Kelmscott School
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Kelmscott School is a council school in London for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 1,137 pupils and room for 1,140. About 37 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. We give it 36 out of 100. That puts it in line with schools like it, ahead of 18% of the 50 schools most like it.
245 Markhouse Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 8DN020 8521 2115kelmscottschool.co.ukMr Sam Jones headteacherAll details
Ofsted
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Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
196 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 | 196 | 161 | 169 | 158 | 162 | 173 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 43.7 | 44.0 | 42.5 | 43.4 | 38.8 | 42.4 | 45.1 | 46.8 |
| Progress from age 11Progress 8 | – | -0.33 | -0.20 | -0.21 | -0.36 | +0.17 | – | – |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 38% | 41% | 39% | 39% | 24% | 32% | 45% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 60% | 65% | 59% | 61% | 45% | 50% | 63% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 3.81 | 3.78 | 3.54 | 3.70 | 3.17 | 3.64 | 4.04 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 34% | 32% | 24% | 25% | 27% | 36% | 45% | 41% |
| Average GCSE score: low-income pupilsAttainment 8, disadvantaged | 39.4 | 37.2 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 38.0 | 39.7 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: other pupilsAttainment 8, non-disadvantaged | 46.1 | 47.7 | 45.1 | 46.5 | 39.3 | 45.4 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started behindAttainment 8, low prior attainers | – | 23.2 | 26.7 | 35.5 | 22.8 | 28.2 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started aheadAttainment 8, high prior attainers | – | 58.2 | 61.3 | 61.6 | 52.4 | 60.5 | – | – |
Subjects
Results came out for 26 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: Design & Technology (19% here, 50% across England), Classical Civilisation (28% here, 58% across England), Business (30% here, 51% across England), Physical Education (36% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 194 | 20% | 43% | 67% | 53% | 2,258 of 3,211 |
| English Literature | 193 | 11% | 47% | 63% | 58% | 2,282 of 3,202 |
| English Language | 193 | 12% | 49% | 65% | 54% | 1,878 of 3,210 |
| Combined Science | 154 | 4% | 23% | 36% | 36% | 2,379 of 3,084 |
| Religious Studies | 78 | 30% | 53% | 59% | 60% | 1,251 of 1,825 |
| Computer Science | 76 | 20% | 45% | 59% | 56% | 1,221 of 1,861 |
| French | 65 | 20% | 54% | 68% | 60% | 1,274 of 1,974 |
| History | 53 | 11% | 45% | 59% | 52% | 1,910 of 3,126 |
| Spanish | 47 | 49% | 92% | 94% | 54% | 69 of 1,941 |
| Business | 46 | 4% | 30% | 54% | 51% | 1,482 of 1,806 |
| Art and Design | 46 | 15% | 78% | 89% | 58% | 532 of 2,818 |
| Geography | 43 | 19% | 44% | 61% | 51% | 1,799 of 3,116 |
| Physics | 41 | 29% | 85% | 98% | 82% | 1,364 of 2,546 |
| Biology | 41 | 27% | 81% | 93% | 82% | 1,618 of 2,570 |
| Chemistry | 41 | 39% | 78% | 95% | 81% | 1,645 of 2,537 |
| Other Modern Languages | 29 | 31% | 41% | 48% | 49% | 368 of 454 |
| Physical Education | 25 | 8% | 36% | 48% | 56% | 1,242 of 1,559 |
| Classical Civilisation | 18 | 11% | 28% | 44% | 58% | – |
| Economics | 17 | 6% | 53% | 71% | 70% | – |
| Design & Technology | 16 | 0% | 19% | 38% | 50% | – |
| Engineering | 15 | 0% | 47% | 60% | 46% | – |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 12 | 0% | 42% | 58% | 52% | – |
| Drama | 12 | 0% | 33% | 42% | 60% | – |
| Ancient History | 8 | 38% | 50% | 75% | 55% | – |
| Latin | 7 | 29% | 57% | 71% | 82% | – |
| Classical Greek | 6 | 33% | 33% | 67% | 86% | – |
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.
A level and sixth-form results, 2019
12 students finished sixth-form courses.
All sixth-form measures, year by year
| Measure | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 12 | 6 | 12 | 22 |
| Average A level grade | NE | NE | NE | NE |
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 63 places were empty, so most families who apply get in, though a popular year group can still fill up. Pupil numbers have grown by 22% since 2021/22, so places are getting harder to come by.
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 (0 offers for 240 places). The furthest away lived 0.8 miles from the school.
| Entry | Places | Got a place | How far the last child lived | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Secondary | 240 | 0 | 0.8 miles | LA |
What a home within 0.8 miles of the school costs
Every home sold within that distance of the school (the typical cut-off over the last three years), of any type, from HM Land Registry records. If homes here cost more than the district average, that is the price people pay to live close enough to get in.
