State-funded · All-through · Waltham Forest

Buxton School

Foundation school · Ages 3 to 16 · Mixed · 1,065 pupils

Closes in 21 days Application deadline 31 October 2026

At a glance

Type: Foundation school (state-funded)
Phase: All-through
Ages: 3 to 16
Gender: Mixed
Pupils: 1,065 census January 2026
Capacity: 1,110
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Nursery classes: Yes
Executive Headteacher: Mrs Jacqueline Bowers-Broadbent
Trust: The Buxton School Learning Trust
Address: 234 Cann Hall Road, Leytonstone, London, E11 3NN
Borough: Waltham Forest
Telephone: 02085343425
DfE reference (URN): 103080
Website: buxtonschool.org.uk

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Where leavers went

Official destination measures after GCSEs (key stage 4)

Staying in education or employment for at least 2 terms after key stage 4	85%
In a sustained education destination	85%
Going to a school sixth form	17%
Going to a sixth-form college	36%
Going to a further education college or other FE provider	30%
In a sustained apprenticeship	0%
In sustained employment	0%
Whose destination was not sustained	9%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2022/23 cohort · last checked 9 October 2026 · 133 leavers, cohort that left in 2022/23

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Key dates for 2027 entry

Reception (4+)

Application deadlineFriday 15 January 2027Open
National closing date for Reception applications: Friday 15 January 2027. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme, not directly to the school.
Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026
Accept your offerDate not statedDate not stated
Accept the offer by the deadline given in your offer letter; your home borough sets the date.
Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

Year 7 (11+)

Application deadlineSaturday 31 October 2026Closes in 21 days
National closing date for Year 7 applications: Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme (eAdmissions), not directly to the school.
Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026
National offer dayMonday 1 March 2027Upcoming
Secondary National Offer Day: Monday 1 March 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.
Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026
Accept your offerDate not statedDate not stated
Accept the offer by the deadline given in your offer letter; your home borough sets the date.
Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day.

51 first-preference applications and 216 applications naming it at any preference for 80 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

Entry	Places offered	First preferences	All preferences
September 2026 Secondary	80	51	216
September 2026 Primary	42	38	155
September 2025 Secondary	73	40	230
September 2025 Primary	35	28	119

These are counts of applications and offers on national offer day. They are not a chance of getting in: places are allocated by the school's published admissions criteria, such as siblings, distance or faith.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary school applications and offers · entry years up to 2026/27 · last checked 9 October 2026

Waltham Forest: Reception offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 90.6% of applicants were offered their first preference and 98.8% were offered one of their preferences (3,040 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

Waltham Forest: Year 7 offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 79.5% of applicants were offered their first preference and 96.3% were offered one of their preferences (2,724 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Inspection

Ofsted ungraded inspection, 21 June 2023: School remains Good

An ungraded inspection confirms or questions the previous grade; it does not set a new one.

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Last overall grade: Good, given on 14 November 2017

Historic. This is the last time Ofsted gave the school a single overall grade. Overall grades were abolished for state schools in September 2024.

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Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

Key stage 2 (end of primary), 2024/25

% meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 46% · 2023/24: 69%
74%This school74%Waltham Forest62%England, state-funded
% achieving the higher standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 0% · 2023/24: 5%
4%This school17%Waltham Forest8%England, state-funded
Average scaled score in reading2022/23: 101 · 2023/24: 106
105This school108Waltham Forest106England, state-funded
Average scaled score in maths2022/23: 102 · 2023/24: 105
105This school107Waltham Forest105England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 54 pupils in the cohort

GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25

Attainment 8 score2022/23: 38.8 · 2023/24: 42.4
45.2This school45.3Waltham Forest46.1England, state-funded
% achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 38% · 2023/24: 35%
39%This school46%Waltham Forest45%England, state-funded
% achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 48% · 2023/24: 60%
62%This school63%Waltham Forest65%England, state-funded
% entering the English Baccalaureate2022/23: 75% · 2023/24: 69%
78%This school43%Waltham Forest40%England, state-funded
EBacc average point score2022/23: 3.53 · 2023/24: 3.90
4.18This school4.04Waltham Forest4.09England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 148 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals: 42% January 2026
English as an additional language: 51.8%
Receiving SEN support: 16.6%
With an Education, Health and Care Plan: 5.7%
Girls / boys: 46% / 54%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence: 7.2% 2024/25
Persistently absent (missed 10% or more): 24%
Pupils per teacher: 16.8 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places: 1,740
Pupils on roll: 1,110

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).