Norlington School and 6th Form, London

In 2026, pupils at Norlington School and 6th Form averaged an Attainment 8 score of 54.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.7 in Waltham Forest and 47 across England.

63% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 48% in Waltham Forest and 47% in England.

That is up from 48.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.34: pupils made 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 47.5, against 56.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 9.3 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, History and Combined Science.

For September 2026 entry, 126 families put Norlington School and 6th Form as their first choice and 248 named it as one of their preferences, for 153 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Norlington School and 6th Form are Connaught School for Girls (0.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.4); George Mitchell School (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.2); Leytonstone School (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.7); and Buxton School (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 48.6).

Norlington School and 6th Form's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Norlington School and 6th Form is run by its own single-school academy trust.

Of the 135 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 91% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 11% to a further education college and 1% into work.

Of the 45 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 49% went on to university or other higher education and 20% into work. 11% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

30.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (68%), Black (9%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 84 pupils (9.4%) received SEN support and 37 (4.1%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

Norlington School and 6th Form had 38 teachers in 2026, one for every 23 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Leyton Midland Road Station, about 510 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Sidings, 270 metres away.

In 2024/25, Norlington School and 6th Form issued 75 suspensions, 8.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 4 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Norlington School and 6th Form are Newport School (0.3 miles), Dawlish Primary School (0.3 miles), Gwyn Jones Primary School (0.5 miles) and George Tomlinson Primary School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.