Buxton School

State-Funded School

buxton-school-waltham-forest-london

LondonRegion

Waltham ForestLocal Authority

Leyton and WansteadConstituency

E11 3NNPostcode

5.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Buxton School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 3–16, located in Waltham Forest, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,065 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 45.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 39.2%
EBacc average point score: 4.18

Ethnicity

White

36%

Asian

23%

Black

23%

Mixed

12%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Pupils

1,065

Total Pupils

56%Boys

44%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

41%

England average

27%

First language not English

50%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 3 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,065
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 21 June 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
12 Dec 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.