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Willowfield School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Community school
209 Blackhorse Road, Walthamstow, London E17 6ND · willowfield-school.co.uk · 020 8527 4065
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Waltham Forest 45.3, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Waltham Forest Council
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,035
- 99% of 1,050 places
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 34.6%
- First language not English
- 26.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Waltham Forest Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 124 families put the school first and 200 places were offered; 100% 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 | 200 | 124 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 195 | 140 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 197 | 164 | 0.8 | 91% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 198 | 178 | 0.9 | 86% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 206 | 171 | 0.8 | 92% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| September 2025 | All | |
| September 2024 | 1.19 mi1.92 km | |
| September 2022 | 1.08 mi1.74 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.1, and 54.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Waltham Forest it was 45.3, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●46.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲54.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲71.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼34.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.06 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 35.7 | +11.3 |
| Sixth form college | 23.2 | −10.9 |
| Further education | 28 | −1.3 |
| Other education | 1.8 | +1.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.2 | +0.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.8 | −2.5 |
| Activity not captured | 5.4 | +3.6 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Willowfield School on 20 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 20 Jan 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Oct 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jun 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
62% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (79 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 62%
- Positive
- 57%
- Replies
- 79
- 8% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on 19 parents (24%) whose child was bullied
based on 18 parents (23%) with SEND