# Joseph Clarke School

Joseph Clarke School is a special school in Waltham Forest, for pupils aged 2 to 18.

It had 111 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Special school. Code E140197. [Waltham Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Academy special sponsor led
- Ages: 2 to 18
- Pupils: 111
- Council: Waltham Forest
- URN: 140197

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, November 2022
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 10 November 2022
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 2024/25, 0% of pupils at Joseph Clarke School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 74% in Waltham Forest and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Waltham Forest | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 74% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 108 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 107 | 105 |

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

| Measure | This school | Waltham Forest | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | Does not apply to this school | 48.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 51.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 67.9% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 9 | – | – |

Joseph Clarke School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
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

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): 140 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2023. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Highams Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highams-park-school-e137558): 200 m. Secondary. Good (overall), May 2024. Attainment 8 of 49.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Oakhill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakhill-primary-school-e103069): 330 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): 710 m. Primary. Outstanding (overall), May 2022. 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Aubyn's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-aubyns-school-e102864): 1 km. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Woodford County High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodford-county-high-school-e102852): 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/140197)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/140197)

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