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Big Creative Academy

Free school · Sixth form, ages 16 to 19 · Mixed

Part of BIG CREATIVE ACADEMY

38, Clifton Avenue, Walthamstow, London, E17 6HL

020 8498 3300 · School website · Map and directions

OfstedNot yet graded
Free school meals0%of pupils eligible now

Ofsted inspection

This school hasn't had a graded Ofsted inspection yet. New schools are usually inspected within their first few years.

Source: Ofsted state-funded schools inspection data.

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Results

A levels (16 to 18), 2024/25

1 A level student in this year group.

Only 1 pupil took these tests, so results can change a lot from year to year. Compare with care.

MeasureThis schoolWaltham ForestEngland
Average A level grade Not published C+ B-
A level exams graded A* or A 0% 23% 26%
A level exams graded A* to B 0% 51% 53%
Average points per A level entryAn A* is 60 points, an A is 50, a B is 40, and so on down to 10 for an E. Not published 31.8 35

"Not published": Not published: too few pupils, so individual pupils could be identified.

Average A level grade, over time

2022/232023/242024/25
Not publishedNot publishedNot published

A level subjects, 2024/25

1 subject, 1 exams. England figures are for state-funded schools and colleges.

Also taken, with too few exams for DfE to publish grades: Psychology.

Source: DfE 16 to 18 qualification and subject data, 2024/25.

Source: DfE 16 to 18 performance tables, 2024/25. England figures are for state-funded schools.

After sixth form

Where pupils went next. DfE measures this for pupils who finished in an earlier year, so these figures describe a previous year group.

205 students in this year group.

73% — about the same as the Waltham Forest average, and 6 points below the England average.

MeasureThis schoolWaltham ForestEngland
Stayed in education, an apprenticeship or workStudents recorded in sustained education, apprenticeship or employment in the year after finishing 16 to 18 study. 73% 73% 79%
Apprenticeship 2% 3% 7%
Work 27% 20% 28%

Stayed in education, an apprenticeship or work, over time

2023/242024/25
67%73%

Source: DfE 16 to 18 destination measures, 2024/25 performance tables. England figures are for state-funded schools.

Going on to university

Where pupils went next. DfE measures this for pupils who finished in an earlier year, so these figures describe a previous year group.

187 students in this year group.

43% — 24 points below the Waltham Forest average, and 17 points below the England average.

MeasureThis schoolWaltham ForestEngland
Went on to a degree or other higher education 43% 67% 60%
Went to one of the most selective third of universitiesDfE's grouping of universities by the typical entry grades of their students. 5% 10% 19%

Went on to a degree or other higher education, over time

2023/242024/25
44%43%

Source: DfE 16 to 18 progression to higher education or training, 2024/25 performance tables. England figures are for state-funded schools.

Admissions

Apply through the council where you live, even if the school is in a different council area. This school is in Waltham Forest.

Admissions dates and schools in Waltham Forest

Pupils, staff and SEND

Specialist SEND provision: this school has resourced provision and a SEN unit with 700 places for specific learning difficulties (such as dyslexia); Other difficulties or disabilities; Hearing impairment; Speech, language and communication needs; Autism; Social, emotional and mental health needs; Multi-sensory impairment; Physical disability; Moderate learning difficulties; Severe learning difficulties. These places are usually allocated through the council's SEND team.

PupilsThis schoolWaltham ForestEngland
Eligible for free school meals in the last 6 years Not published 32.4%* 26.9%
With an education, health and care plan Not published 2.9%* 2.1%
Receiving special educational needs support Not published 12.1%* 11.9%
English as an additional language
 0.0% 41.3%* 17.5%

Comparisons are with secondary schools. Scales run from lower (left) to higher (right) figures. For absence and suspensions lower is better, so their scales run green to red; blue scales describe the school's pupils and staff and aren't good or bad. * Calculated by SchoolScores from the council's or England's schools, weighted by pupils (or teachers, for turnover); other figures are published by DfE. Sources: DfE school census 2021/22.

SEND provision: Get Information about Schools (DfE).

Nearby secondary schools

Straight-line distance. Distance isn't the same as a catchment area.

Questions parents ask

What is Big Creative Academy's Ofsted rating?

Big Creative Academy hasn't had a graded Ofsted inspection yet.

How did Big Creative Academy do in its A levels?

DfE didn't publish this figure for 2024/25. Not published: too few pupils, so individual pupils could be identified.

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Page updated 26 September 2026.