Whitefield School

State-Funded School

whitefield-school-waltham-forest-london

LondonRegion

Waltham ForestLocal Authority

Chingford and Woodford GreenConstituency

E17 4AZPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Whitefield School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 2–19, located in Waltham Forest, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 366 pupils. Whitefield School is part of Learning in Harmony Multi Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Ethnicity

White

20%

Asian

27%

Black

28%

Mixed

12%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

366

Total Pupils

74%Boys

26%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

44%

England average

27%

First language not English

46%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 2 – 19
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 366
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Learning in Harmony Multi Academy Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
6 Jul 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
11 Jan 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.