Willowfield School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 6 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
- 973 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 61.4%
- Girls
- 38.6%
- First language not English
- 30%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.5%
- Persistent absence
- 21.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.6%
Other White 23.2%
White British 17.1%
Pakistani 15.7%
Mixed 10.5%
African 8.9%
Caribbean 6.4%
Other Asian 5.4%
Other 4.5%
Other Black 2.3%
Unclassified 1.8%
Indian 1.2%
Chinese 1.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.24
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.06
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 32%
Local authority average 38%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 51%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.7
Local authority average 45.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.05
Local authority average 3.98
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 19 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 12 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 21 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 24 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 7 |
| Biology | GCSE | 12 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 9 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Willowfield School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 197
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 164
- 2nd preference
- 180
- 3rd preference
- 94
- From another Local Authority
- 19
Offers
- 1st preference
- 149
- 2nd preference
- 41
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 210 143 67 |
| Year 8 | 208 129 79 |
| Year 9 | 203 119 84 |
| Year 10 | 176 102 74 |
| Year 11 | 176 104 72 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 92.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 28.0% 25.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 19.0% 39.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 43.0% 27.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.3% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 0.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 4.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% |