OFSTED
21 June 2023
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Waltham Forest
Trust
The Buxton School Learning Trust
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,065
1,035 full-time ·
30 part-time
Female pupils
466
43.8% of pupils
Male pupils
599
56.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
16.1 pts
above England
School
40.9%
Waltham Forest
24.7%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
29.3 pts
above England
School
49.6%
Waltham Forest
38.9%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
below England
School
0.6%
Waltham Forest
0.4%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other White background
27.5%
293
African
12.1%
129
White British
8.5%
90
Pakistani
8.2%
87
Any other Mixed background
6.7%
71
Bangladeshi
6.7%
71
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
24.6%
262 of
1,065 pupils
3.8 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.9 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
45.2
6.0 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.21 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.22%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.00 pts
higher than
England
School
7.22%
Waltham Forest
6.46%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
24.00%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.19 pts
higher than
England
School
24.00%
Waltham Forest
17.93%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.57%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.76 pts
higher than
England
School
2.57%
Waltham Forest
1.64%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open all-through schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
91.0%
0.1 pts
below England
Buxton School
91.0%
Waltham Forest
91.2%
London
91.4%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.