | 52% |
| South Chingford Foundation SchoolAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 547 | 88% | 32% | 38% | 1% | — | 32.8 | 29% |
| Walthamstow AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,092 | 91% | 42% | 21% | 1% | 61% | 49.2 | 54% |
| Walthamstow School for GirlsCommunity school | 895 | 96% | 38% | 11% | 0% | — | 60.0 | 73% |
| Willowfield SchoolCommunity school | 1,035 | 93% | 23% | 28% | 0% | — | 46.1 | 55% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (12)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leyton Sixth Form Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 47% | — | — |
| Sir George Monoux Collegecollege · Further education · sixth form | — | — | — | — | — | 49% | 7.2 | 3% |
| Waltham Forest Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 11% | — | — |
| Big Creative Independent Schoolindependent · Other independent school | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 8.2 | 0% |
| Forest Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 1,605 | — | — | — | — | — | 14.7 | 0% |
| Lantern of Knowledge Secondary Schoolindependent · Other independent school · selective | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | 56.5 | 77% |
| Normanhurst Schoolindependent · Other independent school · selective | 213 | — | — | — | — | — | 55.6 | 60% |
| Big Creative Academysixth form · Free schools 16 to 19 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 40% | — | — |
| Belmont Park Schoolspecial · Community special school | 47 | 46% | 0% | 31% | 0% | — | 3.8 | 0% |
| Joseph Clarke Schoolstate · Academy special sponsor led · sixth form | 111 | 89% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | 4.0 | 0% |
| Lime Academy Hornbeamstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 294 | 100% | 0% | 9% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Whitefield Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 366 | 93% | 0% | 4% | 0% | — | — | — |