# Education in Waltham Forest

North east London. 283,713 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 39 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Waltham Forest, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

In: [London](https://openindex.co.uk/london)

## Number of schools

Waltham Forest: **88** (2026, council level, Great Britain only). Source: Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government. Published 15 October 2026.

Waltham Forest had 88 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/number-of-schools?place=E09000031) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/number-of-schools) · https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/education#l-schools-count

## Schools

Exact point level, Great Britain only. Source: Department for Education and Ofsted and Department for Education and Welsh Government and Scottish Government and Ordnance Survey.

Published as points, so there is no single figure for Waltham Forest. The map shows each one.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?place=E09000031) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) · https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/education#l-schools

## Schools in Waltham Forest

Waltham Forest has 88 open schools: 3 nursery, 51 primary, 16 secondary, 2 all-through, 4 special, 4 sixth form and further education, 5 independent and 3 pupil referral and alternative provision.

| Latest Ofsted grade | Schools |
| --- | --- |
| Outstanding | 7 |
| Good | 16 |
| Requires improvement | 1 |
| Inadequate | 0 |

24 of the 79 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between September 2019 and June 2024.
11 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.
7 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.
Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

### Nursery (3) (3)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Acacia Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/acacia-nursery-e103030) | Local authority nursery school | 2 to 5 | 130 | Outstanding (overall), June 2023 |
| [Church Hill Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/church-hill-nursery-school-e103028) | Local authority nursery school | 2 to 5 | 88 | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met |
| [Low Hall Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/low-hall-nursery-school-e103027) | Local authority nursery school | 2 to 5 | 66 | Outstanding (overall), October 2023 |

