OFSTED
10 November 2022
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy special sponsor led
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Waltham Forest
Trust
LEARNING IN HARMONY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
111
111 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
51
45.9% of pupils
Male pupils
60
54.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
17.5 pts
above England
School
42.3%
Waltham Forest
24.7%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.6 pts
above England
School
36.9%
Waltham Forest
38.9%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Waltham Forest
0.4%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
25.2%
28
Any other White background
20.7%
23
Pakistani
14.4%
16
African
6.3%
7
Bangladeshi
5.4%
6
White and Black Caribbean
5.4%
6
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
100.0%
111 of
111 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
13.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
92.2 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
4.0
35.2 pts
below England
Latest published: -1.77 · 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
9.87%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.65 pts
higher than
England
School
9.87%
Waltham Forest
6.46%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
32.93%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
17.11 pts
higher than
England
School
32.93%
Waltham Forest
17.93%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.22%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.58 pts
lower than
England
School
1.22%
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 not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
100.9%
21.1 pts
above England
Joseph Clarke School
100.9%
Waltham Forest
63.4%
London
75.9%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.