Walthamstow School for Girls

State-Funded School

walthamstow-school-for-girls-waltham-forest-london

LondonRegion

Waltham ForestLocal Authority

WalthamstowConstituency

E17 9RZPostcode

9.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Walthamstow School for Girls is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Waltham Forest, London.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 895 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 60
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 72.6%
EBacc average point score: 5.43

Ethnicity

White

40%

Asian

30%

Black

10%

Mixed

15%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

895

Total Pupils

0%Boys

100%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

26%

England average

27%

First language not English

16%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 895
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

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

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 4 December 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
20 Jul 2018	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.