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Walthamstow Academy

URN
132727
Phase
Secondary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Walthamstow Academy
URN
132727
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11-18
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

64 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

67

Inspection

55

Admissions Value

54

Destinations

63

Stability & Context

100

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of secondary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#10 of 14 schools in Waltham Forest

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

Some performance indicators suggest families should review details carefully.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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  • Alternative schools
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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.
  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Walthamstow Academy

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
  • Accessible alternative schools in your area

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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Walthamstow Academy

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Full family decision briefing for Walthamstow Academy

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
22 February 2023
Inspection date
30 November 2022
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    School remains Good

    Graded 22 February 2023

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
22 February 202330 November 2022-School remains GoodView report for inspection published 22 February 2023
  • School remains Good

    Published
    22 February 2023
    Inspected
    30 November 2022
    Type
    -
    Report
    View report

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Secondary Transfer in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

179

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

732

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

179

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

4.09×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Offer rate

24.5%

Offers as a share of applications

First preference offers: 171

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Where to apply

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Local authority
Waltham Forest
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a secondary school place (Waltham Forest)
Application deadline
31 October 2026 (on-time deadline for secondary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.walthamstow-academy.org/

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Waltham Forest to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 4 (secondary)

Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

Attainment 8

Attainment 8

49.2

Progress 8

Progress 8

Not published

English and maths grade 5 or above

English & maths 5+

54.3%

English and maths grade 4 or above

English & maths 4+

72.8%

EBacc entry

EBacc entry

36.4%

EBacc achievement

EBacc achievement

15.6%

Post-16 (A level)

Average

Post-16 (A level) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education 16 to 18 performance (A level) for academic year 2024/25.

Average point score per entry

APS

37.1

Value added

Value added

+0.11

AAB with two facilitating subjects

AAB %

20.6%

Retention

Retention %

Not published

Key stage 4 destinations

Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23

Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).

Education destination

Education %

91.0%

Employment destination

Employment %

1.0%

Apprenticeship destination

Apprenticeships %

1.0%

Not in education, employment or training

NEET %

2.0%

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

Location

E17 5DP - Billet Road, Walthamstow, London

Contact details

Address
Billet Road, Walthamstow, London
Postcode
E17 5DP
Phone
2085273750
Website
http://www.walthamstow-academy.org/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Waltham Forest
Local authority code
320

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 182 schools in Waltham Forest.

Authority statistics

Total schools

182

Open schools

88

Closed schools

94

Primary schools

100

Secondary schools

31

Special schools

0

Phase distribution

  • Primary100 (56.2%)
  • Secondary31 (17.4%)
  • Special0 (0.0%)
  • Other47 (26.4%)

Nearby schools

School nameDistancePhaseStatus
Walthamstow Primary Academy93 mPrimaryOpen
The McEntee School106 mSecondaryClosed
Roger Ascham Primary School181 mPrimaryOpen
Roger Ascham Primary School181 mPrimaryClosed
Walthamstow Montessori School251 mNot applicableOpen
Lime Academy Hornbeam555 mNot applicableOpen
William Morris School555 mNot applicableClosed
The Winns Primary School723 mPrimaryOpen
Chapel End Junior Academy737 mPrimaryOpen
Chapel End Junior School737 mPrimaryClosed
  • Walthamstow Primary Academy
    Distance
    93 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • The McEntee School
    Distance
    106 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Roger Ascham Primary School
    Distance
    181 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Roger Ascham Primary School
    Distance
    181 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Walthamstow Montessori School
    Distance
    251 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Lime Academy Hornbeam
    Distance
    555 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • William Morris School
    Distance
    555 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • The Winns Primary School
    Distance
    723 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Chapel End Junior Academy
    Distance
    737 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Chapel End Junior School
    Distance
    737 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed

Similar schools

Same phase (Secondary) and local authority (Waltham Forest)

School namePhasePostcodeStatus
Cardinal Wiseman SchoolSecondary-Closed
Chingford Foundation SchoolSecondaryE4 7LTClosed
Chingford Foundation SchoolSecondaryE4 7LTOpen
Connaught School for GirlsSecondaryE11 4AEOpen
Connaught School for GirlsSecondaryE11 4ABClosed
  • Cardinal Wiseman School
    Phase
    Secondary
    Postcode
    -
    Status
    Closed
  • Chingford Foundation School
    Phase
    Secondary
    Postcode
    E4 7LT
    Status
    Closed
  • Chingford Foundation School
    Phase
    Secondary
    Postcode
    E4 7LT
    Status
    Open
  • Connaught School for Girls
    Phase
    Secondary
    Postcode
    E11 4AE
    Status
    Open
  • Connaught School for Girls
    Phase
    Secondary
    Postcode
    E11 4AB
    Status
    Closed

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.