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Schools in Waltham Forest, London

Waltham Forest covers Walthamstow, Leyton, Leytonstone and Chingford and has one of the strongest improvement stories of any London borough's schools in the last decade. The proportion of Outstanding-rated primaries has risen sharply, and secondaries are increasingly oversubscribed. Admissions are managed by the council.

Data last verified 15 May 2026. Sources: Ofsted, DfE GIAS, DfE Performance Tables, Metropolitan Police, MHCLG IMD. See all sources.

Schools in Waltham Forest

22.4%

Outstanding Ofsted

92.9%

Good or Outstanding

Primary schools

Secondary schools

17%

Secondary appeal success (2024)

Top primary schools in Waltham Forest

Ranked by Ofsted rating, then by latest KS2 performance. See methodology.

School	Ofsted	KS2 %
Willow Brook Primary School Academy	Outstanding	100.0
Riverley Primary School	Outstanding	98.0
St Mary's CofE Primary School	Outstanding	94.0
Yardley Primary School	Outstanding	93.0
Barclay Primary School	Outstanding	89.0
St Saviour's Church of England Primary School	Outstanding	89.0
Sybourn Primary School	Outstanding	88.0

Top secondary schools in Waltham Forest

Ranked by Ofsted rating, then by latest KS4 Attainment 8.

School	Ofsted	Att 8
Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest	Outstanding	63.5
Walthamstow School for Girls	Good	60.0
Lantern of Knowledge Secondary School	Good	56.5
Connaught School for Girls	Good	50.6
Walthamstow Academy	Good	49.2
Leytonstone School	Good	49.0
Norlington School and 6th Form	Good	48.6

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What the data says about Waltham Forest

92.9% of Waltham Forest schools are currently rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted, compared with a London average of roughly 90% for primary and 80% for secondary. The average number of applications per place across Waltham Forest is 1.27, a useful indicator of how competitive local admissions are. The average number of recorded crime incidents within 500 metres of a school in Waltham Forest over the most recent reporting month is 240.14, drawn from the Metropolitan Police open data API. The mean IMD (Index of Multiple Deprivation) decile of Waltham Forest's schools is 4.31 — 1 is most deprived, 10 is least deprived. All metrics on this page are recomputed from source data on the 15th of every month. See our methodology for definitions and limitations.

All schools in Waltham Forest

Every school in Waltham Forest, listed alphabetically. Click any school for the full record.

School	Phase	Ofsted
Acacia Nursery	Nursery	Outstanding
Ainslie Wood Primary School	Primary	Good
Barclay Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Barn Croft Primary School	Primary	Good
Belmont Park School	Secondary	Good
Big Creative Academy	Sixth form	—
Big Creative Independent School	Secondary	Good
Burnside Secondary PRU	Secondary	Good
Buxton School	All-through	Good
Chapel End Infant School and Early Years Centre	Primary	Good
Chapel End Junior Academy	Primary	Good
Chase Lane Primary School	Primary	Good
Chingford CofE Primary School	Primary	Good
Chingford Foundation School	Secondary	Good
Church Hill Nursery School	Nursery	Outstanding
Connaught School for Girls	Secondary	Good
Coppermill Primary School	Primary	Good
Davies Lane Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Dawlish Primary School	Primary	Good
Downsell Primary School	Primary	Good
Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest	Secondary	Outstanding
Edinburgh Primary School	Primary	Good
Emmanuel Community School	Primary	Requires improvement
Forest School	All-through	—
Frederick Bremer School	Secondary	Good
George Mitchell School	All-through	Good
George Tomlinson Primary School	Primary	Good
Greenleaf Primary School	Primary	Good
Gwyn Jones Primary School	Primary	Good
Handsworth Primary School	Primary	Good
Hawkswood (Therapeutic)	Secondary	Good
Hawkswood Primary PRU	Primary	Outstanding
Heathcote School & Science College	Secondary	Good
Henry Maynard Primary School	Primary	Good
Highams Park School	Secondary	Good
Hillyfield Primary Academy	Primary	Good
Holy Family Catholic School	Secondary	Good
Joseph Clarke School	All-through	Good
Kelmscott School	Secondary	Good
Lammas School	Secondary	Requires improvement
Lantern of Knowledge Secondary School	Secondary	Good
Leytonstone School	Secondary	Good
Lime Academy Hornbeam	All-through	Good
Lime Academy Larkswood	Primary	Good
Longshaw Primary Academy	Primary	Good
Low Hall Nursery School	Nursery	Outstanding
Mayville Academy	Primary	Good
Mission Grove Primary School	Primary	Good
Newport School	Primary	Outstanding
Noor Ul Islam Primary School	Primary	Good
Norlington School and 6th Form	Secondary	Good
Normanhurst School	All-through	—
Oakhill Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Our Lady and St George's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Good
Parkside Primary School	Primary	Good
Riverley Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Roger Ascham Primary School	Primary	Good
Salisbury Manor Primary School	Primary	Good
Selwyn Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
South Chingford Foundation School	Secondary	Good
South Grove Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
St Joseph's Catholic Infant School	Primary	Good
St Joseph's Catholic Junior School	Primary	Good
St Mary's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Good
St Mary's CofE Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Good
St Saviour's Church of England Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Stoneydown Park School	Primary	Good
Sybourn Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
The Jenny Hammond Primary School	Primary	Good
The Winns Primary School	Primary	Good
The Woodside Primary Academy	Primary	Outstanding
Thomas Gamuel Primary School	Primary	Good
Thorpe Hall Primary School	Primary	Good
Walthamstow Academy	Secondary	Good
Walthamstow Montessori School	—	Inadequate
Walthamstow Primary Academy	Primary	Good
Walthamstow School for Girls	Secondary	Good
Whitefield School	All-through	Good
Whitehall Primary School	Primary	Good
Whittingham Primary Academy	Primary	Good
Willow Brook Primary School Academy	Primary	Outstanding
Willowfield School	Secondary	Good
Woodford Green Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Yardley Primary School	Primary	Outstanding

Frequently asked

How many schools are there in Waltham Forest?

Waltham Forest has 85 schools in our directory, drawn from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Of these, 58 are primary, 27 are secondary, and the remainder are special, all-through, or post-16.

What proportion of Waltham Forest schools are Outstanding?

As of the latest Ofsted Management Information release, 19 schools in Waltham Forest (22.4%) are rated Outstanding, and 92.9% are rated Good or Outstanding. Ratings are refreshed monthly from the Ofsted MI publication.

When do I apply for a Reception or Year 7 place in Waltham Forest?

Reception applications in England close on 15 January each year for the September intake. Year 7 (secondary transfer) applications close on 31 October. Waltham Forest's applications are coordinated by the local authority through the eAdmissions system. See our full Reception timeline guide.

How does the school appeals process work in Waltham Forest?

If you are refused your preferred school place, you have a statutory right of appeal. Waltham Forest appeals are typically heard in May (Reception) and June–July (secondary). See our appeals tracker for Waltham Forest-level success rates by year.

How can I tell which Waltham Forest schools are over-subscribed?

Each school listing on this site shows the number of applications per place from the DfE's published admissions data. Apps-per-place above 2 typically indicates strong over-subscription. We refresh this data annually when the DfE publishes its admissions and offers release.

Sources

School list and phase from DfE Get Information About Schools (refreshed monthly). Ofsted ratings from Ofsted Management Information (refreshed monthly). Performance data from DfE Explore Education Statistics. Crime data within 500m from the Metropolitan Police open data API. Deprivation deciles from MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2019. Read our full methodology for how each metric is calculated.