Walthamstow School for Girls
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Dec 3 2024 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
- 890 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 0.0%
- Girls
- 100.0%
- First language not English
- 14.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.5%
- Persistent absence
- 13.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.4%
White British 21.6%
Pakistani 19.6%
Other White 16.1%
Mixed 13.7%
Other Asian 7.3%
African 5.5%
Other Black 3.7%
Indian 2.7%
Other 2.6%
Bangladeshi 2.5%
Caribbean 2.5%
Unclassified 1.1%
Chinese 1%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 48%
Local authority average 43%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 73%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 59.9
Local authority average 45.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.43
Local authority average 4.04
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 69 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 23 |
| Biology | GCSE | 46 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 68 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 46 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 15 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 16 |
| English Language | GCSE | 179 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 177 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 16 |
Admissions
Walthamstow School for Girls
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 173
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 218
- 2nd preference
- 141
- 3rd preference
- 87
- From another Local Authority
- 27
Offers
- 1st preference
- 165
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 177 0 177 |
| Year 8 | 180 0 180 |
| Year 9 | 179 0 179 |
| Year 10 | 175 0 175 |
| Year 11 | 179 0 179 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 96.0% 91.5% 85.5% |
Further education | 11.0% 26.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 38.0% 35.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 46.0% 28.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 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 | 2.0% 4.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 3.1% 3.0% |