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Girls' schools in and near Waltham Forest

All 3 girls' schools in Waltham Forest, and the nearest just outside.

3 schools in Waltham Forest

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  1. Walthamstow School for Girls

    London, E17 9RZ · State · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Girls

    Results close to the Waltham Forest girls schools average.

    231 first choices, 173 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6

    Waltham Forest girls schools Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 12Waltham Forest girls schools about 12
    Pupils
    895
    View school Walthamstow School for Girls
  2. Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest

    London, E17 5SD · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Muslim
    • Girls

    Results above the Waltham Forest girls schools average, low absence.

    171 first choices, 122 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6

    Waltham Forest girls schools Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 9Waltham Forest girls schools about 12
    Pupils
    617
    View school Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest
  3. Connaught School for Girls

    London, E11 4AE · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Good in every area
    • Girls

    Results below the Waltham Forest girls schools average, high absence.

    44 first choices, 71 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5

    Waltham Forest girls schools Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 14Waltham Forest girls schools about 12
    Pupils
    550
    View school Connaught School for Girls

Just outside Waltham Forest

The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Waltham Forest.

  1. Woodford County High School

    1.9 miles from Waltham Forest · State · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Girls
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the Waltham Forest girls schools average, low absence.

    338 first choices, 178 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 8

    Waltham Forest girls schools Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 9Waltham Forest girls schools about 12
    Pupils
    1,237
    View school Woodford County High School
  2. Stradbroke

    2.4 miles from Waltham Forest · Independent · All-through · Ages 8 to 16 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Girls

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed a year
    –
    Pupils
    1
    View school Stradbroke
The big picture

How Waltham Forest's girls' schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

GCSE score (Attainment 8)

Average score across each pupil's best eight GCSEs.

Waltham Forest 57.5England 46.2Connaught School for Girls: 50.4Walthamstow School for Girls: 57.9Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest: 64.2020406080
Girls' schools in Waltham Forest

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Waltham Forest average 6.2%Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest: 4.8%Walthamstow School for Girls: 6.2%Connaught School for Girls: 7.5%0%4%8%12%16%
Girls' schools in Waltham Forest

Ofsted grades in Waltham Forest

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 1 newer or converted school doesn't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 2 of 2
  • Good: 0 of 2
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 2
  • Inadequate: 0 of 2
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Waltham Forest

  1. Some are faith schools.

    1 of the 3 girls' schools in Waltham Forest have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Girls' schools in Waltham Forest, explained

There are 3 girls' schools in Waltham Forest, teaching 2,062 children. 1 are run by the council and 2 are academies or free schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 2 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

Pupils in Waltham Forest girls schools scored an average Attainment 8 of 57.5 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.

31.8% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £8,995 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 18.2% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many girls schools are in Waltham Forest?
There are 3 girls schools in Waltham Forest, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best girls schools in Waltham Forest?
The highest-ranked girls schools in Waltham Forest on Eduscope are Walthamstow School for Girls, Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest and Connaught School for Girls. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding girls schools are in Waltham Forest?
Waltham Forest has 2 girls schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 0 are rated Good, meaning 100% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are girls schools in Waltham Forest ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Waltham Forest girls schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across girls schools in Waltham Forest is 15:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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