# Highams Park School

Highams Park School is a secondary school in Waltham Forest, for pupils aged 11 to 18.

It had 1,592 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E137558. [Waltham Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 1,592
- Council: Waltham Forest
- URN: 137558

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), May 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 22 May 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Highams Park School was 49.1, against 48.8 in Waltham Forest and 46.2 in England.
51.1% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Waltham Forest | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 49.1 | 48.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 51.1% | 51.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71.3% | 67.9% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 237 | – | – |

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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Handsworth Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/handsworth-primary-school-e103059): 90 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2023. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Joseph Clarke School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/joseph-clarke-school-e140197): 200 m. Special. School remains Good, November 2022
- [Oakhill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakhill-primary-school-e103069): 420 m. Primary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Selwyn Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/selwyn-primary-school-e143383): 730 m. Primary. Outstanding (overall), May 2022. 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ainslie Wood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ainslie-wood-primary-school-e130343): 1 km. Primary. Good (overall), July 2023. 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Woodford County High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodford-county-high-school-e102852): 1.1 km. Secondary. Good (overall), November 2022. Attainment 8 of 81.2 (2025/26, provisional)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/137558)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/137558)

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