Connaught School for Girls
London, E11 4AE · Waltham Forest · secondary school
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7th of 17 secondary schools in Waltham Forest we can score. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 7.7/10 against 531 of them, against 5.6/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2025/26 | 52.3 · 67 | 46% | 3.11 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -0.18 · 36 | 38% | 1.39 |
| Attainment 8 2025/26 | 50.4 · 71 | 15% | 1.10 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Connaught School for Girls overview
How it's doing
In 2024/25, 45.0% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 50.6, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -0.18 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did worse than those nationally who started from the same place. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (7.2 out of 10 against similar schools, 5.0 out of 10 against all schools).
Beyond the classroom
Pupils can join Public Speaking and Chess clubs, or participate in singing. The school provides both a breakfast club and an after-school club.
Getting in
The published school roll is 550 pupils against a stated capacity of 632. These whole-school figures do not establish entry-year vacancies or the likelihood of an offer. Confirm entry-year availability and admissions criteria with the school or local authority.
Worth asking on a visit
How does the school support pupils to improve their progress scores? What specific activities are available within the breakfast and after-school clubs? How does the curriculum cater to the diverse backgrounds of the student body?
What Ofsted said about Connaught School for Girls
Overview
Connaught School for Girls is described as a small community where pupils are “welcomed as individuals” and feel safe. Leaders have a “clear vision” for success, resulting in strong pupil achievement and high attendance, particularly among disadvantaged pupils. The school maintains a supportive culture with effective governance and staff workload management.
Strengths
- Pupils are “ambitious for their education” and produce work of “high quality” in most lessons.
- The curriculum is “logically sequenced” to build knowledge gradually, with strong outcomes in subjects like English.
- There is a “wide range of extra-curricular activities,” including therapeutic opportunities and educational visits, which pupils enjoy.
- Staff have “good subject knowledge” and present information clearly, using activities to recall previous learning.
- Safeguarding arrangements are “effective,” and leaders ensure staff workload is “exceptionally well considered.”
Areas to improve
- Lesson activities are not always “closely matched to the needs of pupils,” including those with SEND, limiting opportunities to deepen knowledge.
- The school does not routinely check if learning is secure, allowing “gaps” to emerge in some pupils’ knowledge.
- Some pupils struggling with reading do not receive “sufficient support” to become accurate and fluent readers.
Safeguarding
The report states that “the arrangements for safeguarding are effective.”
Results over time
Attainment 8, the years we hold.
| Year | Attainment 8 |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 50.3 |
| 2024/25 | 50.6 |
| 2025/26 | 50.4 |
| England | 44.9 |
Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics. “England” is the median of the 3,682 state schools in England we hold a 2025/26 figure for — a school-level median, not the DfE's pupil-weighted national figure.
Your offer chance
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Sibling, faith, looked-after and other criteria can override distance. Always confirm with the school or local authority.
Next dates
- Secondary application deadline31 Oct 2026
- Secondary National Offer Day1 Mar 2027
- Secondary application deadline31 Oct 2027
- Secondary National Offer Day1 Mar 2028
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