Waltham Forest school admissions: last distances offered, Ofsted and results

Browse 87 open schools in Waltham Forest, England. Admissions figures are loaded for 66 schools; distance cut-offs are available for 37.

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Secondary applications close on 31 October; primary applications close on 15 January. Apply through your home council, even when choosing a school across a council boundary. How to apply for a school place.

Secondary

School	Ofsted	Last distance offered	Pupils
Big Creative Independent School	Good	Not published	9
Chingford Foundation School	Good	2026: All offered	1,363
Connaught School for Girls	Good in all 4 graded areas	2026: All offered	550
Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest	School remains Outstanding	2026: School site: 1.65 mi; Station site: 1.40 mi	617
Frederick Bremer School	School remains Good	2026: 0.72 mi	888
Heathcote School & Science College	School remains Good	2026: 1.38 mi	1,115
Highams Park School	Good	2026: 0.92 mi	1,592
Holy Family Catholic School	Good	2026: All offered	1,175
Kelmscott School	Standards maintained	2026: 0.83 mi	1,137
Lammas School	Report card: Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 2 areas	2026: All offered	462
Lantern of Knowledge Secondary School	Good	Not published	86
Leytonstone School	Report card: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas	2026: 0.92 mi	1,028
Norlington School and 6th Form	School remains Good	2026: All offered	895
South Chingford Foundation School	Report card: Needs attention in all 6 graded areas	2026: All offered	547
Walthamstow Academy	School remains Good	2026: 0.70 mi	1,092
Walthamstow School for Girls	Standards maintained	2026: 0.76 mi	895
Willowfield School	Report card: Expected standard in all 6 graded areas	2026: All offered	1,035

Primary

School	Ofsted	Last distance offered	Pupils
Ainslie Wood Primary School	Good	2026: 0.46 mi	451
Barclay Primary School	Report card: Exceptional in 3 areas, Strong standard in 4 areas	2026: 1.02 mi	1,273
Barn Croft Primary School	Good in all 5 graded areas	2026: 0.30 mi	170
Chapel End Infant School and Early Years Centre	School remains Good	2026: All offered	249
Chapel End Junior Academy	School remains Good	Not published	229
Chase Lane Primary School	School remains Good	2026: All offered	680
Chingford CofE Primary School	Outstanding in 3 areas, Good in 2 areas	2026: 0.71 mi	406
Coppermill Primary School	School remains Good	2026: 0.16 mi	195
Davies Lane Primary School	Outstanding	2026: 0.64 mi	927
Dawlish Primary School	School remains Good	Not published	158
Downsell Primary School	Good	2026: All offered	426
Edinburgh Primary School	School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next	2026: All offered	153
Emmanuel Community School	Requires improvement	2026: All offered	82
George Tomlinson Primary School	School remains Good	2026: All offered	554
Greenleaf Primary School	Good	2026: 0.46 mi	464
Gwyn Jones Primary School	Standards maintained	2026: All offered	432
Handsworth Primary School	Good	2026: 0.42 mi	418
Henry Maynard Primary School	Good	2026: 0.79 mi	745
Hillyfield Primary Academy	School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next	2026: All offered	1,123
Lime Academy Larkswood	Good	2026: All offered	510
Longshaw Primary Academy	Good	2026: All offered	221
Mayville Academy	Good	2026: All offered	274
Mission Grove Primary School	School remains Good	2026: All offered	805
Newport School	Outstanding in all 5 graded areas	2025: 0.48 mi	849
Noor Ul Islam Primary School	Good	Not published	145
Oakhill Primary School	Outstanding in all 5 graded areas	2025: 0.61 mi	207
Our Lady and St George's Catholic Primary School	Not loaded	2026: All offered	Not published
Parkside Primary School	School remains Good	2026: All offered	672
Riverley Primary School	School remains Outstanding	2026: 0.38 mi	437
Roger Ascham Primary School	School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next	2026: 0.49 mi	418
Salisbury Manor Primary School	Good	2026: All offered	268
Selwyn Primary School	Outstanding	2026: 0.62 mi	721
South Grove Primary School	School remains Outstanding	2026: 0.38 mi	485
St Joseph's Catholic Infant School	Report card: Strong standard in all 7 graded areas	Not published	132
St Joseph's Catholic Junior School	School remains Good	Not published	107
St Mary's Catholic Primary School	Good	2026: All offered	209
St Mary's CofE Primary School	School remains Outstanding	2026: 0.30 mi	592
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School	Good	2026: All offered	344
St Saviour's Church of England Primary School	Standards maintained	2026: 0.55 mi	356
Stoneydown Park School	School remains Good	2026: 0.40 mi	631
Sybourn Primary School	Outstanding	2026: All offered	521
The Jenny Hammond Primary School	School remains Good	2026: 0.32 mi	388
The Winns Primary School	School remains Good	2026: 0.52 mi	652
The Woodside Primary Academy	School remains Outstanding	2026: All offered	1,188
Thomas Gamuel Primary School	Report card: Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 3 areas	2026: All offered	338
Thorpe Hall Primary School	School remains Good	2026: All offered	358
Walthamstow Primary Academy	School remains Good	2026: All offered	181
Whitehall Primary School	School remains Good	2026: 0.75 mi	452
Whittingham Primary Academy	Improved significantly	2026: All offered	352
Willow Brook Primary School Academy	School remains Outstanding	2026: 0.52 mi	660
Woodford Green Primary School	Outstanding in all 5 graded areas	2026: 0.41 mi	242
Yardley Primary School	Outstanding	2026: 1.32 mi	551

All-through

School	Ofsted	Last distance offered	Pupils
Buxton School	School remains Good	2026: All offered	1,065
Forest School	Not loaded	Not published	1,605
George Mitchell School	Good	2026: 0.83 mi	973
Normanhurst School	Not loaded	Not published	213

Nursery

School	Ofsted	Last distance offered	Pupils
Acacia Nursery	Outstanding	Not published	130
Church Hill Nursery School	School remains Outstanding	Not published	88
Low Hall Nursery School	Outstanding	Not published	66

Sixth form / 16+

School	Ofsted	Last distance offered	Pupils
Big Creative Academy	Not loaded	Not published	0
Leyton Sixth Form College	Not loaded	Not published	Not published
Sir George Monoux College	Not loaded	Not published	Not published
Waltham Forest College	Not loaded	Not published	Not published

Special and alternative provision

School	Ofsted	Last distance offered	Pupils
Belmont Park School	Good in all 4 graded areas	Not published	47
Burnside Secondary PRU	School remains Good	Not published	19
Hawkswood Primary PRU	School remains Outstanding	Not published	0
Hawkswood Therapeutic	Report card: Strong standard in all 6 graded areas	Not published	0
Joseph Clarke School	School remains Good	Not published	111
Lime Academy Hornbeam	School remains Good	Not published	294
Whitefield School	Good	Not published	366

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