Norlington School and 6th FormGeorge Mitchell School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in London.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Norlington School and 6th Form and George Mitchell School in London.

  • Norlington School and 6th Form scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average) and George Mitchell School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average). Norlington School and 6th Form is ahead on our composite score.

  • Norlington School and 6th Form was judged Good and George Mitchell School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 48.6 for Norlington School and 6th Form and 47.0 for George Mitchell School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Norlington School and 6th Form (52.0 in 2021-22, 48.6 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at George Mitchell School (45.3 in 2021-22, 47.0 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Norlington School and 6th Form versus George Mitchell School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LondonNorlington School and 6th FormLondonGeorge Mitchell SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC63/100Stronger figureC58/100
Local ranking4th of 17 in Waltham Forest Stronger figure10th of 17 in Waltham Forest
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary All-through
Age range11-18 3-16
GenderBoys Mixed
Pupils on roll902 1,004
Capacity860 1,065
LocationLondon, E10 6JZ London, E10 5DN
GCSE results
Attainment 848.6 Stronger figure47.0 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths52.0% Stronger figure47.1% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths69.1% Stronger figure62.2% 64.8%
Entering EBacc36.8% 51.3% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score4.30 Stronger figure4.23 4.09
Cohort152 119
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported61.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported2.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported104.0 105.0
A-level results
A-level entries64 Not reported
A-level average points34.2 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeC+ Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points35.3 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects21.3% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census902 1,004
Free school meals (ever 6)31.6% 37.3%
English as an additional language30.7% 55.3%
SEN support8.0% 11.0%
SEN with an EHC plan3.0% 5.1%
Attendance
Overall absence7.4% Stronger figure7.4% 6.2%
Persistent absence23.6% 23.5% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Norlington School and 6th Form

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