Buxton School
All-through schoolBuxton School is a all-through school in Waltham Forest, for pupils aged 3 to 16. It had 1,065 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, June 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 21 June 2023
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 74% of pupils at Buxton School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 74% in Waltham Forest and 62% in England.
4% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Buxton School was 48.6, against 48.8 in Waltham Forest and 46.2 in England.
48.9% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Waltham Forest | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 74% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 4% | 17% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 108 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 107 | 105 |
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Waltham Forest | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 48.6 | 48.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 48.9% | 51.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 66.2% | 67.9% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 133 | – | – |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Acacia NurseryNursery. Outstanding (overall), June 2023370 m
- The Jenny Hammond Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, February 2023. 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)520 m
- Mayville AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), May 2024. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)660 m
- Davies Lane Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), June 2024. 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)850 m
- Maryland Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), February 2023. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)900 m
- St James' CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 2023. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)930 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Waltham Forest
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).