Willowfield School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 5 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Unique reference
- 103100
- Address
- 209 Blackhorse Road, Walthamstow, E17 6ND
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1004 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 62.2%
- Girls
- 37.8%
- First language not English
- 26.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 31.5%
- Persistent absence
- 26.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.8%
Other White 23.9%
White British 16.7%
Pakistani 15.6%
Mixed 10.2%
African 8.9%
Caribbean 6.6%
Other 5%
Other Asian 4.8%
Other Black 3.3%
Unclassified 1.4%
Chinese 1.1%
Indian 0.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 34%
Local authority average 43%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 54%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46
Local authority average 45.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.06
Local authority average 4.04
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 28 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 20 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 11 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 19 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 19 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 23 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 24 |
| Biology | GCSE | 4 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 4 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Willowfield School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 195
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 140
- 2nd preference
- 120
- 3rd preference
- 83
- From another Local Authority
- 30
Offers
- 1st preference
- 140
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 12
- To another Local Authority
- 11
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 207 138 69 |
| Year 8 | 208 139 69 |
| Year 9 | 201 124 77 |
| Year 10 | 208 117 91 |
| Year 11 | 180 106 74 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 92.0% 91.5% 85.5% |
Further education | 28.0% 26.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 23.0% 35.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 41.0% 28.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 0.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 4.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 3.1% 3.0% |