Lammas School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Waltham Forest
150 Seymour Road, London, E10 7LX
58
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 12/09/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.2%
29.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
462
Capacity used
Has space51%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
33 of 33 families who put it first got an offer
43
Places offered
114
Total applications
2.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 33 | 33 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 19 | 1 | ● 5% |
| 3rd preference | 27 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 35 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 114 | 34 | 30% |
1st preference success by year
Waltham Forest lets families list 6 preferences. 6 applications came from outside the council area (3 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
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Mark Bland
- Address
- 150 Seymour Road, Leyton, London, E10 7LX
- Phone
- 02089885860
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Ward / constituency
- Lea Bridge · Walthamstow
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 145708
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 43% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 58% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE GRIFFIN SCHOOLS TRUST
462 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
10 March 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Expected standard Achievement Needs attention Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Needs attention Attendance and behaviour Expected standard Leadership and governance Expected standard Early years Not applicable Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 23
12 September 2023
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessSixth form Requires improvement Personal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 584 pupils
Attendance
91.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
29.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
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 | 40.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.77 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 37% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 54% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.46 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 36.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 28% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 45.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 18.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.02 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 125 | — |
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 | 22.29 | 35 |
| Average grade | D+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 0% | 17% |
| A-level students | 35 | — |
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 | 126 | 6% | 33% | 51% | |
| English Language | 126 | 10% | 34% | 56% | |
| English Literature | 120 | 13% | 42% | 58% | |
| Combined Science | 106 | 2% | 22% | 39% | |
| Business | 80 | 0% | 15% | 29% | |
| Social Studies | 73 | 4% | 37% | 53% | |
| Religious Studies | 53 | 9% | 40% | 58% | |
| History | 42 | 12% | 40% | 45% | |
| Geography | 42 | 5% | 19% | 31% | |
| Art and Design | 42 | 2% | 17% | 19% | |
| Physical Education | 32 | 0% | 16% | 38% | |
| Computer Science | 26 | 4% | 12% | 23% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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.