Willowfield School
About the school
Willowfield School is an open secondary school in Waltham Forest.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 20 January 2026
- Published
- 19 April 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 46.1
- 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
- 54.90%
- Waltham Forest
- 45.60%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 71.40%
- Waltham Forest
- 63.30%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 34.30%
- Waltham Forest
- 43.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.06
- Waltham Forest
- 4.04
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1004
Girls
37.85%
Boys
62.15%
SEN support
19.82%
Education, health and care plan
4.48%
English as an additional language
26.40%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
33.76%
Overall absence
8.77
Persistent absence
28.79
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
171
Sustained education or employment
94%
Education
93%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
4%