Leytonstone School
London, E11 1JD · Waltham Forest · secondary school
14th 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 — 6.3/10 against 878 of them, against 5.4/10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 17 | 35% | 0.60 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 50.0 · 65 | 30% | 1.94 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -0.17 · 37 | 25% | 0.93 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 49.0 · 66 | 10% | 0.66 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. Ofsted rated the school Good in January 2026. In 2024/25, 50.0% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 49.0, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -0.17 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did slightly worse than peers nationally who started from the same place. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (6.3 out of 10 against similar schools, 5.4 out of 10 against all schools).
Getting in. The school has 1028 pupils in a capacity of 990, meaning it is over capacity by 38. The school is over its stated capacity, so places are competitive.
Worth asking on a visit. With the school operating over capacity, how does the admissions process handle new applications for the next academic year? Since the Progress 8 score is below 0, what specific support is available for pupils who are not meeting expected progress in core subjects? How does the school manage the transition for students given the high number of pupils relative to available places?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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