Woodford County High School
Ofsted: Good
Score
B79
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Woodford Green, IG8 9LA
- Distance
- 1.1km away
Highams Park School
34 Handsworth Avenue, Highams Park, London, E4 9PJ
Local ranking7th of 17 secondary schools in Waltham Forest
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1700
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 22 May 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 49.1 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 51.1% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 71.3% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 237
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 94.0%
- Continued in education
- 92.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 3.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Higher education
- 72.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 14.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B-
Avg A-Level Grade
36.0
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
37.1
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
131
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 17.2% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 38.1
- 16-18 Cohort
- 352
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1547
- Boys
- 829 (52%)
- Girls
- 763 (48%)
- Capacity
- 1700 (94% full)
- SEND
- 13.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 26.2%
- EAL
- 38.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.6%
- SEN Support
- 10.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.0:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 97.1
- Budget per Pupil
- £11,323/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 25.5% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 26.6%
- White Other: 20.8%
- Asian Pakistani: 10.3%
- Black African: 6.1%
- Mixed Other: 6.0%
- Asian Other: 5.5%
- Black Caribbean: 4.4%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 4.3%
26.6%
White British
20.8%
White Other
10.3%
Asian Pakistani
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
34 Handsworth Avenue
London, London
Administrative
- URN
- 137558
- UKPRN
- 10035039
- Establishment No.
- 5400
- Trust
- HIGHAMS PARK ACADEMY TRUST
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