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: emotional and mental health (52), language and communications needs (50), Autistic spectrum disorder (45), Specific learning difficulty (42), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (17), Moderate learning difficulty (13).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 1,137 | 1,097 | 1,027 | 986 | 898 | 874 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 38% | 34% | 33% | 30% | 26% | 23% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 58% | 55% | 52% | 48% | 41% | 38% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 13% | 11% | 11% | 9% | 8% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 5% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 2% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.3% 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 | 7.7% | 7.5% | 8.0% | 9.1% | 8.6% | 6.4% | 8.6% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 3.3% | 3.1% | 2.6% | 4.0% | 4.6% | 2.9% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 4.5% | 4.5% | 5.3% | 5.1% | 4.0% | 3.5% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 24.4% | 26.1% | 27.2% | 32.6% | 27.8% | 19.0% | 23.9% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 10.6 | 10.9 | 11.6 | 6.4 | 4.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | – | – |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 169 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Among pupils from low-income families it was 88%, compared with 89% for everyone else.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers | 2019/20 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 89% | 91% | 92% | 93% |
| Education | 89% | 88% | 90% | 93% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% |
| Work | 0% | 2% | 1% | 0% |
| Not in education, work or training | 8% | 5% | 5% | 5% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lammas School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 462 | Report card 2026 | 11 | Compare |
| George Mitchell School | Academy | 0.8 miles | 973 | Good 2023 | 53 | Compare |
| Willowfield School | Council | 0.9 miles | 1,035 | Report card 2026 | 46 | Compare |
| Walthamstow School for Girls | Council | 0.9 miles | 895 | Not inspected | 90 | Compare |
| Norlington School and 6th Form | Academy | 1.3 miles | 895 | Good 2023 | 69 | Compare |
| Holy Family Catholic School | Roman Catholic | 1.3 miles | 1,175 | Good 2023 | 63 | Compare |
| Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest | Free school | 1.4 miles | 617 | Outstanding 2022 | 97 | Compare |
| Leytonstone School | Council | 1.5 miles | 1,028 | Report card 2026 | 57 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Kelmscott School with the 50 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 50 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 50 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Kelmscott School, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Mitchell School | Academy | 0.8 miles | 973 | Good 2023 | 53 | Compare |
| Holy Family Catholic School | Roman Catholic | 1.3 miles | 1,175 | Good 2023 | 63 | Compare |
| Walthamstow Academy | Academy | 1.7 miles | 1,092 | Good 2022 | 72 | Compare |
| Harris Academy Tottenham | Free school | 1.8 miles | 1,307 | Outstanding 2023 | 92 | Compare |
| Harris Academy Chobham | Academy | 2.1 miles | 2,047 | No overall grade 2025 | 79 | Compare |
| Morpeth School | Council | 3.5 miles | 1,512 | Good 2023 | 66 | Compare |
| Bacon's College | Academy | 5.1 miles | 1,025 | Good 2022 | 70 | Compare |
| The Palmer Catholic Academy | Academy | 5.4 miles | 1,132 | Report card 2026 | 56 | Compare |
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 36 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 36% of secondary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 27 to 47. 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% | in line | -0.07 | 2025, 2024 and 2023 results; 196 pupils |
| Ofsted inspection | 0% | no data | – | |
| Progress pupils make | 20% | below | -0.11 | DfE progress measure; 196 pupils |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | well above | +0.17 | results and attendance rising year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | in line | +0.03 | 2024/25; 1,151 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 10% | well below | -0.22 | Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 196 pupils |
| What pupils do next | 5% | in line | -0.02 | 169 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 Kelmscott School a good school?
It is about average. Kelmscott School scores 36 out of 100. That is in line with schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 18% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 27 to 47, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.
How good are Kelmscott School's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 38% 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 43.7, against 46.8 for England. In each subject, pupils here finished about half a grade behind children across England who started secondary school at the same level.
How many pupils does Kelmscott School have?
1,137 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 1,140 places, so it is 100% full.
Is Kelmscott School oversubscribed, and how far away can you live?
Yes. For September 2026 the last place went to a child living 0.8 miles away. Children in care, brothers and sisters of current pupils and other priority groups come before distance, so the cut-off moves every year.
What is attendance like at Kelmscott School?
Pupils were in school 92.3% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 91.4%. 24% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Kelmscott School?
The average class had 23.0 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 22.8. 2% of classes had more than 30 pupils.
Does Kelmscott School have a sixth form?
No. Pupils leave after Year 11 for a sixth form elsewhere, a college or an apprenticeship; 89% 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
- 245 Markhouse Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 8DN
- Telephone
- 020 8521 2115
- Website
- www.kelmscottschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Sam Jones
- Type of school
- Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Secondary school, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Ward
- Markhouse
- Constituency
- Walthamstow
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 103105 · LAESTAB 3204075 · UKPRN 10016188
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, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Admissions outcomes: Waltham Forest council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2026.
- House prices: HM Land Registry price paid data, December 2023 to December 2025, placed by postcode.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
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