### Primary (51) (51)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | Results (KS2 2024/25) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ainslie Wood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ainslie-wood-primary-school-e130343) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 451 | Good (overall), July 2023 | 87% met KS2 standard |
| [Barclay Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barclay-primary-school-e138690) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 1,273 | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 87% met KS2 standard |
| [Barn Croft Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barn-croft-primary-school-e131057) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 170 | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 68% met KS2 standard |
| [Chapel End Infant School and Early Years Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chapel-end-infant-school-and-early-years-centre-e103052) | Community school | 2 to 7 | 249 | School remains Good, September 2022 | – |
| [Chapel End Junior Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chapel-end-junior-academy-e139259) | Academy sponsor led | 7 to 11 | 229 | School remains Good, July 2024 | 73% met KS2 standard |
| [Chase Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chase-lane-primary-school-e103032) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 680 | School remains Good, December 2022 | 69% met KS2 standard |
| [Chingford CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chingford-cofe-primary-school-e103084) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 406 | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 58% met KS2 standard |
| [Coppermill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/coppermill-primary-school-e103078) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 195 | School remains Good, June 2024 | 86% met KS2 standard |
| [Davies Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/davies-lane-primary-school-e143384) | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 927 | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | 87% met KS2 standard |
| [Dawlish Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dawlish-primary-school-e103073) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 158 | School remains Good, April 2023 | 71% met KS2 standard |
| [Downsell Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/downsell-primary-school-e103044) | Community school | 2 to 11 | 426 | Good (overall), November 2023 | 66% met KS2 standard |
| [Edinburgh Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/edinburgh-primary-school-e103053) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 153 | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, March 2024 | 57% met KS2 standard |
| [Emmanuel Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/emmanuel-community-school-e138258) | Free schools | 4 to 11 | 82 | Requires improvement (overall), April 2024 | 38% met KS2 standard |
| [George Tomlinson Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/george-tomlinson-primary-school-e103075) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 554 | School remains Good, June 2023 | 70% met KS2 standard |
| [Greenleaf Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenleaf-primary-school-e103054) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 464 | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 71% met KS2 standard |
| [Gwyn Jones Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gwyn-jones-primary-school-e103074) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 432 | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 55% met KS2 standard |
| [Handsworth Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/handsworth-primary-school-e103059) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 418 | Good (overall), June 2023 | 65% met KS2 standard |
| [Henry Maynard Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/henry-maynard-primary-school-e103070) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 745 | Good (overall), September 2023 | 77% met KS2 standard |
| [Hillyfield Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hillyfield-primary-academy-e136413) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 1,123 | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, June 2024 | 75% met KS2 standard |
| [Lime Academy Larkswood](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lime-academy-larkswood-e141734) | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 510 | Good (overall), July 2023 | 80% met KS2 standard |
| [Longshaw Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/longshaw-primary-academy-e147179) | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 221 | Good (overall), September 2023 | 68% met KS2 standard |
| [Mayville Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mayville-academy-e142713) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 274 | Good (overall), May 2024 | 73% met KS2 standard |
| [Mission Grove Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mission-grove-primary-school-e103077) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 805 | School remains Good, July 2023 | 46% met KS2 standard |
| [Newport School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newport-school-e103048) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 849 | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 73% met KS2 standard |
| [Oakhill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakhill-primary-school-e103069) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 207 | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 81% met KS2 standard |
| [Our Lady and St George's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-and-st-georges-catholic-primary-school-e152582) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | – | Standards maintained, June 2025 | – |
| [Parkside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parkside-primary-school-e103081) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 672 | School remains Good, March 2023 | 72% met KS2 standard |
| [Riverley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/riverley-primary-school-e139723) | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 437 | School remains Outstanding, February 2023 | 84% met KS2 standard |
| [Roger Ascham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/roger-ascham-primary-school-e136362) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 418 | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 2024 | 86% met KS2 standard |
| [Salisbury Manor Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/salisbury-manor-primary-school-e147180) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 268 | Good (overall), September 2023 | 56% met KS2 standard |
| [Selwyn Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/selwyn-primary-school-e143383) | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 721 | Outstanding (overall), May 2022 | 87% met KS2 standard |
| [South Grove Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-grove-primary-school-e103072) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 485 | School remains Outstanding, May 2024 | 90% met KS2 standard |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-infant-school-e103090) | Voluntary aided school | 2 to 7 | 132 | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-junior-school-e103086) | Voluntary aided school | 7 to 11 | 107 | School remains Good, May 2023 | 43% met KS2 standard |
| [St Mary's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-primary-school-e103085) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 209 | Good (overall), November 2023 | 82% met KS2 standard |
| [St Mary's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-cofe-primary-school-e144238) | Academy converter | 5 to 11 | 592 | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 96% met KS2 standard |
| [St Patrick's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-patricks-catholic-primary-school-e103088) | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 344 | Good (overall), June 2023 | 44% met KS2 standard |
| [St Saviour's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-saviours-church-of-england-primary-school-e144239) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 356 | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 89% met KS2 standard |
| [Stoneydown Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stoneydown-park-school-e103079) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 631 | School remains Good, February 2023 | 80% met KS2 standard |
| [Sybourn Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sybourn-primary-school-e139724) | Academy sponsor led | 2 to 11 | 521 | Outstanding (overall), June 2023 | 79% met KS2 standard |
| [The Jenny Hammond Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-jenny-hammond-primary-school-e103082) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 388 | School remains Good, February 2023 | 83% met KS2 standard |
| [The Winns Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-winns-primary-school-e103061) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 652 | School remains Good, January 2023 | 87% met KS2 standard |
| [The Woodside Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-woodside-primary-academy-e139016) | Academy sponsor led | 2 to 11 | 1,188 | School remains Outstanding, May 2023 | 69% met KS2 standard |
| [Thomas Gamuel Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thomas-gamuel-primary-school-e140405) | Academy sponsor led | 2 to 11 | 338 | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 83% met KS2 standard |
| [Thorpe Hall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thorpe-hall-primary-school-e103060) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 358 | School remains Good, December 2022 | 80% met KS2 standard |
| [Walthamstow Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/walthamstow-primary-academy-e141748) | Free schools | 4 to 11 | 181 | School remains Good, January 2024 | 87% met KS2 standard |
| [Whitehall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitehall-primary-school-e103036) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 452 | School remains Good, February 2023 | 72% met KS2 standard |
| [Whittingham Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whittingham-primary-academy-e139317) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 352 | Improved significantly, June 2025 | 82% met KS2 standard |
| [Willow Brook Primary School Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willow-brook-primary-school-academy-e138364) | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 660 | School remains Outstanding, September 2023 | 89% met KS2 standard |
| [Woodford Green Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodford-green-primary-school-e146681) | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 242 | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 93% met KS2 standard |
| [Yardley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/yardley-primary-school-e136364) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 551 | Outstanding (overall), October 2023 | 97% met KS2 standard |

