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George Mitchell School

All-through · Mixed · Ages 3–16 · Academy

Farmer Road, Leyton, London E10 5DN · georgemitchellschool.co.uk · 020 8539 6198

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
GCSEs, 2024/25
47
average Attainment 8 score. Waltham Forest 45.3, England 46
Last distance offered
0.83 mi
1.34 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Waltham Forest Council
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
973
91% of 1,065 places
Local authority
Waltham Forest
Sixth form
No
Nursery class
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
38.3%
First language not English
55.5%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Partnership Learning

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.83 mi (1.34 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.72 mi (1.16 km). Source: Waltham Forest Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 62 families put the school first and 70 places were offered; 94% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 96 (Places 74)96September 2023: 95 (Places 64)95September 2024: 106 (Places 64)106September 2025: 79 (Places 72)79September 2026: 62 (Places 70)62Places 70
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202670620.994%
September 2025Sept 202572791.1▲85%
September 2024Sept 2024641061.7▲51%
September 2023Sept 202364951.5▲62%
September 2022Sept 202274961.3▲69%

Last distance offered

ReceptionDistance
September 2026All
September 2025All
September 2024All
September 2023All
September 2022All
Year 7Distance
September 20260.83 mi1.34 km
September 20250.72 mi1.16 km
September 20240.44 mi0.71 km
September 20220.43 mi0.69 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47, and 47.1% 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, 61% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% the higher standard. Across Waltham Forest it was 74%, and across England 62%.

Key stage 2 results

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 48% (England 53%)48%2016/17: 34% (England 61%)34%2017/18: 69% (England 64%)69%2018/19: 64% (England 65%)64%2022/23: 45% (England 60%)45%2023/24: 49% (England 61%)49%2024/25: 61% (England 62%)61%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
●61%62%
▼2%8%
Average scaled score
●105106
●104105
●107105

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 103096)

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 44.2 (England 46.3)44.22017/18: 41.9 (England 46.5)41.92018/19: 41.2 (England 46.7)41.22021/22: 45.3 (England 48.8)45.32022/23: 44.8 (England 46.3)44.82023/24: 47.1 (England 45.9)47.12024/25: 47.0 (England 46.0)47.0England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●4746
●47.1%45.4%
▼62.2%64.8%
▲51.3%40.5%
●4.234.09

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 103096)

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form19.2−2.3
Sixth form college43.3−2.5
Further education30.8+11.2
Other education0.8−2
Employment0.8—
Not in a lasting destination3.3−3.2
Activity not captured1.7−2

Ofsted

George Mitchell School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 6 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
6 Jun 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2016

Earlier inspections

Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 103096), which Ofsted links to this one.

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2016Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103096)

  • Oct 2013Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103096)

What parents said

68% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (22 replies, to 1 April 2024).

Recommend
68%
Replies
22
2% · 1 Apr 2024
Child is happy at school▼72% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▼68% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▼64% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼72% agreeEngland 83%
Child does well▼77% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼72% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▼77% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼77% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▼82% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼59% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼49% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 73% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲56% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 32% who had a child bullied

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