Wanstead High School
About the school
Wanstead High School is an open secondary school in Redbridge.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 14 May 2025
- Published
- 29 June 2025
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- Standards maintained
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 54.1
- Redbridge
- 53.9
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Redbridge
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 61.10%
- Redbridge
- 59.60%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 76.90%
- Redbridge
- 77.00%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 46.70%
- Redbridge
- 58.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.77
- Redbridge
- 4.95
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B-
Average A-level points
- School
- 37.73
AAB or better
- School
- 14.10%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1434
Girls
47.56%
Boys
52.44%
SEN support
15.27%
Education, health and care plan
3.21%
English as an additional language
21.40%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
18.09%
Overall absence
8.19
Persistent absence
24.88
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
240
Sustained education or employment
96%
Education
95%
Apprenticeship
Less than 0.5%
Employment
Less than 0.5%
Not sustained
2%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
132
Sustained education or employment
83%
Higher education
61%
Further education
5%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
14%