Walthamstow School for Girls
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jun 14 2018 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- 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
- 103103
- Address
- Church Hill, Walthamstow, E17 9RZ
- Website
- www.wsfg.waltham.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 895 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 0.0%
- Girls
- 100.0%
- First language not English
- 16.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21.7%
- Persistent absence
- 16.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.7%
Pakistani 21.8%
White British 19.7%
Other White 15%
Mixed 12.9%
Other Asian 8.2%
African 6.1%
Other Black 3.5%
Other 3%
Indian 2.9%
Caribbean 2.9%
Bangladeshi 1.7%
Unclassified 1.3%
Chinese 1%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.79
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.06
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 49%
Local authority average 38%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 71%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 59
Local authority average 45.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.4
Local authority average 3.98
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Tourism | Technical Award | 15 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 8 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 3 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 21 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 42 |
| Biology | GCSE | 42 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 42 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 18 |
Admissions
Walthamstow School for Girls
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 170
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 253
- 2nd preference
- 156
- 3rd preference
- 105
- From another Local Authority
- 23
Offers
- 1st preference
- 164
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 179 0 179 |
| Year 8 | 180 0 180 |
| Year 9 | 178 0 178 |
| Year 10 | 179 0 179 |
| Year 11 | 179 0 179 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 96.0% 92.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 15.0% 25.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 46.0% 39.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 34.0% 27.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 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 | 1.0% 4.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.0% 1.0% |