Buxton School
Foundation school · 1,065 pupils
85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.2
Free schools 16 to 19
Big Creative Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 0of 500 places
- Free school meals
- 0.0%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- —
- Ofsted
- Not covered by Ofsted school inspections
What the data says
Big Creative Academy is a 16–19 provider, so there is no Year 11 cohort: this page covers where its students went after 16–18 study and what they achieved.
Among the 205 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 40% went to university (Waltham Forest 42%, England 37%), and 5% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Waltham Forest and England.
The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Big Creative Academy | Waltham Forest | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 205 | 3,460 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 73% | 73% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 40% | 42% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 5% | 10% | 19% |
| Further education | 3% | 6% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 3% | 7% |
| Employment | 27% | 20% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 21% | 19% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
No published Key Stage 4 results for this school.
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Big Creative Academy | Waltham Forest | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 452 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 1 | 1,313 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | — | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | — | 31.81 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | — | C+ | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | — | 9% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D* | 11 | 100% | — |
| Sports Studies | BTEC Level 3 National Certificate (Band D) | — | — | — |
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Foundation Diploma L3 - Band H - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Art and Design | VRQ Level 3 | — | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Waltham Forest
Chingford Foundation School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,363 pupils
92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 47.1
Connaught School for Girls
Academy converter · 550 pupils
96% stayed in education · Attainment 8 50.6
Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest
Free schools · 617 pupils
98% stayed in education · Attainment 8 63.5
Frederick Bremer School
Community school · 888 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.7
George Mitchell School
Academy converter · 973 pupils
93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 47.0
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.