Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 27 September 2022

Exceptionally high aspirations are the norm here. Leaders ensure that all pupils, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds, thrive academically and achieve highly. Leaders have embedded an ambitious curriculum that provides opportunity for all, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Teachers are knowledgeable and highly skilled at ensuring that all pupils make excellent progress through the curriculum. They plan learning with the goal of helping pupils to become experts in a subject. They also help pupils to enrich and apply their learning outside the classroom, for example through carefully chosen trips and events. Pupils feel happy and safe at school. They appreciate and respect the high standards and expectations that leaders set. They also value the academic and pastoral support that teachers give them. Many described the school as being like a family. Pupils' behaviour is exemplary. Classrooms are calm and purposeful. On the very rare occasions on which bullying occurs, it is reported and dealt with effectively. Pupils are keen to contribute to the school's ethos of tolerance. They are extremely well prepared for life in modern Britain. Leaders work hard to encourage pupils to become confident and well-educated members of society. This includes offering numerous chances for pupils to take part in extra-curricular events outside of school.

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