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Leyton Sixth Form College

College · ages 16-24MixedFurther educationLondonWaltham Forest
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Average A level gradeC2024/25

Leyton Sixth Form College is a further education in London for boys and girls aged 16 to 24.

Essex Road, Leyton, London, E10 6EQ020 8928 9000leyton.ac.ukMs Gill Burbridge principalAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

1,132 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradeC30.7 points per entry
A level progress-0.18Against students elsewhere with the same GCSE grades. 0 is average.
AAB or better4%with two subjects universities favour
Stayed and finished90%of students who started
All sixth-form measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018
Students1,1321,2081,0931,0502,3062,366
Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry30.7328.2126.9130.4228.7328.02
Average A level gradeCC-C-CCC-
Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS29.4326.7426.3530.0026.6827.39
AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects4%4%2%6%3%4%
A level progressA level value added-0.18-0.22-0.14-0.12
Applied general courses: points per entry29.7130.0627.1530.21
T levels: points per entry36.1132.1229.1327.45
Stayed and finishedRetained and assessed90%88%91%95%77%88%

A level subjects

27 A level subjects had results in 2025. Each figure is the share of students who got an A* to B, next to the average for state sixth forms in England. When only a handful of students take a subject, its figures jump around from year to year.

Strongest A levels

Religious Studies80%A* to B, England 50% · 15 entries
3D Studies68%A* to B, England 58% · 31 entries
A levels taught hereThe small number is how many students sat each one in 2025.
SubjectsMathematics128Economics109Psychology107Business Studies88Sociology83English Literature77Biology72Chemistry60Computer Science47Law47History35Physics343D Studies31Media / Film / TV Studies29Government and Politics28Fine Art26English Language25Graphics24Geography15Religious Studies15Spanish15English Language and Literature12Textiles11Mathematics (Further)10Photography8Film Studies6French5
Every A level subject against England, 2025
Mathematics128 entries · 16% A* or A · 97% passed
38%England 60%
Economics109 entries · 3% A* or A · 95% passed
22%England 57%
Psychology107 entries · 19% A* or A · 98% passed
44%England 46%
Business Studies88 entries · 7% A* or A · 98% passed
34%England 47%
Sociology83 entries · 27% A* or A · 100% passed
54%England 49%
English Literature77 entries · 8% A* or A · 99% passed
27%England 52%
Biology72 entries · 8% A* or A · 96% passed
22%England 49%
Chemistry60 entries · 13% A* or A · 97% passed
37%England 53%
Computer Science47 entries · 4% A* or A · 96% passed
21%England 46%
Law47 entries · 11% A* or A · 100% passed
28%England 40%
History35 entries · 11% A* or A · 100% passed
51%England 55%
Physics34 entries · 9% A* or A · 65% passed
12%England 51%
3D Studies31 entries · 32% A* or A · 100% passed
68%England 58%
Media / Film / TV Studies29 entries · 3% A* or A · 100% passed
10%England 46%
Government and Politics28 entries · 4% A* or A · 100% passed
32%England 55%
Fine Art26 entries · 27% A* or A · 100% passed
54%England 65%
English Language25 entries · 12% A* or A · 100% passed
40%England 44%
Graphics24 entries · 4% A* or A · 100% passed
42%England 65%
Geography15 entries · 13% A* or A · 93% passed
40%England 51%
Religious Studies15 entries · 40% A* or A · 100% passed
80%England 50%
Spanish15 entries · 40% A* or A · 100% passed
67%England 59%
English Language and Literature12 entries · 17% A* or A · 100% passed
50%England 47%
Textiles11 entries · 27% A* or A · 100% passed
55%England 67%
Mathematics (Further)10 entries · 60% A* or A · 100% passed
60%England 76%
Photography8 entries · 38% A* or A · 100% passed
88%England 58%
Film Studies6 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
67%England 57%
French5 entries · 0% A* or A · 0% passed
0%England 60%

A levels only. BTECs, T levels and other courses are in the table above. Subjects with fewer than five students aren't published.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Waltham Forest council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals

What pupils do next

After sixth form

Where the 1,006 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training75%and stayed there for at least six months

Among pupils from low-income families it was 71%, compared with 78% for everyone else.

Where the ones heading for university went

Went on to degree-level study or training74%England 72%
Top-third universities6%England 22%. The universities that ask for the highest grades
Higher or degree apprenticeship4%England 6%
Higher technical course1%Level 4 or 5, such as an HNC or HND

Among students from low-income families, 73% went on to degree-level study or training and 5% to a top-third university.

Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2021/22 leavers2020/21 leavers2019/20 leavers
Still in education, work or training75%81%82%
Education52%62%65%
Apprenticeship4%3%3%1%
Work19%16%14%
Not in education, work or training18%14%14%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m82712 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate104 per 1,000 people14% higher than the England average
Typical house price£530,000Waltham Forest
Nearest bus stop330 mLeyton Green Road, 13 stops within 500 m

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 schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Barclay Primary SchoolAcademy140 m1,273Report card 202696Compare
Belmont Park SchoolCouncil360 m47No overall grade 2025Compare
Gwyn Jones Primary SchoolCouncil530 m432Not inspected55Compare
Leytonstone SchoolCouncil670 m1,028Report card 202657Compare
Henry Maynard Primary SchoolCouncil720 m745Good 202367Compare
St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy840 m592Outstanding 2022100Compare
Norlington School and 6th FormAcademy980 m895Good 202369Compare
George Mitchell SchoolAcademy0.7 miles973Good 202353Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Leyton Sixth Form College a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Leyton Sixth Form College yet.

How many pupils does Leyton Sixth Form College have?

The number of pupils is not published.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Essex Road, Leyton, London, E10 6EQ
Telephone
020 8928 9000
Website
leyton.ac.uk
Principal
Ms Gill Burbridge
Type of school
Further education (Further education, colleges)
Phase
College, ages 16-24
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Waltham Forest
Ward
Forest
Constituency
Leyton and Wanstead
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
130457 · LAESTAB 3208600 · UKPRN 10003899

Where these figures come from