SCHOOL PROFILE

Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest

Secondary Free schools URN 140957
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 840 Published school capacity
Capacity used 73.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 18 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

28 September 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Free schools
Phase Secondary
Gender Girls
Religious character Muslim
Local authority Waltham Forest
Trust STAR ACADEMIES
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 617 617 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 617 100.0% of pupils
Male pupils 0 0.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

33.2%
8.4 pts above England
School 33.2%
Waltham Forest 24.7%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

74.2%
53.9 pts above England
School 74.2%
Waltham Forest 38.9%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.0%
0.0 pts in line with England
School 1.0%
Waltham Forest 0.4%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Pakistani
46.4%
286
African
12.5%
77
Any other Mixed background
7.9%
49
Bangladeshi
7.8%
48
Any other ethnic group
7.5%
46
Any other Asian background
6.5%
40
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 10.1% 62 of 617 pupils
10.8 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 10.1%
Waltham Forest 19.6%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 7.9% 49 pupils
England 14.8% 6.8 pts below
EHC plans 2.1% 13 pupils
England 6.0% 3.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Specific learning difficulty 23
Speech, language & communication 21
Moderate learning difficulty 6
Vision impairment 5
Hearing impairment 4
Social, emotional & mental health 2

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

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

63.5 24.3 pts above England
School 63.5
Waltham Forest 41.4
London 42.1
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 73.8% England 36.0% 37.8 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 89.3% England 51.4% 37.9 pts above England
EBacc entry 90.2% England 30.6% 59.6 pts above England
EBacc average point score 6.05 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: 0.94 · 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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.83%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.39 pts lower than England
School 4.83%
Waltham Forest 6.46%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

12.11%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.71 pts lower than England
School 12.11%
Waltham Forest 17.93%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.10%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.70 pts lower than England
School 1.10%
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 secondary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

73.5% 18.9 pts below England
Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest
73.5%
Waltham Forest
91.0%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information