Eden Girls' School, Waltham ForestDuke's Aldridge
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in London.
Summary of the comparison
Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest and Duke's Aldridge are secondary schools in London.
Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest scores 85 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and Duke's Aldridge scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest is ahead on our composite score.
Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest was judged Outstanding and Duke's Aldridge was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 63.5 for Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest and 38.1 for Duke's Aldridge.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest (56.7 in 2021-22, 63.5 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Duke's Aldridge (45.5 in 2021-22, 38.1 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LondonEden Girls' School, Waltham Forest | LondonDuke's Aldridge | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | A85/100Stronger figure | D53/100 | |
| Local ranking | 1st of 17 in Waltham Forest | 12th of 12 in Haringey | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Free schools | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Girls | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 617 | 873 | |
| Capacity | 840 | 1,050 | |
| Location | London, E17 5SD | London, N17 0PG | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 63.5 Stronger figure | 38.1 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 73.8% Stronger figure | 28.4% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 89.3% Stronger figure | 47.5% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 90.2% Stronger figure | 24.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.05 Stronger figure | 3.35 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 122 | 204 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 620 | 965 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 37.1% | 49.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 66.8% | 65.3% | |
| SEN support | 4.3% | 11.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.8% | 4.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.8% Stronger figure | 10.6% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 12.1% Stronger figure | 37.4% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest
Duke's Aldridge
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