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 53
  3. Requires Improvement 3
  4. Inadequate 1

Most popular state schools
in Waltham Forest in 2019

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  1. 1

    Walthamstow Primary Academy

    Free schools • Waltham Forest, London

    Ofsted: None

  2. 2

    Downsell Primary School

    Community school • Leyton, London

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  3. 3

    St Saviour's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter • 33, London

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  4. 4

    Chingford CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • London

    Ofsted: Good

  5. 5

    Coppermill Primary School

    Community school • Walthamstow, London

    Ofsted: Good

  6. 6

    South Grove Primary School

    Community school • London

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  7. 7

    Hillyfield Primary Academy

    Academy converter • London

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    Edinburgh Primary School

    Community school • Walthamstow, London

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    Lime Academy Hornbeam

    Academy special converter • Walthamstow, London

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    Longshaw Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Chingford, London

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  11. 11

    Salisbury Manor Primary School

    Academy converter • London

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  12. 12

    Dawlish Primary School

    Community school • London

    Ofsted: Good

  13. 13

    George Tomlinson Primary School

    Community school • Leytonstone, London

    Ofsted: Good

  14. 14

    Whitefield Schools

    Academy special converter • Walthamstow, London

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  15. 15

    Buxton School

    Foundation school • Leytonstone, London

    Ofsted: Good

  16. 16

    Barn Croft Primary School

    Community school • Walthamstow, London

    Ofsted: Good

  17. 17

    Willow Brook Primary School Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Leyton, London

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  18. 18

    Joseph Clarke School

    Academy special sponsor led • London

    Ofsted: Good

  19. 19

    Thomas Gamuel Primary School

    Academy sponsor led • Walthamstow, London

    Ofsted: Good

  20. 20

    Riverley Primary School

    Academy sponsor led • Leyton, London

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  1. 1

    Big Creative Academy

    Free schools 16 to 19 • Walthamstow, London

    Ofsted: None

  2. 2

    Chingford Foundation School

    Academy converter • Chingford, London

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  3. 3

    Heathcote School & Science College

    Community school • Chingford, London

    Ofsted: Good

  4. 4

    Walthamstow School for Girls

    Community school • Walthamstow, London

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  5. 5

    Lammas School and Sixth Form

    Academy converter • Leyton, London

    Ofsted: Good

  6. 6

    Eden Girls' School Waltham Forest

    Free schools • Walthanstow

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  7. 7

    Leytonstone School

    Community school • Leytonstone, London

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    Kelmscott School

    Community school • Walthamstow, London

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    South Chingford Foundation School

    Academy sponsor led • Chingford, London

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    Frederick Bremer School

    Community school • Walthamstow, 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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