George Mitchell School
All-through · Academy converter · Mixed · Waltham Forest
Farmer Road, London, E10 5DN
67
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 06/06/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.5%
23.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
973
Capacity used
Has space91%
1,065 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
42 of 42 families who put it first got an offer
57
Places offered
136
Total applications
2.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 42 | 42 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 19 | 5 | ● 26% |
| 3rd preference | 28 | 4 | ● 14% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 47 | 1 | ● 2% |
| Total | 136 | 52 | 38% |
1st preference success by year
Waltham Forest lets families list 6 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- All-through
- Age range
- 3–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Benita Simmons
- Address
- Farmer Road, Leyton, London, E10 5DN
- Phone
- 02085396198
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Ward / constituency
- Leyton · Leyton and Wanstead
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 145106
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 38% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 55% | — | — |
| SEN support | 9% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: PARTNERSHIP LEARNING
973 pupils · 1,065 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
06 June 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 959 pupils
Attendance
92.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.0%
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.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 49% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 5% | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 47.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.24 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 46% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 69% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.16 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 61% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 2% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 47 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 47.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 62.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 51.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.23 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 119 | — |
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.
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 | 118 | 20% | 51% | 66% | |
| English Language | 118 | 17% | 52% | 63% | |
| English Literature | 116 | 20% | 53% | 72% | |
| Combined Science | 91 | 12% | 36% | 51% | |
| Business | 73 | 25% | 70% | 74% | |
| Geography | 58 | 21% | 52% | 67% | |
| History | 50 | 30% | 52% | 68% | |
| French | 39 | 18% | 51% | 59% | |
| Spanish | 31 | 32% | 68% | 81% | |
| Computer Science | 29 | 41% | 83% | 93% | |
| Biology | 25 | 44% | 72% | 96% | |
| Physics | 25 | 40% | 68% | 88% |
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 Waltham Forest council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working 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.