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George Mitchell School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary, Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jun 6 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 16 y.o.
Type
Academies
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
145106
Address
Farmer Road, Leyton, E10 5DN

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1003 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
54.1%
Girls
45.9%
First language not English
55%
Free school meals (FSM)
34.3%
Persistent absence
24.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
9.2%
Pupil ethnicities
Other White 28.4%
Pakistani 16.9%
African 14%
Mixed 10.4%
Caribbean 5.7%
Other 5.3%
White British 4.7%
Bangladeshi 3.9%
Other Asian 3.1%
Other Black 2.7%
Indian 2.4%
Unclassified 1.5%
Chinese 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.4
WritingWell below average-4.8
MathsAverage-0.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 49%
Local authority average 73%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 5%
Local authority average 14%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 103
Local authority average 107
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 106
England average 104
Year 2023-2024

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & DesignTechnical Award22
Music performance: GroupTechnical Award23
Speech & DramaTechnical Award10
TourismTechnical Award14
Art & Design (3d Studies)GCSE12
BiologyGCSE31
Business Studies:SingleGCSE57
ChemistryGCSE31
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE31
Design & TechnologyGCSE17
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

George Mitchell School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
57
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
50
2nd preference
27
3rd preference
21
From another Local Authority
5
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
50
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26.6
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
5
2
3
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
1
1
0
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
15
3
12
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
18
10
8
Reception, Full-time
56
30
26
Year 1
55
27
28
Year 2
57
28
29
Year 3
49
23
26
Year 4
52
28
24
Year 5
54
24
30
Year 6
58
32
26
Year 7
118
76
42
Year 8
111
71
40
Year 9
117
67
50
Year 10
118
60
58
Year 11
119
61
58
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
90.0%
91.7%
86.0%
Further education
20.0%
22.6%
35.4%
School sixth form
21.0%
39.1%
36.6%
Sixth form college
46.0%
29.4%
13.0%
Other education destinations
3.0%
0.7%
0.9%
Entering employment
0.0%
1.2%
4.0%
Entering apprenticeships
0.0%
0.5%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
8.0%
5.0%
5.8%
Destination unknown
2.0%
1.6%
1.0%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023