OFSTED
6 June 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Waltham Forest
Trust
PARTNERSHIP LEARNING
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
973
935 full-time ·
38 part-time
Female pupils
431
44.3% of pupils
Male pupils
542
55.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
12.1 pts
above England
School
36.9%
Waltham Forest
24.7%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
35.2 pts
above England
School
55.5%
Waltham Forest
38.9%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.5 pts
below England
School
0.5%
Waltham Forest
0.4%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other White background
27.3%
266
Pakistani
17.5%
170
African
14.4%
140
Caribbean
5.5%
54
White British
4.8%
47
Any other ethnic group
4.3%
42
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
16.7%
162 of
973 pupils
4.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.4 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.8 pts
below
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
47.0
7.8 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.24 · 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
7.45%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.23 pts
higher than
England
School
7.45%
Waltham Forest
6.46%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
23.46%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.65 pts
higher than
England
School
23.46%
Waltham Forest
17.93%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.77%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.03 pts
lower than
England
School
1.77%
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
91.4%
0.3 pts
above England
George Mitchell School
91.4%
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.