Kelmscott School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 14 2025 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
- 103105
- Address
- 245 Markhouse Road, Walthamstow, E17 8DN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1097 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 59.0%
- Girls
- 41.0%
- First language not English
- 54.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 34.4%
- Persistent absence
- 23.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.1%
Other White 24.8%
Pakistani 20%
White British 11.8%
Mixed 9%
Other Asian 7.1%
African 6.6%
Other 5.4%
Other Black 3.9%
Unclassified 3.6%
Caribbean 3.2%
Indian 2.6%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Chinese 0.4%
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 37%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.6
Local authority average 45.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.81
Local authority average 4.04
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 3 |
| Ancient History | GCSE | 8 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 46 |
| Biology | GCSE | 41 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 46 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 41 |
| Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 18 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 76 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 16 |
| Economics | GCSE | 17 |
Admissions
Kelmscott School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 221
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 172
- 2nd preference
- 131
- 3rd preference
- 94
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 172
- 2nd preference
- 30
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 234 132 102 |
| Year 8 | 231 138 93 |
| Year 9 | 226 147 79 |
| Year 10 | 200 124 76 |
| Year 11 | 206 106 100 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 91.5% 85.5% |
Further education | 29.0% 26.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 10.0% 35.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 47.0% 28.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 0.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 4.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 7.0% 3.1% 3.0% |