State-funded · Sixth form · Waltham Forest
Big Creative Academy
16 to 19 free school · Ages 16 to 19 · Mixed
At a glance
- Type
- 16 to 19 free school (state-funded)
- Phase
- 16 plus
- Ages
- 16 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Capacity
- 500
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Ms
- Principal Sacha Corcoran
- Trust
- BIG CREATIVE ACADEMY
- Address
- 38, Clifton Avenue, Walthamstow, London, E17 6HL
- Borough
- Waltham Forest
- Telephone
- 02084983300
- DfE reference (URN)
- 141030
- Website
- bigcreative.education
Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026
Where leavers went
Official destination measures after 16 to 18 study
| Staying in education, apprenticeship or employment for at least 2 terms after 16-18 study | 73% |
|---|---|
| Progressing to higher education | 40% |
| Progressing to further education | 3% |
| In a sustained apprenticeship | 2% |
| In sustained employment | 27% |
| Whose destination was not sustained | 21% |
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2022/23 cohort · last checked 9 October 2026 · 205 leavers, cohort that left in 2022/23
These are destinations schools have published for past leavers. They describe what happened, not what will happen for any one child. How to read this.
Admissions
Sixth-form places are applied for directly with the school or college, each on its own timetable. Offers are usually conditional on GCSE results.
Results
A level (16 to 18), 2024/25
- A level average result, expressed as a gradeSuppressed (small cohort)This schoolC+Waltham ForestB-England, state-funded
- A level average point score per entrySuppressed (small cohort)This school31.8Waltham Forest35England, state-funded
- Average point score for a student's best 3 A levelsSuppressed (small cohort)This school31.7Waltham Forest35.8England, state-funded
- % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjectsSuppressed (small cohort)This school9%Waltham Forest18%England, state-funded
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 1 pupils in the cohort
Pupils and context
- Eligible for free school meals
- 0% January 2022
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census
Compare with similar schools
Side-by-side comparisons with the nearest schools of the same type. Sourced facts only; no winner is declared.