Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest, London

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Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, badminton, drama, coding, STEM, eco club, art and homework club.

In 2026, pupils at Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest averaged an Attainment 8 score of 64.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.7 in Waltham Forest and 47 across England.

81% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 48% in Waltham Forest and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 63.5.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.94: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 61.1, against 66.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 19 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Information and Communication Technology.

For September 2026 entry, 171 families put Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest as their first choice and 309 named it as one of their preferences, for 122 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 59 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest are Willowfield School (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.5); Harris Academy Tottenham (0.8 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 49); Walthamstow Academy (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.9); and Duke's Aldridge (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 36.3).

Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest is one of 36 schools run by Star Academies, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 50.6 in 2024/25.

Of the 124 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 92% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 7% to a further education college and 1% into work.

74.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (66%), Black (14%) and Mixed (10%).

In 2026, 49 pupils (7.9%) received SEN support and 13 (2.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest railway station is Blackhorse Road Station, about 780 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Clarence Road Walthamstow, 170 metres away.

In 2024/25, Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest issued 7 suspensions, 1.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest are Hillyfield Primary Academy (0.4 miles), Whittingham Primary Academy (0.4 miles), Stoneydown Park School (0.6 miles) and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.