### Secondary (16) (16)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | Results (KS4 2025/26) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Chingford Foundation School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chingford-foundation-school-e138691) | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,363 | Good (overall), October 2023 | Attainment 8: 45.9 |
| [Connaught School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/connaught-school-for-girls-e139293) | Academy converter | 11 to 16 | 550 | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8: 50.4 |
| [Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eden-girls-school-waltham-forest-e140957) | Free schools | 11 to 18 | 617 | School remains Outstanding, September 2022 | Attainment 8: 64.2 |
| [Frederick Bremer School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/frederick-bremer-school-e103094) | Community school | 11 to 16 | 888 | School remains Good, June 2024 | Attainment 8: 49.7 |
| [Heathcote School & Science College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heathcote-school-and-science-college-e103097) | Community school | 11 to 18 | 1,115 | School remains Good, February 2024 | Attainment 8: 44.0 |
| [Highams Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highams-park-school-e137558) | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,592 | Good (overall), May 2024 | Attainment 8: 49.1 |
| [Holy Family Catholic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-family-catholic-school-e103106) | Voluntary aided school | 11 to 18 | 1,175 | Good (overall), March 2023 | Attainment 8: 48.1 |
| [Kelmscott School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kelmscott-school-e103105) | Community school | 11 to 16 | 1,137 | Standards maintained, January 2025 | Attainment 8: 37.5 |
| [Lammas School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lammas-school-e145708) | Academy converter | 11 to 16 | 462 | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8: 41.0 |
| [Leytonstone School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leytonstone-school-e103101) | Community school | 11 to 16 | 1,028 | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8: 49.7 |
| [Norlington School and 6th Form](https://openindex.co.uk/school/norlington-school-and-6th-form-e143385) | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 895 | School remains Good, November 2023 | Attainment 8: 54.1 |
| [South Chingford Foundation School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-chingford-foundation-school-e138859) | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 18 | 547 | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8: 42.8 |
| [Walthamstow Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/walthamstow-academy-e132727) | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 18 | 1,092 | School remains Good, November 2022 | Attainment 8: 52.9 |
| [Walthamstow School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/walthamstow-school-for-girls-e103103) | Community school | 11 to 16 | 895 | Standards maintained, December 2024 | Attainment 8: 57.9 |
| [Willowfield School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willowfield-school-e103100) | Community school | 11 to 16 | 1,035 | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8: 43.5 |
| [Woodford County High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodford-county-high-school-e102852) | Community school | 11 to 18 | 1,237 | Good (overall), November 2022 | Attainment 8: 81.2 |

### All-through (2) (2)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | Results (KS2 2024/25) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Buxton School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/buxton-school-e103080) | Foundation school | 3 to 16 | 1,065 | School remains Good, June 2023 | 74% met KS2 standard |
| [George Mitchell School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/george-mitchell-school-e145106) | Academy converter | 3 to 16 | 973 | Good (overall), June 2023 | 61% met KS2 standard |

### Special (4) (4)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Belmont Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/belmont-park-school-e131697) | Community special school | 11 to 16 | 47 | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade |
| [Joseph Clarke School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/joseph-clarke-school-e140197) | Academy special sponsor led | 2 to 18 | 111 | School remains Good, November 2022 |
| [Lime Academy Hornbeam](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lime-academy-hornbeam-e138454) | Academy special converter | 2 to 19 | 294 | School remains Good, December 2023 |
| [Whitefield School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitefield-school-e140795) | Academy special converter | 2 to 19 | 366 | Good (overall), May 2023 |

### Sixth form and further education (4) (4)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | Results (KS4 2025/26) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Big Creative Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/big-creative-academy-e141030) | Free schools 16 to 19 | 16 to 19 | 0 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Leyton Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leyton-sixth-form-college-e130457) | Further education | 16 to 24 | – | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Sir George Monoux College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sir-george-monoux-college-e130458) | Further education | 16 to 19 | – | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | Attainment 8: 11.4 |
| [Waltham Forest College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/waltham-forest-college-e130456) | Further education | 16 to 99 | – | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

### Independent (5) (5)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Big Creative Independent School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/big-creative-independent-school-e141411) | Other independent school | 14 to 16 | 9 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| [Forest School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/forest-school-e103110) | Other independent school | 4 to 18 | 1,605 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| [Lantern of Knowledge Secondary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lantern-of-knowledge-secondary-school-e132848) | Other independent school | 10 to 16 | 86 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| [Noor Ul Islam Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/noor-ul-islam-primary-school-e133517) | Other independent school | 4 to 11 | 145 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| [Normanhurst School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/normanhurst-school-e103112) | Other independent school | 2 to 16 | 213 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |

### Pupil referral and alternative provision (3) (3)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Burnside Secondary PRU](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burnside-secondary-pru-e137328) | Pupil referral unit | 11 to 16 | 19 | School remains Good, June 2022 |
| [Hawkswood Primary PRU](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hawkswood-primary-pru-e135558) | Pupil referral unit | 4 to 11 | 0 | School remains Outstanding, March 2024 |
| [Hawkswood Therapeutic](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hawkswood-therapeutic-e137677) | Pupil referral unit | 11 to 16 | 0 | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met |

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

## More on this place

- [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest)
- [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/housing) (17)
- [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/crime) (13)
- [People](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/people) (24)
- [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/deprivation) (8)
- [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/health) (4)
- [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/environment) (9)
- [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/transport) (4)
- [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/connectivity) (5)
- [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/planning) (3)
- [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/economy) (4)
- [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/council-tax) (10)
- [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/elections) (7)
- [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/services) (3)
- [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/sources) (28)

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