George Mitchell School
All-through schoolGeorge Mitchell School is a all-through school in Waltham Forest, for pupils aged 3 to 16. It had 973 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), June 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 6 June 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
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, 61% of pupils at George Mitchell School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 74% in Waltham Forest and 62% in England.
2% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at George Mitchell School was 50.2, against 48.8 in Waltham Forest and 46.2 in England.
51.3% 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 | 61% | 74% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 2% | 17% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 108 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 107 | 105 |
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Waltham Forest | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 50.2 | 48.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 51.3% | 51.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 72.6% | 67.9% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 113 | – | – |
- 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- St Joseph's Catholic Junior SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, May 2023. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)190 m
- Riverley Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Outstanding, February 2023. 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)410 m
- Dawlish Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, April 2023. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)440 m
- Lantern of Knowledge Secondary SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file520 m
- Willow Brook Primary School AcademyPrimary. School remains Outstanding, September 2023. 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)590 m
- St Joseph's Catholic Infant SchoolPrimary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met700 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).