Walthamstow School for Girls
Church Hill, Walthamstow, E17 9RZ
Community school for ages 11–16 in Walthamstow. Girls intake.
Walthamstow School for Girls is a local authority maintained community secondary school in London, within Waltham Forest, for girls aged 11 to 16. It is non-selective and has around 890 pupils. The school was rated Outstanding at its last full Ofsted inspection in July 2018, so that judgement is now dated.
Its GCSE Attainment 8 score was 60.0, and 72.6% achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths.
The school describes itself as high-achieving, with an ethos that values every young woman and strives to 'bring out the gift' in each pupil. It says it believes there are no barriers to achievement and emphasises confidence, aspiration and opportunity.