Waltham Forest schools and admissions data

Waltham Forest Borough Council has 61 primary schools and 28 secondary schools. 7% of Waltham Forest's schools are private schools. 34 state schools in Waltham Forest follow the local authority's admissions criteria, while 42 set their own.

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Ofsted ratings
in Waltham Forest

  1. Outstanding 17
  2. Good 52
  3. Requires Improvement 4
  4. Inadequate 2

Most popular state schools
in Waltham Forest in 2019

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  1. 1

    South Grove Primary School

    Community school • London

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  2. 2

    Greenleaf Primary School

    Community school • Walthamstow, London

    Ofsted: Good

  3. 3

    Oakhill Primary School

    Community school • Woodford Green

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  4. 4

    Riverley Primary School

    Academy sponsor led • Leyton, London

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  5. 5

    St Mary's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Chingford, London

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  6. 6

    Gwyn Jones Primary School

    Community school • London

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    Ainslie Wood Primary School

    Community school • Waltham Forest, London

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    Handsworth Primary School

    Community school • Highams Park, London

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    Barn Croft Primary School

    Community school • Walthamstow, London

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    Stoneydown Park School

    Community school • Walthamstow, London

    Ofsted: Good

  11. 11

    The Jenny Hammond Primary School

    Community school • Leytonstone, London

    Ofsted: Good

  12. 12

    Parkside Primary School

    Community school • Chingford

    Ofsted: Good

  13. 13

    Coppermill Primary School

    Community school • Walthamstow, London

    Ofsted: Good

  14. 14

    Yardley Primary School

    Academy converter • London

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  15. 15

    Henry Maynard Primary School

    Community school • Walthamstow, London

    Ofsted: Good

  16. 16

    Newport School

    Community school • London

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  17. 17

    Chase Lane Primary School

    Community school • Chingford, London

    Ofsted: Good

  18. 18

    St Mary's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter • Walthamstow, London

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  19. 19

    Barclay Primary School

    Academy converter • Leyton, London

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  20. 20

    Davies Lane Primary School

    Academy converter • Leytonstone, London

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  1. 1

    Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest

    Free schools • Walthamstow

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  2. 2

    Walthamstow Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Walthamstow, London

    Ofsted: Good

  3. 3

    Walthamstow School for Girls

    Community school • Walthamstow, London

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  4. 4

    Willowfield School

    Community school • Walthamstow, London

    Ofsted: Good

  5. 5

    Chingford Foundation School

    Academy converter • Chingford, London

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  6. 6

    Highams Park School

    Academy converter • Highams Park, London

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    Leytonstone School

    Community school • Leytonstone, London

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    Norlington School and 6th Form

    Academy converter • Leyton, London

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    Frederick Bremer School

    Community school • Walthamstow, London

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    Connaught School for Girls

    Academy converter • Leytonstone, London

    Ofsted: Good

Popularity is based on the number of first preference applications a school received compared to the number of places available, where we have this data. Where places available data isn't held, first preferences are compared to the number of offers made.

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