Connaught School for Girls
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Connaught School for Girls is a converter academy in London for girls aged 11 to 16. It has 550 pupils and room for 632. About 40 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. We give it 52 out of 100. That puts it in line with schools like it, ahead of 12% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2025, no overall grade.
Dyers Hall Road, Leytonstone, London, E11 4AE020 8539 3029connaught-school.co.ukMr Alex Silk headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 25 February 2025, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 4 October 2019 | Ungraded | School remains Good |
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
120 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 | Waltham Forest | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 120 | 118 | 125 | 128 | 117 | 117 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 50.6 | 50.3 | 48.2 | 57.4 | 55.2 | 55.9 | 45.1 | 46.8 |
| Progress from age 11Progress 8 | – | -0.18 | +0.13 | +0.44 | +0.67 | +1.13 | – | – |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 45% | 45% | 47% | 65% | 55% | 58% | 45% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 69% | 70% | 61% | 80% | 85% | 79% | 63% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 4.72 | 4.60 | 4.34 | 5.35 | 5.16 | 4.72 | 4.04 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 97% | 92% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 65% | 45% | 41% |
| Average GCSE score: low-income pupilsAttainment 8, disadvantaged | 46.7 | 46.3 | 41.1 | 53.2 | 51.4 | 53.4 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: other pupilsAttainment 8, non-disadvantaged | 52.9 | 51.8 | 50.9 | 58.8 | 56.8 | 57.3 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started behindAttainment 8, low prior attainers | – | 23.7 | 32.4 | 38.5 | 34.2 | 39.4 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started aheadAttainment 8, high prior attainers | – | 65.8 | 70.4 | 70.0 | 63.7 | 70.2 | – | – |
Subjects
Results came out for 19 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.
Strongest subjects
Subjects that did worse than the England average: Spanish (24% here, 54% across England), Art and Design (30% here, 58% across England), Drama (35% here, 60% across England), Computer Science (37% here, 56% across England).
The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.
Every subject against England, 2025
| Subject | Entries | Grades 9 to 7 | Grades 9 to 5 | Grades 9 to 4 | England 9 to 5 | Rank in England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religious Studies | 119 | 24% | 59% | 75% | 60% | 1,038 of 1,825 |
| Mathematics | 119 | 15% | 46% | 70% | 53% | 1,986 of 3,211 |
| English Language | 119 | 22% | 77% | 87% | 54% | 258 of 3,210 |
| English Literature | 118 | 34% | 81% | 91% | 58% | 286 of 3,202 |
| Combined Science | 90 | 7% | 37% | 56% | 36% | 1,346 of 3,084 |
| Geography | 78 | 13% | 45% | 58% | 51% | 1,751 of 3,116 |
| Spanish | 71 | 14% | 24% | 38% | 54% | 1,795 of 1,941 |
| History | 65 | 29% | 54% | 63% | 52% | 1,327 of 3,126 |
| Social Studies | 57 | 28% | 72% | 81% | 54% | 177 of 1,043 |
| Art and Design | 56 | 5% | 30% | 46% | 58% | 2,512 of 2,818 |
| French | 47 | 28% | 57% | 68% | 60% | 1,168 of 1,974 |
| Biology | 29 | 45% | 83% | 97% | 82% | 1,513 of 2,570 |
| Chemistry | 28 | 46% | 86% | 100% | 81% | 1,320 of 2,537 |
| Physics | 28 | 32% | 82% | 93% | 82% | 1,521 of 2,546 |
| Computer Science | 27 | 11% | 37% | 56% | 56% | 1,412 of 1,861 |
| Drama | 26 | 15% | 35% | 65% | 60% | 746 of 844 |
| Design & Technology | 22 | 9% | 32% | 46% | 50% | 1,117 of 1,478 |
| Other Modern Languages | 22 | 46% | 50% | 59% | 49% | 314 of 454 |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 20 | 25% | 50% | 75% | 52% | 567 of 1,098 |
In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. Every gap at this school is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At GCSE, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
About 64 places were empty, so most families who apply get in, though a popular year group can still fill up. Pupil numbers have fallen by 4% since 2021/22, so places are getting easier to find.
In 2026 every child who applied got a place, so how far away you live didn't matter. That could change if the school gets more popular.
We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.
