Schools in Waltham Forest
There are 79 state-funded and grammar schools in Waltham Forest. 15 are rated Outstanding and 42 Good by Ofsted. Each listing shows the year groups, Ofsted rating and how admissions work.
Applying for a place in Waltham Forest
- Starting secondary school (Year 7) in September 2027: applications close on 31 October 2026. Offers are sent on 1 March 2027.
- Starting Reception in September 2027: applications close on 15 January 2027. Offers are sent on 16 April 2027.
- You apply through the council where you live, even for schools in a different area, and late applications are considered after on-time ones.
All schools in Waltham Forest, by town
Chingford
- Hawkswood Therapeutic
Year 7 - Year 11 · E4 7RT
No rating on record - Parkside Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · E4 6RE
Ofsted: Good
London
- Acacia Nursery
Nursery - Reception · E11 3HF
Ofsted: Outstanding - Ainslie Wood Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · E4 9DD
Ofsted: Good - Barclay Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · E10 6EJ
No rating on record - Barn Croft Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · E17 8SB
Ofsted: Not judged - Belmont Park School
Year 7 - Year 11 · E10 6DB
Ofsted: Not judged - Big Creative Academy
E17 6HL
No rating on record - Burnside Secondary PRU
Year 7 - Year 11 · E4 8YJ
Ofsted: Good - Buxton School
Nursery - Year 11 · E11 3NN
Ofsted: Good - Chapel End Infant School and Early Years Centre
Nursery - Year 2 · E17 4LN
Ofsted: Good - Chapel End Junior Academy
Year 3 - Year 6 · E17 4LS
Ofsted: Good - Chase Lane Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · E4 8LA
Ofsted: Good - Chingford CofE Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · E4 7EY
Ofsted: Not judged - Chingford Foundation School
Year 7 - Year 13 · E4 7LT
Ofsted: Good - Church Hill Nursery School
Nursery - Reception · E17 9SB
Ofsted: Outstanding - Connaught School for Girls
Year 7 - Year 11 · Girls only · E11 4AE
Ofsted: Not judged - Coppermill Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · E17 6PB
Ofsted: Good - Davies Lane Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · E11 3DR
Ofsted: Outstanding - Dawlish Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · E10 6NN
Ofsted: Good - Downsell Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · E15 2BS
Ofsted: Good - Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest
Year 7 - Year 13 · Girls only · E17 5SD
Ofsted: Outstanding - Edinburgh Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · E17 8QR
Ofsted: Good - Emmanuel Community School
Reception - Year 6 · E17 3BN
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Frederick Bremer School
Year 7 - Year 11 · E17 4EY
Ofsted: Good - George Mitchell School
Nursery - Year 11 · E10 5DN
Ofsted: Good - George Tomlinson Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · E11 4QN
Ofsted: Good - Greenleaf Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · E17 6QW
Ofsted: Good - Gwyn Jones Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · E11 1EU
No rating on record - Handsworth Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · E4 9PJ
Ofsted: Good - Hawkswood Primary PRU
Reception - Year 6 · E4 7RT
Ofsted: Outstanding - Heathcote School & Science College
Year 7 - Year 13 · E4 6ES
Ofsted: Good - Henry Maynard Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · E17 9JE
Ofsted: Good - Highams Park School
Year 7 - Year 13 · E4 9PJ
Ofsted: Good - Hillyfield Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · E17 6ED
Ofsted: Good - Holy Family Catholic School
Year 7 - Year 13 · E17 3EA
Ofsted: Good - Joseph Clarke School
Nursery - Year 13 · E4 9PP
Ofsted: Good - Kelmscott School
Year 7 - Year 11 · E17 8DN
No rating on record - Lammas School
Year 7 - Year 11 · E10 7LX
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Leytonstone School
Year 7 - Year 11 · E11 1JD
No rating on record - Lime Academy Hornbeam
E17 5NT
Ofsted: Good - Lime Academy Larkswood
Nursery - Year 6 · E4 8ET
Ofsted: Good - Longshaw Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · E4 6LH
Ofsted: Good - Low Hall Nursery School
Nursery - Reception · E17 8BE
Ofsted: Outstanding - Mayville Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · E11 4PZ
Ofsted: Good - Mission Grove Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · E17 7EJ
Ofsted: Good - Newport School
Nursery - Year 6 · E10 6PJ
Ofsted: Not judged - Norlington School and 6th Form
Year 7 - Year 13 · Boys only · E10 6JZ
Ofsted: Good - Our Lady and St George's Catholic Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · E17 3EA
No rating on record - Riverley Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · E10 7BZ
Ofsted: Outstanding - Roger Ascham Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · E17 5HU
Ofsted: Good - Salisbury Manor Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · E4 8YJ
Ofsted: Good - Selwyn Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · E4 9NE
Ofsted: Outstanding - South Chingford Foundation School
Year 7 - Year 13 · E4 8SG
No rating on record - South Grove Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · E17 8PW
Ofsted: Outstanding - St Joseph's Catholic Infant School
Nursery - Year 2 · E10 7BL
No rating on record - St Joseph's Catholic Junior School
Year 3 - Year 6 · E10 5DX
Ofsted: Good - St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · E4 7BJ
Ofsted: Good - St Mary's CofE Primary School
Year 1 - Year 6 · E17 9HJ
Ofsted: Outstanding - St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · E17 7DP
Ofsted: Good - St Saviour's Church of England Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · E17 8ER
Ofsted: Outstanding - Stoneydown Park School
Nursery - Year 6 · E17 6JY
Ofsted: Good - Sybourn Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · E17 8HA
Ofsted: Outstanding - The Jenny Hammond Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · E11 3JH
Ofsted: Good - The Winns Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · E17 5ET
Ofsted: Good - The Woodside Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · E17 3JX
Ofsted: Outstanding - Thomas Gamuel Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · E17 8LG
No rating on record - Thorpe Hall Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · E17 4DP
Ofsted: Good - Walthamstow Academy
Year 7 - Year 13 · E17 5DP
Ofsted: Good - Walthamstow Primary Academy
Reception - Year 6 · E17 5DP
Ofsted: Good - Walthamstow School for Girls
Year 7 - Year 11 · Girls only · E17 9RZ
No rating on record - Whitefield School
E17 4AZ
Ofsted: Good - Whitehall Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · E4 6ES
Ofsted: Good - Whittingham Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · E17 5QX
No rating on record - Willow Brook Primary School Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · E10 7BH
Ofsted: Outstanding - Willowfield School
Year 7 - Year 11 · E17 6ND
No rating on record - Yardley Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · E4 7PH
Ofsted: Outstanding
Woodford Green
- Oakhill Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · IG8 9PY
Ofsted: Not judged - Woodford Green Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · IG8 0ST
Ofsted: Not judged