Walthamstow School for GirlsEden Girls' School, Waltham Forest

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

Summary of the comparison

Walthamstow School for Girls and Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest are secondary schools in London.

  • Walthamstow School for Girls scores 78 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest scores 85 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional). Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest is ahead on our composite score.

  • Walthamstow School for Girls was judged Outstanding and Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest was judged Outstanding.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 60.0 for Walthamstow School for Girls and 63.5 for Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Walthamstow School for Girls (58.6 in 2021-22, 60.0 in 2024-25) and has risen at Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest (56.7 in 2021-22, 63.5 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Walthamstow School for Girls versus Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LondonWalthamstow School for GirlsLondonEden Girls' School, Waltham ForestEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB78/100A85/100Stronger figure
Local ranking2nd of 17 in Waltham Forest 1st of 17 in Waltham Forest Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingOfsted: Outstanding
School typeCommunity school Free schools
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 11-18
GenderGirls Girls
Pupils on roll895 617
Capacity900 840
LocationLondon, E17 9RZ London, E17 5SD
GCSE results
Attainment 860.0 63.5 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths72.6% 73.8% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths84.4% 89.3% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc48.0% 90.2% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score5.43 6.05 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort179 122
Pupils
Pupils in the census890 620
Free school meals (ever 6)26.9% 37.1%
English as an additional language14.4% 66.8%
SEN support10.4% 4.3%
SEN with an EHC plan3.9% 1.8%
Attendance
Overall absence6.2% 4.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence16.6% 12.1% 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.

Walthamstow School for Girls

Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest

Full profiles: Walthamstow School for Girls · Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest