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Leytonstone School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Community school
Colworth Road, Leytonstone, London E11 1JD · leytonstoneschool.org · 020 8988 7420
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 49
- average Attainment 8 score. Waltham Forest 45.3, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 0.92 mi
- 1.48 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Waltham Forest Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,028
- 38 over 990 places · 104%
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 26.1%
- First language not English
- 41.9%
- 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 0.92 mi (1.48 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 1.05 mi (1.68 km). Source: Waltham Forest Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 187 families put the school first and 196 places were offered; 82% 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 | 196 | 187 | 1 | 82% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 202 | 195 | 1 | 89% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 199 | 219 | 1.1▲ | 78% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 197 | 211 | 1.1▲ | 75% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 203 | 227 | 1.1▲ | 79% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.92 mi1.48 km | |
| September 2025 | 1.05 mi1.68 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.86 mi1.38 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49, and 50% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲49 | 46 | ||
| ▲50.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲73.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼14.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ●3.95 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 35.4 | +4.2 |
| Sixth form college | 27.3 | −9.2 |
| Further education | 30.8 | +7.3 |
| Other education | 0.5 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 1 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3 | −3.5 |
| Activity not captured | 2 | +0.8 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Leytonstone School on 13 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: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 13 Jan 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Sept 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Jan 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
81% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (114 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 81%
- Positive
- 71%
- Replies
- 114
- 11% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 92% who raised concerns
based on 17 parents (15%) whose child was bullied
based on 31 parents (27%) with SEND