Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest
Secondary · Free schools · Ages 11–18 · London, Waltham Forest
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.654 miles
School: School 1.654, Station 1.399 · Published by Waltham Forest Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2020–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest is a secondary school in London, Waltham Forest for ages 11–18 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Outstanding, from the inspection on 28 September 2022. Waltham Forest has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.
Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 1.654 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last Year 7 place, under one of its admission criteria, went to a child 1.654 miles away, nearer than in 2025 but further than in 2020.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 171 first-choice applications for 122 offers, 1.4 first choices per offer, the highest of 15 Waltham Forest secondary schools.
- Of the 2026 Year 7 offers, 112 went to first-choice families, while 59 first-choice families (35%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 74% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Waltham Forest.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Waltham Forest schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Blackhorse Lane, Walthamstow, London, E17 5SD
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Religious character
- Muslim
- Council
- Waltham Forest
- Pupils on roll
- 617 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 33.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding Inspected 28 September 2022
Strengths
- “Exceptionally high aspirations are the norm here.”
- “Leaders ensure that all pupils, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds, thrive academically and achieve highly.”
- “Leaders have embedded an ambitious curriculum that provides opportunity for all, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 November 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 74% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 63.5 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 171 first-preference applications, 122 offers in total, 112 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Waltham Forest.
- Willowfield School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Walthamstow Academy 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Walthamstow School for Girls 1.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Kelmscott School 1.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- South Chingford Foundation School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Holy Family Catholic School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Frederick Bremer School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lammas School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published