Walthamstow School for Girls
Church Hill, London, E17 9RZ
895 pupils · 99% of 900 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Free school meals
- 25.9%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 4 December 2024, published 13 January 2025. 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 | 60 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 72.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 84.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 48% |
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?
Oversubscribed — 1.34 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 173 | 231 | 550 | 173 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 173 | 218 | 519 | 173 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 170 | 253 | 590 | 170 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 178 | 231 | 605 | 178 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 176 | 237 | 572 | 176 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 178 | 219 | 610 | 178 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 177 | 214 | 663 | 177 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 177 | 252 | 682 | 177 |
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
- Holy Family Catholic School 0.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Frederick Bremer School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Kelmscott School 1.5 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Walthamstow Academy 1.7 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Leytonstone School 1.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Willowfield School 1.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
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.