Norlington School and 6th Form

State-Funded School

norlington-school-and-6th-form-waltham-forest-london

LondonRegion

Waltham ForestLocal Authority

Leyton and WansteadConstituency

E10 6JZPostcode

7.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Norlington School and 6th Form 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 895 pupils. Norlington School and 6th Form is part of The Exceptional Education Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 48.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 52%
EBacc average point score: 4.3

Ethnicity

White

11%

Asian

68%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

895

Total Pupils

98%Boys

2%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

29%

England average

27%

First language not English

31%

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: Average
Total pupils: 895
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: The Exceptional Education 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 30 November 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
4 Oct 2013	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.