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Oversubscribed
Maintained school
Willowfield School
Secondary
209 Blackhorse Road Walthamstow, London, E176ND
020 8527 4065


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
11 - 16
PUPILS
873

Willowfield School is a Maintained school (Community school). The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 11 and 16 and has a capacity of 930. The school was last rated as Good by Ofsted on 12 Jan 2012.

This school has strong academic results. It is in the top 40% of Secondary schools in England based on Key Stage 4 GCSE performance and ranking according to the Attainment 8 score (how well pupils of the school have performed in up to 8 qualifications).


PUPIL MIX
542 boys and 331 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
14.8
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
21.5%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
37.8%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
15.8%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
Yes
SEN SUPPORT
13.9%
EHC PLAN
2.4%
SEN PROVISIONS:
  • Not Applicable


School Performance


Attainment 8 score

School
47.9
Local Authority
46.2
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
43%
Local Authority
43%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 59% 52% 40%
EBacc average point score 4.22 4.1 4.07




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

12 Jan 2012

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education No Judgement
Behaviour and attitudes No Judgement
Personal development No Judgement
Leadership and management Good
Safeguarding is effective -




School Admissions



Demand for secondary school places
Oversubscribed

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 657
Of which first preference applications 200
Of which second preference applications 197
Of which third preference applications 124
Total offers made 174
Of which first preference offers 148
Of which second preference offers 21
Of which third preference offers 5




School Destinations


The percentage of students staying in education or employment (the year) after completing their GCSEs:

School
97%
Local Authority
95%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 93% 92% 87%
Staying in employment 3% 1% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 2% 1% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 1% 4% 5%





School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
10
GREEN SPACE
3
ENVIRONMENT
1
SAFETY
5
PROPERTY
£455,000 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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