Whitefield School
Special schoolWhitefield School is a special school in Waltham Forest, for pupils aged 2 to 19. It had 366 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), May 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 10 May 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, 0% of pupils at Whitefield 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 | 21 | – | – |
- Whitefield 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
In a straight line- Frederick Bremer SchoolSecondary. School remains Good, June 2024. Attainment 8 of 49.7 (2025/26, provisional)100 m
- Thorpe Hall Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, December 2022. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)360 m
- The Woodside Primary AcademyPrimary. School remains Outstanding, May 2023. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)390 m
- Holy Family Catholic SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), March 2023. Attainment 8 of 48.1 (2025/26, provisional)650 m
- Our Lady and St George's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, June 2025670 m
- Waltham Forest CollegeSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file670 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).