Joseph Clarke School

State-Funded School

joseph-clarke-school-waltham-forest-london

LondonRegion

Waltham ForestLocal Authority

Chingford and Woodford GreenConstituency

E4 9PPPostcode

0.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Joseph Clarke School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 2–18, located in Waltham Forest, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 111 pupils. Joseph Clarke School is part of Learning in Harmony Multi Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.17

Ethnicity

White

46%

Asian

25%

Black

13%

Mixed

14%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

111

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

42%

England average

27%

First language not English

37%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 2 – 18
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 111
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Learning in Harmony Multi Academy Trust

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 10 November 2022. 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
20 Mar 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.