Whitefield School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary & Secondary
Post 16
Special school
PUPILS
358
AGES
2 - 19
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Academy special converter

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The concentration of pupils shows likelihood of admission based on distance criteria

Source: All attending pupils National School Census Data, ONS
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This School Guide heat map has been plotted using official pupil data taken from the last School Census collected by the Department for Education. It is a visualisation of where pupils lived at the time of the annual School Census.

Our heat maps use groups of postcodes, not individual postcodes, and have naturally soft edges. All pupils are included in the mapping (i.e. children with siblings already at the school, high priority pupils and selective and/or religious admissions) but we may have removed statistical ‘outliers’ with more remote postcodes that do not reflect majority admissions.

For some schools, the heat map may be a useful indicator of the catchment area but our heat maps are not the same as catchment area maps. Catchment area maps, published by the school or local authority, are based on geographical admissions criteria and show actual cut-off distances and pre-defined catchment areas for a single admission year.

This information is provided as a guide only. The criteria in which schools use to allocate places in the event that they are oversubscribed can and do vary between schools and over time. These criteria can include distance from the school and sometimes specific catchment areas but can also include, amongst others, priority for siblings, children of a particular faith or specific feeder schools. Living in an area where children have previously attended a school does not guarantee admission to the school in future years. Always check with the school’s own admission authority for the current admission arrangements.

3 steps to help parents gather catchment information for a school:

  1. Look at our school catchment area guide for more information on heat maps. They give a useful indicator of the general areas that admit pupils to the school. This visualisation is based on all attending pupils present at the time of the annual School Census.
  2. Use the link to the Local Authority Contact (above) to find catchment area information based on a single admission year. This is very important if you are considering applying to a school.
  3. On each school page, use the link to visit the school website and find information on individual school admissions criteria. Geographical criteria are only applied after pupils have been admitted on higher priority criteria such as Looked After Children, SEN, siblings, etc.

How Does The School Perform?

Good
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted Inspection
(10/05/2023)
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82%
NATIONAL AVG. 93%
Happiness Rating

Ofsted Parent View

5.0:1
NATIONAL AVG. 19.9:1
Pupil/Teacher ratio
42.2%
NATIONAL AVG. 17.7%
Persistent Absence
47.8%
NATIONAL AVG. 22.0%
Pupils first language
not English
39.4%
NATIONAL AVG. 25.9%
Free school meals
Macdonald Road
Walthamstow
London
E17 4AZ
02085313426

School Description

Whitefield Schools caters for pupils who have severe or complex special educational needs (SEN) and/or disabilities, and comprises three schools: – Margaret Brearley School for pupils aged three to 19 who have complex needs, including learning difficulties, physical impairment, sensory impairment and medical needs – Peter Turner Primary School for pupils aged three to 11 who have communication and interaction difficulties, including autism – Niels Chapman Secondary School for pupils aged 11 to 19 who have Inspection report: Whitefield Schools, 6–7 December 2017 Page 10 of 13 communication and interaction difficulties, including autism. The school also delivers some parts of its 16 to 19 programme at Waltham Forest FE College and hospitals, which are part of the Barts Health NHS Trust. Since September 2017, the Waltham Forest FE College programme is shared with Joseph Clarke, a school for children who have visual impairment and complex needs, which is part of the Whitefield Academy Trust. The trust offers an outreach service and a research and development centre to other providers. All pupils have a statement of special educational needs or an education, health and care plan. A small proportion of pupils are children looked after. One in two pupils are eligible for the pupil premium funding, which is well above the national average. Almost one in two pupils are from 15 of the 17 minority ethnic groups, the largest pupil groups are Black African, Pakistani and Black Caribbean. The proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language is also well above the national average. The school does not make use of any other alternative provision. The school meets requirements on the publication of specified information on its website. The school complies with Department for Education guidance on what academies should publish. During this inspection, inspectors were aware that an allegation of a child protection nature was being investigated by the appropriate authorities. Ofsted does not have the power to investigate allegations of this nature. However, actions taken by the school in response to the allegations were considered alongside the other evidence available at the time of the inspection to inform inspectors’ judgements. at Inspection report: Whitefield Schools, 6–7 December 2017 Page 11 of 13 Information about this inspection When Whitefield Schools was inspected in January 2017, it was judged to have serious weaknesses. Subsequently, the school was inspected on one occasion. At this monitoring inspection, leaders and managers were judged to be taking effective action. As a result, inspectors deemed the section 8 monitoring inspection to be a section 5 inspection. Inspectors observed teaching and learning across the school, spoke to pupils and looked at work in their books. The majority of observations were conducted jointly with senior leaders. Meetings were held with senior and middle leaders, and a range of staff, including teachers, support staff and therapists. Inspectors met with the school council, spoke to parents informally at the beginning and end of the school day, and met with a group of parents. Inspectors met with the chief executive officer and the chair of the academy trust, accompanied by two other directors. Two telephone conversations were held with the divisional director and director for learning from the local authority. Inspectors took into account 33 responses to Ofsted’s online questionnaire, Parent View, and examined the school’s staff and pupil surveys. A range of documents were looked at including the school’s information about pupils’ achievement, minutes of governing body meetings and records concerning pupils’ attendance, behaviour and safety. Inspection team Mary Hinds, lead inspector Her Majesty’s Inspector Sarah Murphy-Dutton Her Majesty’s Inspector Diane Rochford Ofsted Inspector Inspection report: Whitefield Schools, 6–7 December 2017 Page 12 of 13 Any complaints about the inspection or the report should be made following the procedures set out in the guidance ‘Raising concerns and making a complaint about Ofsted’, which is available from Ofsted’s website: www.gov.uk/government/publications/complaints-about-ofsted. If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email [email protected].

