Willowfield School

State-Funded School

willowfield-school-waltham-forest-london

LondonRegion

Waltham ForestLocal Authority

WalthamstowConstituency

E17 6NDPostcode

6.7

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

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

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,035 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 20 Jan 2026 · published 19 Apr 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 46.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 54.9%
EBacc average point score: 4.06

Ethnicity

White

39%

Asian

24%

Black

19%

Mixed

12%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,035

Total Pupils

61%Boys

39%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

35%

England average

27%

First language not English

27%

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 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,035
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

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 6 October 2021. 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
2 Feb 2012	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.