Leytonstone School
Colworth Road, London, E11 1JD
1,028 pupils · 104% of 990 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Free school meals
- 26.1%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 13 January 2026, published 12 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 49 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 50% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 73% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 14.2% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 196 | 187 | 608 | 196 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 202 | 195 | 621 | 202 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 199 | 219 | 605 | 199 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 197 | 211 | 650 | 197 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 203 | 227 | 632 | 203 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 206 | 204 | 587 | 206 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 208 | 205 | 602 | 208 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 176 | 206 | 667 | 176 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Connaught School for Girls 1.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Norlington School and 6th Form 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Walthamstow School for Girls 1.8 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Holy Family Catholic School 1.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Wanstead High School 2 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Frederick Bremer School 2.2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.