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Whitefield School[1]

Special · ages 2–19

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Results

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GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
0.2 2021/22[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
0% 2021/22[2]
Progress 8
-1.83 2021/22[2]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[3]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[4]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[5]
Earlier years
YearAttainment 8Grade 5+ in English & mathsProgress 8
2017/18 3.6[6] 8%[6] -1.34[6]
2015/16 1.3[7] -1.56[7]

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
0% 2024/25[8]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
0% 2024/25[8]
All results, 2021/22
Not published[9]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year Expected standard (reading, writing & maths) Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
2023/24 0%[10] 0%[10]
2022/23 0%[11] 0%[11]
2018/19 0%[12] 0%[12]
2017/18 0%[13] 0%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
93% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
0% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
0% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
4% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
0% 2022/23[14]
Employment
0% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 100%[15] 0%[15] 0%[15] 4%[15] 0%[15] 0%[15]
2020/21 100%[16] 0%[16] 0%[16] 0%[16] 0%[16] 0%[16]
2019/20 96%[17] 0%[17] 0%[17] 0%[17] 0%[17] 0%[17]
2018/19 100%[18] 0%[18] 0%[18] 19%[18] 0%[18] 0%[18]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
10 May 2023[19]
Type
S5 Inspection[19]
Report published
6 Jul 2023[19]
Personal development
Good[19]
Quality of education
Good[19]
Overall effectiveness
Good[19]
Behaviour and attitudes
Good[19]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[19]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Good[19]
Early years provision (where applicable)
Good[19]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good[19]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
24 May 2022[20] S8 No Formal Designation Visit[20] No overall grade[20]
6 Dec 2017[21] Schools with Serious Weaknesses Visit 1[21] Outstanding[21]

Competition to get in

No published data for this school.

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy special converter[1]
Ages
2–19[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Capacity
374[1]
Trust
LEARNING IN HARMONY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST[1]
Local authority
Waltham Forest[1]
Website
www.whitefield.org.uk[1]
District
Waltham Forest[22]
Postcode
E17 4AZ[1]
URN
140795[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
372 2024/25[23]
English as an additional language
45.2% 2024/25[23]
SEN support
0% 2024/25[23]
EHC plan
100% 2024/25[23]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
42.5% 2024/25[23]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
20.5%[24]
Mixed
12.3%[24]
Asian
27.6%[24]
Black
28.1%[24]
Any other ethnic group
4.4%[24]
Unclassified
7.1%[24]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2024/25: data guidance. Period 2024/25. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
  4. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2020/21. Period 2020/21. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series for the 2020/21 academic year was cancelled
  5. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2019/20. Period 2019/20. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in 2020
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2017/18, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2015/16, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Department for Education: Key stage 2 attainment: national headlines 2021/22. Period 2021/22. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quotes (2)
    We will not publish key stage 2 data for academic year 2021/22 in performance tables (also known as Compare School and College Performance).
    This is the first publication of key stage 2 attainment statistics since 2019 due to cancellation of 2020 and 2021 assessments during the pandemic.
  10. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  11. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  12. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  13. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2017/18, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  14. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  15. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  16. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2020/21, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  17. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2019/20, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  18. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  19. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2022/23. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  20. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2021/22. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  21. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2017/18. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  22. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  23. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  24. Department for Education: Schools, pupils and their characteristics: school level underlying data. Period 2025/26, published 2026-06-04. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.