Heathcote School & Science College

State-Funded School

heathcote-school-science-college-waltham-forest-london

LondonRegion

Waltham ForestLocal Authority

Chingford and Woodford GreenConstituency

E4 6ESPostcode

6.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Heathcote School & Science College is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Waltham Forest, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,115 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 46.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 44.4%
EBacc average point score: 4.1

Ethnicity

White

57%

Asian

10%

Black

12%

Mixed

14%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,115

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

26%

England average

27%

First language not English

32%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,115
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 29 February 2024. 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
25 Oct 2018	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.