George Mitchell School
About the school
George Mitchell School is an open all-through school in Waltham Forest.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 6 June 2023
- Published
- 16 July 2023
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Good
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 47
- Waltham Forest
- 45.3
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Waltham Forest
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 47.10%
- Waltham Forest
- 45.60%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 62.20%
- Waltham Forest
- 63.30%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 51.30%
- Waltham Forest
- 43.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.23
- Waltham Forest
- 4.04
- England
- 4.09
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 61%
- Waltham Forest
- 74%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 2%
- Waltham Forest
- 17%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 73%
- Waltham Forest
- 83%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 67%
- Waltham Forest
- 81%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 76%
- Waltham Forest
- 83%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 82%
- Waltham Forest
- 83%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 41%
- Waltham Forest
- 41%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 65%
- Waltham Forest
- 87%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 105
- Waltham Forest
- 108
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 104
- Waltham Forest
- 107
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 107
- Waltham Forest
- 108
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1004
Girls
45.02%
Boys
54.98%
SEN support
10.96%
Education, health and care plan
5.08%
English as an additional language
55.30%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
37.27%
Overall absence
7.45
Persistent absence
23.46
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
117
Sustained education or employment
95%
Education
93%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
3%