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Normanhurst School

Independent · ages 2-16MixedIndependent (grammar)213 pupilsNurseryLondonWaltham Forest
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Strong pass in English and maths60%England 46%
Places107 spare213 pupils, 320 places
Pupils on roll213Census January 2024

Normanhurst School is an independent school in London for boys and girls aged 2 to 16. It has 213 pupils and room for 320.

68-74 Station Road, North Chingford, London, E4 7BA020 8529 4307normanhurstschool.co.ukMrs Jacqueline Job headmistressAll details

Inspection

This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

25 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

Average GCSE score55.6
England 46.8
Official name: Attainment 8
Strong pass in English and maths60%
England 46%
Official name: Grade 5+ in English and maths
Standard pass in English and maths80%
England 66%
Official name: Grade 4+ in English and maths
Trend
Average GCSE score
2018 to 2025
2018: 49.349.320182019: 51.151.120192022: 65.465.420222023: 56.456.420232024: 55.155.120242025: 55.655.62025
Since 2018: +6.3
All GCSE measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018Waltham ForestEngland
Pupils at the end of Year 11252727242225
Average GCSE scoreAttainment 855.655.156.465.451.149.345.146.8
Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths60%59%63%83%55%44%45%46%
Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths80%82%85%92%77%64%63%66%
Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score4.975.014.975.824.434.364.044.15
Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry36%48%33%33%27%28%45%41%

Subjects

Results came out for 14 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

Combined Science75%grades 9 to 5, England 36%
English Language87%grades 9 to 5, England 54%
English Literature87%grades 9 to 5, England 58%
Mathematics65%grades 9 to 5, England 53%
What is taught hereOffers triple science, computer science.
LanguagesSpanish13

The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.

Every subject against England, 2025
Mathematics23 entries
65%England 53%
87%England 58%
87%England 54%
75%England 36%
69%England 56%
Spanish13 entries
100%England 54%
Geography11 entries
82%England 51%
Business10 entries
80%England 51%
SubjectEntriesGrades 9 to 7Grades 9 to 5Grades 9 to 4England 9 to 5Rank in England
Mathematics2330%65%87%53%
English Literature2330%87%96%58%
English Language2348%87%100%54%
Combined Science1650%75%88%36%
Computer Science1339%69%77%56%
Spanish1346%100%100%54%
Geography1155%82%100%51%
Business1040%80%80%51%
Social Studies825%100%100%54%
Physics757%86%100%82%
History743%86%100%52%
Chemistry757%86%100%81%
Biology743%86%100%82%
Art and Design650%50%100%58%

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

Average GCSE scoreBoys vs girls
56.754.3
Gap 2.4England 3.0
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

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

Grammar school. This is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test.

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 roll213Census January 2024
Places32067% full
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals
Pupils getting extra support13%28 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan1%1 pupil with a plan
Boys and girls115 / 98
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll213246270281265270
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support13%11%11%9%11%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans0%0%0%0%0%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m43612 months to June 2026, mostly anti-social behaviour
Local crime rate78 per 1,000 people15% lower than the England average
Typical house price£530,000Waltham Forest
Nearest bus stop110 mBuxton Road, 17 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
St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic280 m209Good 202383Compare
Chingford CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England550 m406No overall grade 202454Compare
Heathcote School & Science CollegeCouncil800 m1,115Good 202442Compare
Whitehall Primary SchoolCouncil880 m452Good 202376Compare
Chingford Foundation SchoolAcademy0.6 miles1,363Good 202349Compare
Hawkswood Primary PRUPupil referral unit0.8 miles0Outstanding 2024Compare
Hawkswood TherapeuticPupil referral unit0.8 miles0Report card 2025Compare
Longshaw Primary AcademyAcademy0.8 miles221Good 202371Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Normanhurst School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Normanhurst School yet.

How good are Normanhurst School's GCSE results?

In summer 2025, 60% 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 55.6, against 46.8 for England.

How many pupils does Normanhurst School have?

213 pupils aged 2 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 320 places, so it is 67% full.

Does Normanhurst School have an entrance exam?

Yes. It is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test, usually sat in September of Year 6. Check the school's admissions page for the test dates and the pass mark.

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

Contact and details

Address
68-74 Station Road, North Chingford, London, E4 7BA
Telephone
020 8529 4307
Website
www.normanhurstschool.co.uk
Headmistress
Mrs Jacqueline Job
Type of school
Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
Phase
Independent school, ages 2-16, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Waltham Forest
Ward
Chingford Green
Constituency
Chingford and Woodford Green
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
11 October 1976
URN
103112 · LAESTAB 3206059 · UKPRN 10016627

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from