Whitefield School Parent Reviews



69% Parents Recommend This School
Strongly Agree 54% Agree 28% Disagree 4% Strongly Disagree 11% Don't Know 4% {"strongly_agree"=>54, "agree"=>28, "disagree"=>4, "strongly_disagree"=>11, "dont_know"=>4} Figures based on 108 responses up to 14-05-2023
Strongly Agree 50% Agree 26% Disagree 3% Strongly Disagree 15% Don't Know 6% {"strongly_agree"=>50, "agree"=>26, "disagree"=>3, "strongly_disagree"=>15, "dont_know"=>6} Figures based on 108 responses up to 14-05-2023
Strongly Agree 44% Agree 25% Disagree 9% Strongly Disagree 15% Don't Know 7% {"strongly_agree"=>44, "agree"=>25, "disagree"=>9, "strongly_disagree"=>15, "dont_know"=>7} Figures based on 108 responses up to 14-05-2023
My Child Has Not Been Bullied 60% Strongly Agree 8% Agree 3% Disagree 5% Strongly Disagree 14% Don't Know 10% {"my_child_has_not_been_bullied"=>60, "strongly_agree"=>8, "agree"=>3, "disagree"=>5, "strongly_disagree"=>14, "dont_know"=>10} Figures based on 108 responses up to 14-05-2023
Strongly Agree 39% Agree 29% Disagree 10% Strongly Disagree 21% Don't Know 1% {"strongly_agree"=>39, "agree"=>29, "disagree"=>10, "strongly_disagree"=>21, "dont_know"=>1} Figures based on 108 responses up to 14-05-2023
I Have Not Raised Any Concerns 21% Strongly Agree 32% Agree 18% Disagree 10% Strongly Disagree 19% Don't Know 0% {"i_have_not_raised_any_concerns"=>21, "strongly_agree"=>32, "agree"=>18, "disagree"=>10, "strongly_disagree"=>19, "dont_know"=>0} Figures based on 108 responses up to 14-05-2023
Strongly Agree 44% Agree 27% Disagree 11% Strongly Disagree 17% Don't Know 1% {"strongly_agree"=>44, "agree"=>27, "disagree"=>11, "strongly_disagree"=>17, "dont_know"=>1} Figures based on 108 responses up to 14-05-2023
Strongly Agree 32% Agree 30% Disagree 14% Strongly Disagree 19% Don't Know 6% {"strongly_agree"=>32, "agree"=>30, "disagree"=>14, "strongly_disagree"=>19, "dont_know"=>6} Figures based on 108 responses up to 14-05-2023
Strongly Agree 40% Agree 31% Disagree 11% Strongly Disagree 15% Don't Know 3% {"strongly_agree"=>40, "agree"=>31, "disagree"=>11, "strongly_disagree"=>15, "dont_know"=>3} Figures based on 108 responses up to 14-05-2023
Strongly Agree 46% Agree 28% Disagree 11% Strongly Disagree 15% Don't Know 0% {"strongly_agree"=>46, "agree"=>28, "disagree"=>11, "strongly_disagree"=>15, "dont_know"=>0} Figures based on 108 responses up to 14-05-2023
Strongly Agree 36% Agree 31% Disagree 10% Strongly Disagree 14% Don't Know 8% {"strongly_agree"=>36, "agree"=>31, "disagree"=>10, "strongly_disagree"=>14, "dont_know"=>8} Figures based on 108 responses up to 14-05-2023
Strongly Agree 31% Agree 35% Disagree 12% Strongly Disagree 17% Don't Know 6% {"strongly_agree"=>31, "agree"=>35, "disagree"=>12, "strongly_disagree"=>17, "dont_know"=>6} Figures based on 108 responses up to 14-05-2023
Strongly Agree 36% Agree 31% Disagree 11% Strongly Disagree 18% Don't Know 5% {"strongly_agree"=>36, "agree"=>31, "disagree"=>11, "strongly_disagree"=>18, "dont_know"=>5} Figures based on 108 responses up to 14-05-2023
Yes 69% No 31% {"yes"=>69, "no"=>31} Figures based on 108 responses up to 14-05-2023

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