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Lammas School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy

150 Seymour Road, Leyton, London E10 7LX · lammas-gst.org · 020 8988 5860

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
36.3
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
0.5
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
462
51% of 900 places
Local authority
Waltham Forest
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
42.6%
First language not English
60.4%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Griffin Schools Trust

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, 20 families put the school first and 41 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 74 (Places 110)74September 2023: 51 (Places 130)51September 2024: 30 (Places 98)30September 2025: 33 (Places 43)33September 2026: 20 (Places 41)20Places 41
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202641200.5100%
September 2025Sept 202543330.8100%
September 2024Sept 202498300.3100%
September 2023Sept 2023130510.4100%
September 2022Sept 2022110740.7100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 36.3, and 28% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Waltham Forest it was 45.3, and across England 46.

In 2018/19 the average A level result was grade C- (26.3 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 43.0 (England 46.3)43.02017/18: 41.7 (England 46.5)41.72018/19: 42.6 (England 46.7)42.62021/22: 41.9 (England 48.8)41.92022/23: 36.1 (England 46.3)36.12023/24: 40.6 (England 45.9)40.62024/25: 36.3 (England 46.0)36.3England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼36.346.0
▼28.0%45.4%
▼45.6%64.8%
▼18.4%40.5%
▼3.024.09

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 133287)

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form14.2−24.9
Sixth form college48.2+24.1
Further education27.7+1.4
Employment2.1—
Not in a lasting destination3.5−4
Activity not captured4.3+3.5

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

16/1717/1818/192016/17: 24.9 (England 31.1)D+2017/18: 25.1 (England 32.1)C-2018/19: 26.3 (England 32.9)C-England 32.9
2018/19TrendAverage gradeProgress
27 studentsC- (26.3)Below average -0.44
27 studentsC- (26.3)Below average -0.45
8%AAB or better
92.6%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2017/1823C- (25.1)-0.18
2016/1726D+ (24.9)-0.28

Published for the predecessor school (URN 133287)

Where sixth-form leavers went

2016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/23
Left in 2022/23Since 2021/22
University42.5−17.5
Further and other education10+6.7
Further education7.5+5.8
Other education2.5+0.8
Apprenticeship5+3.3
Employment15+1.7
Not in a lasting destination22.5+12.5
Activity not captured5−6.7

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Lammas School on 10 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
10 Mar 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
AchievementNeeds attention
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2023

Earlier inspections

Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 133287), which Ofsted links to this one.

September 2019 to November 2025

  • May 2025Monitoring visitEffective action
  • Sept 2023Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Sixth formRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective
  • May 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
  • Feb 2022Inadequate
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesInadequate
    Personal developmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementInadequate
    Sixth formRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • May 2017Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 133287)

  • May 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 133287)

What parents said

100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (10 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
100%
Positive
89%
Replies
10
2% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▲90% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▲100% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved●80% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn●80% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▲90% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▲80% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼57% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 70% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲50% agreeEngland 43%

based on 2 parents (20%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲100% agreeEngland 63%

based on 4 parents (40%) with SEND

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