# Walthamstow Academy

Walthamstow Academy is a secondary school in Waltham Forest, for pupils aged 11 to 18.

It had 1,092 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E132727. [Waltham Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 1,092
- Council: Waltham Forest
- URN: 132727

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, November 2022
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 30 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 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Walthamstow Academy was 52.9, against 48.8 in Waltham Forest and 46.2 in England.
63.4% 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 | 52.9 | 48.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 63.4% | 51.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 78.9% | 67.9% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 175 | – | – |

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.

- [Walthamstow Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/walthamstow-primary-academy-e141748): 90 m. Primary. School remains Good, January 2024. 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Roger Ascham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/roger-ascham-primary-school-e136362): 180 m. Primary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 2024. 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Lime Academy Hornbeam](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lime-academy-hornbeam-e138454): 550 m. Special. School remains Good, December 2023
- [The Winns Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-winns-primary-school-e103061): 720 m. Primary. School remains Good, January 2023. 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Chapel End Junior Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chapel-end-junior-academy-e139259): 740 m. Primary. School remains Good, July 2024. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Chapel End Infant School and Early Years Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chapel-end-infant-school-and-early-years-centre-e103052): 760 m. Primary. School remains Good, September 2022

## 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/132727)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/132727)

## How to cite

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