Side by side
Connaught School for Girls and Lammas School
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Connaught School for Girls is a girls' school; Lammas School takes boys and girls.
- The two schools are 1.3 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Connaught School for Girls | Lammas School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Academy converter DfE register | State-funded: Academy converter DfE register |
| Ages | 11 to 16 DfE register | 11 to 16 DfE register |
| Gender | Girls DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 550 DfE register | 462 DfE register |
| Borough | Waltham Forest DfE register | Waltham Forest DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective DfE register | Non-selective DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 31 October 2026 (closes in 21 days) school or council page | 31 October 2026 (closes in 21 days) school or council page |
| Applications and places, last round | 44 first preferences for 71 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 20 first preferences for 41 places DfE, September 2026 entry |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted graded inspection, 25 February 2025 Ofsted | Ofsted report card, 10 March 2026 Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| GCSE: Attainment 8 | 50.6 (2024/25) DfE | 36.3 (2024/25) DfE |
| GCSE: grade 5+ in English and maths | 45% (2024/25) DfE | 28% (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: average grade | Not published | D+ (2022/23) DfE |
| A level: points per entry | Not published | 22.3 (2022/23) DfE |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | 96% (left 2022/23) DfE | 91% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Stayed in education or work after 16 to 18 | Not published | 93% (left 2020/21) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 39.6% DfE register | 42.6% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 28.7% school census 2024/25 | 58.9% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 5.5% school census 2024/25 | 12.9% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 14.9 DfE workforce census | 13.3 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 7.5% DfE, 2024/25 | 8.8% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.