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
8.4 pts
above England
School
33.2%
Waltham Forest
24.7%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
53.9 pts
above England
School
74.2%
Waltham Forest
38.9%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
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.
Any other Mixed background
7.9%
49
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%
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
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.
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%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.