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Heathcote School & Science College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Community school
Normanton Park, Chingford, London E4 6ES · heathcoteschool.com · 020 8498 5110
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Waltham Forest 45.3, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.38 mi
- 2.22 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Waltham Forest Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,115
- 88% of 1,260 places
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 27.6%
- First language not English
- 32.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.38 mi (2.22 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 1.54 mi (2.47 km). Source: Waltham Forest Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 196 families put the school first and 171 places were offered; 78% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 171 | 196 | 1.1▲ | 78% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 175 | 196 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 174 | 216 | 1.2▲ | 76% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 168 | 191 | 1.1▲ | 79% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 172 | 183 | 1.1▲ | 81% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.38 mi2.22 km | |
| September 2025 | 1.54 mi2.47 km | |
| September 2024 | 1.28 mi2.06 km | |
| September 2022 | 1.47 mi2.36 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.1, and 44.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Waltham Forest it was 45.3, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (35.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●46.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ●44.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼61.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ●38.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.10 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 48.5 | −3.2 |
| Sixth form college | 7.2 | −4.9 |
| Further education | 33 | +5.4 |
| Other education | 2.1 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 1.5 | — |
| Employment | 0.5 | −0.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.6 | −1.4 |
| Activity not captured | 4.6 | +1.2 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87 students | B- (35.5) | Above average +0.35 | |
| 87 students | B- (35.7) | Above average +0.35 | |
| 52 students | Dist- (31.6) | Average +0.14 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 70 | C+ (33.1) | +0.38 |
| 2022/23 | 79 | C (31.3) | — |
| 2021/22 | 51 | C+ (33) | — |
| 2018/19 | 88 | C- (26.6) | -0.16 |
| 2017/18 | 123 | C- (26.3) | -0.16 |
| 2016/17 | 118 | C- (28.2) | +0.18 |
| 2015/16 | 96 | C- (25.2) | -0.10 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 63.5 | +6.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.9 | −5.2 |
| Employment | 14.1 | −6.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11.8 | +5.6 |
| Activity not captured | 4.7 | +1 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 29 February 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Heathcote School & Science College was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 28 Feb 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jan 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jun 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (199 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 85%
- Replies
- 199
- 18% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 44% who had a child bullied
based on 52 parents (26%) with SEND