Wanstead High School
Secondary · Community school · Mixed · Redbridge
Redbridge Lane West, London, E11 2JZ
78
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Standards maintained
No graded inspection
Application demand
82%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.8%
24.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,434
Capacity used
Nearly full96%
1,500 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
82%
1st preference success rate
189 of 231 families who put it first got an offer
233
Places offered
779
Total applications
3.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 231 | 189 | ● 82% |
| 2nd preference | 203 | 30 | ● 15% |
| 3rd preference | 142 | 8 | ● 6% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 203 | 6 | ● 3% |
| Total | 779 | 233 | 30% |
1st preference success by year
Redbridge lets families list 6 preferences. 214 applications came from outside the council area (14 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Emma Hillman
- Address
- Redbridge Lane West, Wanstead, London, E11 2JZ
- Phone
- 02089892791
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Ward / constituency
- Wanstead Park · Leyton and Wanstead
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 102851
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 18% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 23% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,434 pupils · 1,500 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
14 May 2025
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,222 pupils
Attendance
91.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
24.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 54.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.28 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 65% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 83% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.77 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 32.82 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 54.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 61.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 76.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 46.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.77 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 229 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.73 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 14.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 128 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 229 | 33% | 65% | 81% | |
| English Language | 229 | 28% | 71% | 83% | |
| English Literature | 228 | 29% | 75% | 84% | |
| Combined Science | 144 | 13% | 43% | 61% | |
| Geography | 112 | 36% | 70% | 79% | |
| History | 97 | 44% | 71% | 79% | |
| Social Studies | 97 | 30% | 71% | 75% | |
| Spanish | 86 | 23% | 47% | 64% | |
| Biology | 85 | 42% | 80% | 93% | |
| Physics | 84 | 48% | 86% | 93% | |
| Chemistry | 84 | 40% | 82% | 93% | |
| Computer Science | 65 | 45% | 69% | 82% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 47 | 9% | 36% | 55% | |
| Sociology | 42 | 12% | 48% | 74% | |
| Economics | 34 | 3% | 29% | 76% | |
| History | 28 | 4% | 32% | 86% | |
| Psychology | 23 | 22% | 57% | 83% | |
| Geography | 20 | 5% | 20% | 60% | |
| Biology | 19 | 0% | 16% | 37% | |
| English Literature | 19 | 11% | 37% | 74% | |
| Physics | 17 | 6% | 29% | 35% | |
| Classical Civilisation | 17 | 6% | 12% | 35% | |
| Chemistry | 14 | 0% | 14% | 43% | |
| Religious Studies | 14 | 7% | 14% | 43% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 11833: Wanstead High School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 10 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 77% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 78% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Redbridge council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.