How many schools does Waltham Forest have?

OfferDay lists 87 schools in Waltham Forest, including 51 primary schools and 15 secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Waltham Forest?

Every school in Waltham Forest is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Waltham Forest ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Waltham Forest where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

How many towns are in the Waltham Forest local authority?

OfferDay groups the Waltham Forest schools across four towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

Schools in the Waltham Forest local authority

Waltham Forest has 87 schools listed on OfferDay across 4 towns.

3 nursery schools · 51 primary schools · 15 secondary schools · 2 all-through schools · 4 sixth forms and colleges · 7 special and alternative provision schools · 5 independent schools

About schools in Waltham Forest

Waltham Forest lists 87 schools, most of them primary schools. Its 15 secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. The area also has two all-through schools, which teach every age from the early years to school-leaving age on one site.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25: 74%; of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 54 schools with published results
Key stage 4, 2024/25: 46.2; average Attainment 8 score, across the 20 schools with published results

Top schools in Waltham Forest

Ranked by the latest published results; primary and secondary schools are measured differently and never compared with each other.

Primary

1 Yardley Primary School 97%
2 St Mary's CofE Primary School 96%
3 Woodford Green Primary School 93%
4 South Grove Primary School 90%
5 Willow Brook Primary School Academy 89%
6 St Saviour's Church of England Primary School 89%
7 Ainslie Wood Primary School 87%
8 Selwyn Primary School 87%

Secondary

1 Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest 63.5
2 Walthamstow School for Girls 60.0
3 Connaught School for Girls 50.6
4 Walthamstow Academy 49.2
5 Leytonstone School 49.0
6 Norlington School and 6th Form 48.6
7 Highams Park School 47.5
8 Chingford Foundation School 47.1

Schools by town

The count beside each town is the number of its schools under Waltham Forest.

Common questions about schools in Waltham Forest

How many schools does Waltham Forest have?: OfferDay lists 87 schools in Waltham Forest, including 51 primary schools and 15 secondary schools.
Who inspects schools in Waltham Forest?: Every school in Waltham Forest is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
How are schools in Waltham Forest ranked?: OfferDay ranks schools in Waltham Forest where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.
How many towns are in the Waltham Forest local authority?: OfferDay groups the Waltham Forest schools across four towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.