Kelmscott School, London

In its own words: "Kelmscott is a co-educational community school for students aged 11 to 17. All aspects of the school including 'student achievement', 'behaviour' and 'quality of teaching' were deemed to be very good at our last Ofsted inspection. Your son or daughter will be made to feel very welcome, valued and well looked after within our school community."

In 2026, pupils at Kelmscott School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 37.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.7 in Waltham Forest and 47 across England.

26% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 48% in Waltham Forest and 47% in England.

That is down from 43.7 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.33: pupils made below 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 32.9, against 41.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 8.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 29 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Business Studies and Religious Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 234 families put Kelmscott School as their first choice and 613 named it as one of their preferences, for 222 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 44 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Kelmscott School are Lammas School (0.7 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 41); George Mitchell School (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.2); Willowfield School (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.5); and Walthamstow School for Girls (0.9 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 57.9).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Kelmscott School.

178 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Kelmscott School (as of September 2025): 96% would recommend the school, 94% say their child is happy there and 82% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (96%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (82%).

Of the 161 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 88% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 27% to a further education college and 2% into work.

37.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 58% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (29%), Black (14%) and White British (13%).

The nearest railway station is St James Street (London) Rail Station, about 680 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Queen's Road (->s), 100 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Kelmscott School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Kelmscott School issued 116 suspensions, 10.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Kelmscott School are St Saviour's Church of England Primary School (0.1 miles), South Grove Primary School (0.2 miles), Edinburgh Primary School (0.2 miles) and Thomas Gamuel Primary School (0.3 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.