How places were given out for September 2026. Every child who applied got a place (11 offers for 124 places).
| Entry | Places | Got a place | How far the last child lived | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Secondary | 124 | 11 | – all offered | LA |
Who goes here
Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (16), Autistic spectrum disorder (11), Moderate learning difficulty (7), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (7), Specific learning difficulty (3), Other difficulty or disability (2).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 550 | 603 | 619 | 619 | 620 | 628 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 40% | 43% | 31% | 27% | 22% | 21% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 32% | 29% | 26% | 24% | 24% | 27% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 6% | 7% | 6% | 8% | 9% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 3% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 1% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.5% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 91.4%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 7.5% | 7.8% | 8.2% | 7.9% | 6.2% | 4.2% | 8.6% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 4.5% | 4.9% | 5.8% | 5.3% | 4.2% | 3.2% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 3.0% | 2.9% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 2.0% | 1.0% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 26.7% | 26.4% | 29.7% | 26.5% | 13.5% | 8.8% | 23.9% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 3.5 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 5.0 | 1.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 125 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Among pupils from low-income families it was 91%, compared with 98% for everyone else.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers | 2019/20 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 96% | 95% | 98% | 97% |
| Education | 96% | 95% | 98% | 96% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% |
| Work | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% |
| Not in education, work or training | 2% | 2% | 2% | 0% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other secondary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest secondary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norlington School and 6th Form | Academy | 460 m | 895 | Good 2023 | 69 | Compare |
| Leytonstone School | Council | 0.7 miles | 1,028 | Report card 2026 | 57 | Compare |
| Buxton School | Foundation | 0.8 miles | 1,065 | Good 2023 | 52 | Compare |
| George Mitchell School | Academy | 0.8 miles | 973 | Good 2023 | 53 | Compare |
| Lammas School | Academy | 1.3 miles | 462 | Report card 2026 | 11 | Compare |
| Harris Academy Chobham | Academy | 1.3 miles | 2,047 | No overall grade 2025 | 79 | Compare |
| Forest Gate Community School | Academy | 1.4 miles | 1,343 | Outstanding 2021 | 97 | Compare |
| Wanstead High School | Council | 1.5 miles | 1,434 | Not inspected | 73 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Connaught School for Girls with the 49 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 49 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher
Of those 49 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Connaught School for Girls, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Bonnell School | Academy | 1.6 miles | 1,202 | Good 2022 | 80 | Compare |
| St Angela's Ursuline School | Roman Catholic | 2.0 miles | 1,311 | Outstanding 2022 | 83 | Compare |
| The Ursuline Academy Ilford | Academy | 2.8 miles | 743 | Report card 2026 | 71 | Compare |
| Central Foundation Girls' School | Voluntary | 3.0 miles | 1,526 | Report card 2026 | 79 | Compare |
| Highbury Fields School | Council | 4.7 miles | 733 | Outstanding 2022 | 91 | Compare |
| Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School | Council | 5.6 miles | 888 | No overall grade 2025 | 84 | Compare |
| St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls | Roman Catholic | 6.0 miles | 960 | Outstanding 2022 | 89 | Compare |
| Harris Academy Bermondsey | Academy | 6.0 miles | 781 | No overall grade 2025 | 91 | Compare |
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 52 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 52% of secondary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 41 to 63. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 20% | above | +0.08 | 2025, 2024 and 2023 results; 120 pupils |
| Ofsted inspection | 20% | in line | +0.02 | Ofsted grade, 1.5 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 20% | in line | +0.02 | DfE progress measure; 120 pupils |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | below | -0.05 | results and attendance falling year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | in line | +0.02 | 2024/25; 637 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 10% | well below | -0.11 | Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 120 pupils |
| What pupils do next | 5% | above | +0.05 | 125 pupils |
| What parents say | 0% | no data | – |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is Connaught School for Girls a good school?
It is about average. Connaught School for Girls scores 52 out of 100. That is in line with schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 12% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 41 to 63, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.
What is Connaught School for Girls's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Connaught School for Girls not judged at its last full inspection on 25 February 2025.
How good are Connaught School for Girls's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 45% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 50.6, against 46.8 for England. In each subject, pupils here finished a little behind children across England who started secondary school at the same level.
How many pupils does Connaught School for Girls have?
550 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 632 places, so it is 87% full. It is a girls' school.
Is Connaught School for Girls oversubscribed?
Probably not. 64 places were empty in 2024/25 (10% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Connaught School for Girls?
Pupils were in school 92.5% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 91.4%. 27% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Connaught School for Girls?
The average class had 23.8 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 22.8. No class had more than 30 pupils.
Does Connaught School for Girls have a sixth form?
No. Pupils leave after Year 11 for a sixth form elsewhere, a college or an apprenticeship; 96% of 2022/23 leavers were still in education, work or training six months on.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Dyers Hall Road, Leytonstone, London, E11 4AE
- Telephone
- 020 8539 3029
- Website
- www.connaught-school.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Alex Silk
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Secondary school, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Girls
- Single-academy trust
- Connaught School for Girls (1 schools)
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Ward
- Leytonstone
- Constituency
- Leyton and Wanstead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 February 2013 (academy converter)
- URN
- 139293 · LAESTAB 3204061 · UKPRN 10040294
- Formerly
- Connaught School for Girls
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Admissions outcomes: Waltham Forest council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.