Walthamstow Academy

State-Funded School

walthamstow-academy-waltham-forest-london

LondonRegion

Waltham ForestLocal Authority

WalthamstowConstituency

E17 5DPPostcode

7.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Walthamstow Academy 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 1,092 pupils. Walthamstow Academy is part of UNITED LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 49.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 54.3%
EBacc average point score: 4.23

Ethnicity

White

29%

Asian

26%

Black

22%

Mixed

13%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,092

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

42%

England average

27%

First language not English

49%

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: 1,092
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: UNITED LEARNING 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 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
28 Mar 2014	Outstanding	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.