Norlington School and 6th Form
Norlington School and 6th Form is an academy converter in Waltham Forest for pupils aged 11 to 18. It has 895 pupils on roll. In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 54.1, and 63% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE. It has fewer teachers for its size than most secondary schools: 23.6 pupils for each teacher in 2025/26, against 16.7 nationally.
GCSE results: 2026. A-level results: 2025.
| Type | Secondary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 11-18 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | Norlington Road Leyton London E10 6JZ |
| Phone | 02085393055 |
| Reference Number | 143385 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 895 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 97.88%
Girls: 2.12% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 31% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 30.7% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 22.4 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 155 | Unknown | 155 |
| 8 | 148 | Unknown | 148 |
| 9 | 163 | Unknown | 163 |
| 10 | 146 | Unknown | 146 |
| 11 | 153 | Unknown | 153 |
| 12 | 60 | 13 | 73 |
| 13 | 51 | 6 | 57 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Pakistani | 44.1% |
| Indian | 8.4% |
| Asian, Other | 8% |
| White, Other | 7.6% |
| African | 6.7% |
| White, British | 3.2% |
| Mixed, Other | 2.9% |
| White & Asian | 1.6% |
| Chinese | 1.3% |
| Caribbean | 1.2% |
| Unclassified | 1% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 0.7% |
| White & Black (African) | 0.6% |
| Irish | 0.1% |
| Overall Ofsted Rating | |
| Last Report Date | 29 Nov 2023 – no overall grade published for this inspection |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 29 Nov 2023 | School inspection |
| 12 Sep 2018 | Short inspection |
| 06 Sep 2016 | Academy conversion letter |
| 12 Sep 2013 | Full inspection: |
| Previously as Norlington School and 6th Form | |
| 28 Sep 2011 | Full inspection: |
| 03 Feb 2011 | Curriculum and development visit |
| 04 Feb 2009 | Full inspection: |
| 02 Oct 2007 | Curriculum and development visit |
| 22 Feb 2006 | Full inspection: |
| 06 Dec 1999 | Full inspection |
Attainment 8 Score
Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:
- English
- Maths
- 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
- 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education
Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.
| School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|
| 54.1 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
GCSE Results
| Metric | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 62.7% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) | 74.5% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Attainment 8 Score
Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:
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| Points | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Points | 34.22 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Average Points (best 3) | 36.01 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Grades
| School | Local | Nationwide | |
| Average Grade | C+ | C+ | C+ |
| Average Grade (best 3) | B- | B- | C+ |
| Percentage | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students getting AAB or better | 21.7% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 56 | 15 |
| Third Preference | 35 | 5 |
| From another Local Authority | 20 | 12 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Norlington School and 6th Form had 891 pupils for 975 places. 84 places (8.6%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Year 7 intake in the “Leyton / Leytonstone” planning area
Waltham Forest counted 826 Year 7 pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 812 in 2031–32, down 2%.
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 600 | 600 | 600 | 630 | 780 | 945 | 975 | 975 |
| Pupils | 578 | 604 | 636 | 717 | 765 | 824 | 872 | 891 |
| Unfilled | 3.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.9% | 12.8% | 10.6% | 8.6% |
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.
Destinations after GCSE's
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In 2024–25 pupils at Norlington School and 6th Form attended 92.6% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 23.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 4.1% | 3.5% | 3.8% | 4.7% | 4.5% | 5.8% | 5.0% | 5.3% |
| Unauthorised absence | 2.0% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 2.5% | 2.9% | 2.1% | 2.1% |
| Severely absent pupils | 1.4% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.8% |
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, 5.5% of pupils at Norlington School and 6th Form were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 4 pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 4.6 | 7.2 | 4.7 | 8.3 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
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 Norlington School and 6th Form had 23.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 9.5 | 11.8 | 10.6 | 10.3 | 11.6 | 13.9 | 17.9 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 20.9 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 12.8% | 11.7% | 8.2% | 9.9% | 6.4% | 8.9% | 8.1% | 2.8% | 0.0% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | – | 26.2% | 18.2% | – | 4.0% | 23.4% | 81.4% | 79.5% | 92.1% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | – | 1.9 | 0.7 | – | 0.0 | 1.2 | 5.9 | 3.1 | 5.4 | – |
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, 9.4% of pupils at Norlington School and 6th Form were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 4.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 25 | 3 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 3 | 16 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 15 | 4 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 17 | 0 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 13 | 2 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 3 | 5 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 4 | 3 |
| Physical disability | 3 | 2 |
| Severe learning difficulty | 1 | 1 |
| Hearing impairment | 0 | 1 |
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 Norlington School and 6th Form received £8,992 and spent £8,550 for each of its 903 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £129,000 (£143 per pupil).
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | -£42,000 | £14,000 | £65,000 | £38,000 | -£68,000 | -£139,000 | £129,000 |
| per pupil | -£65 | £22 | £90 | £50 | -£83 | -£159 | £143 |
| In-year balance | -£186,000 | £67,000 | £51,000 | -£168,000 | -£106,000 | £277,000 | £399,000 |
| per pupil | -£290 | £103 | £70 | -£221 | -£129 | £317 | £442 |
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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How many pupils does Norlington School and 6th Form have?
Norlington School and 6th Form has 895 pupils on roll.
What age range does Norlington School and 6th Form cover?
Norlington School and 6th Form for pupils aged 11 to 18.
What are Norlington School and 6th Form's GCSE results?
In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 54.1, and 63% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.
Where is Norlington School and 6th Form?
Norlington School and 6th Form is at Norlington Road, Leyton, London, E10 6JZ.