Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest

Eden Girls’ School in Waltham Forest continues to demonstrate outstanding performance since its last inspection in April 2017. The school is noted for its high aspirations and the strong support it provides to all pupils, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds. The ambitious curriculum allows for excellent academic progress while also fostering personal development. Pupils report feeling safe, happy, and well-prepared for life beyond school, showcasing exemplary behavior and strong engagement with the school's ethos and extracurricular opportunities.

Strengths

• Leaders have embedded an ambitious curriculum for all students.
• Teachers are highly skilled and knowledgeable.
• Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds thrive academically.
• The school environment is safe and nurturing.
• Pupils appreciate the academic and pastoral support provided by teachers.
• Exemplary pupil behavior contributes to a calm and purposeful classroom atmosphere.
• Strong emphasis on students' understanding of their role as responsible citizens.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest attended 95.2% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 12.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.1% of pupils at Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest had 14.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 7.9% of pupils at Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest received £8,946 and spent £9,229 for each of its 620 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,536,000 (£2,478 per pupil).

Across all 36 schools of Star Academies, income was £8,430 and spending £8,333 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Waltham Forest · Waltham Forest local authority: places and applications

Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest is part of Star Academies, which runs 36 schools. The nearest others:

• The Olive School, Hackney London
• Eden Girls' School, Slough Slough
• Eden Girls' School, Coventry Coventry
• The Olive School, Birmingham Birmingham
• Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham Birmingham
• Starbank School Birmingham
• The Olive School, Small Heath Birmingham
• Small Heath Leadership Academy Birmingham
• Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East Birmingham
• Star King Solomon Academy Birmingham

What is Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest is Outstanding, from an inspection in November 2022.

When was Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest last inspected by Ofsted?

Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest was last inspected in November 2022.

How many pupils does Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest have?

Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest has 617 pupils on roll.

What age range does Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest cover?

Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 64.2, and 81% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest?

Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest is at Blackhorse Lane, Walthamstow, London, E17 5SD.