Key Facts

Waltham Forest is home to 229 schools, with 94.9% of primary schools rated Good or Outstanding, and 92.3% of secondary schools achieving the same rating.
Primary schools in Waltham Forest outperform the national average, with 72.5% of pupils meeting the expected standard in KS2, compared to 61.0% nationally.
Secondary schools in Waltham Forest see 48.4% of pupils achieving grade 5+ in English and maths at KS4, with an Attainment 8 score of 47.97, compared to 46.10 nationally.
In Waltham Forest, primary schools have a pupil-teacher ratio of 22.17, with spending per pupil at £8,711, and secondary schools have a ratio of 16.73, with spending per pupil at £9,033.

Top Nurseries in Waltham Forest

144 nurseries in Waltham Forest

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1S

1st Stepping Stones Nursery at Peterhouse

London, E17 3PW

Nursery

1S

1st Stepping Stones Nursery School

London, E17 6QX

Nursery

A

ACT2Drama

London, E4 9NT

Nursery

AL

Active London - George Tomlinson

London, E11 4QN

Nursery

AL

Active London - Thorpe Hall

London, E17 4DP

Nursery

AS

All Saints Pre-school

London, E10 7HF

Nursery

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Top Primary Schools in Waltham Forest

65 primary schools in Waltham Forest

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FS

Forest School

London, E17 3PY

Independent · Primary · Ages 4–18

KS2 Expected–

Absence–

Pupils1,605

P/T Ratio–

NS

Normanhurst School

London, E4 7BA

Independent · Primary · Ages 2–16

KS2 Expected–

Absence–

Pupils213

P/T Ratio–

SP

Sybourn Primary School

Ofsted

Outstanding

London, E17 8HA

Academy · Primary · Ages 2–11

KS2 Expected78%

Absence5.1%

Pupils521

P/T Ratio20.5

Yardley Primary School

Ofsted

Outstanding

London, E4 7PH

Academy · Primary · Ages 3–11

KS2 Expected95%

Absence4.8%

Pupils551

P/T Ratio24.4

Woodford Green Primary School

Woodford Green, IG8 0ST

Academy · Primary · Ages 2–11

KS2 Expected83%

Absence5.5%

Pupils242

P/T Ratio20.2

St Mary's CofE Primary School

London, E17 9HJ

Academy · Primary · Ages 5–11

KS2 Expected94%

Absence4.0%

Pupils592

P/T Ratio19.7

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Top Secondary Schools in Waltham Forest

17 secondary schools in Waltham Forest

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Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest

Ofsted

Outstanding

London, E17 5SD

Secondary · Ages 11–18 · Girls

Progress 8+0.94

Attainment 857.8

Eng+Maths82%

Pupils617

Highams Park School

Ofsted

Good

London, E4 9PJ

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18

Progress 8+0.08

Attainment 850.0

Eng+Maths73%

Pupils1,592

Chingford Foundation School

Ofsted

Good

London, E4 7LT

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18

Progress 8-0.14

Attainment 846.2

Eng+Maths62%

Pupils1,363

Holy Family Catholic School

Ofsted

Good

London, E17 3EA

State · Secondary · Ages 11–18

Progress 8-0.04

Attainment 844.6

Eng+Maths60%

Pupils1,175

NS

Norlington School and 6th Form

London, E10 6JZ

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18 · Boys

Progress 8+0.34

Attainment 852.2

Eng+Maths76%

Pupils895

Walthamstow School for Girls

Ofsted

Outstanding

London, E17 9RZ

State · Secondary · Ages 11–16 · Girls

Progress 8+0.43

Attainment 856.0

Eng+Maths83%

Pupils895

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Top Sixth Form Colleges in Waltham Forest

4 sixth form colleges in Waltham Forest

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Waltham Forest College

Ofsted

Outstanding

London, E17 4JB

Sixth Form · Ages 16–99

AAB+–

To Uni11%

Pupils–

Absence–

Big Creative Academy

Ofsted

Outstanding

London, E17 6HL

Sixth Form · Ages 16–19

AAB+–

To Uni39%

Pupils0

Absence–

Leyton Sixth Form College

Ofsted

Good

London, E10 6EQ

Sixth Form · Ages 16–24

AAB+4%

To Uni47%

Pupils–

Absence–

SG

Sir George Monoux College

Ofsted

Good

London, E17 5AA

Sixth Form · Ages 16–19

AAB+1%

To Uni49%

Pupils–

Absence–

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Top Special Schools in Waltham Forest

4 special schools in Waltham Forest

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Hawkswood Primary PRU

Ofsted

Outstanding

London, E4 7RT

PRU · Primary · Ages 4–11

KS2 Expected–

Absence–

Pupils0

P/T Ratio3.8

Belmont Park School

Ofsted

Good

London, E10 6DB

Special · Primary · Ages 11–16

KS2 Expected–

Absence24.6%

Pupils47

P/T Ratio7.5

Burnside Secondary PRU

Ofsted

Good

London, E4 8YJ

PRU · Primary · Ages 11–16

KS2 Expected–

Absence–

Pupils19

P/T Ratio3.8

Hawkswood Therapeutic

Chingford, E4 7RT

PRU · Primary · Ages 11–16

KS2 Expected–

Absence–

Pupils0

P/T Ratio3.2

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Top Independent Schools in Waltham Forest

5 independent schools in Waltham Forest

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FS

Forest School

London, E17 3PY

Independent · Primary · Ages 4–18

KS2 Expected–

Absence–

Pupils1,605

P/T Ratio–

NS

Normanhurst School

London, E4 7BA

Independent · Primary · Ages 2–16

KS2 Expected–

Absence–

Pupils213

P/T Ratio–

BC

Big Creative Independent School

Walthamstow, E17 5QJ

Independent · Primary · Ages 14–16

KS2 Expected–

Absence–

Pupils9

P/T Ratio–

LO

Lantern of Knowledge Secondary School

London, E10 6QT

Independent · Primary · Ages 10–16 · Boys

KS2 Expected–

Absence–

Pupils86

P/T Ratio–

Noor Ul Islam Primary School

London, E10 6QW

Independent · Primary · Ages 4–11

KS2 Expected–

Absence–

Pupils145

P/T Ratio–

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Waltham Forest has 228 schools, including 65 primary schools, 17 secondary schools, 144 nurseries, 5 independent schools, 4 special schools. You can browse each category using the filters on Eduscope.

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Area Benchmarks

Metric	Waltham Forest	England
School QualityGood or Outstanding (Ofsted)	95%	90%
Primary ResultsKS2 Expected Standard	71%	61%
Secondary ResultsProgress 8	-0.05	+0.00
Attainment 8	44.4	46.1
AttendancePersistent Absence	18%	20%
ResourcesPupil-Teacher Ratio	20.2:1	18.1:1
Spending per Pupil	£9,015	£7,460

About This Data

•School information is sourced from Get Information About Schools (GIAS), the official UK government register maintained by the Department for Education.
•Inspection ratings are from Ofsted (state schools) and ISI (independent schools).
•Performance data includes Key Stage 2, GCSE, and A-Level results from the Department for Education.

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Key Facts

Top Nurseries in Waltham Forest

1st Stepping Stones Nursery at Peterhouse

1st Stepping Stones Nursery School

ACT2Drama

Active London - George Tomlinson

Active London - Thorpe Hall

All Saints Pre-school

Top Primary Schools in Waltham Forest

Forest School

Normanhurst School

Sybourn Primary School

Yardley Primary School

Woodford Green Primary School

St Mary's CofE Primary School

Top Secondary Schools in Waltham Forest

Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest

Highams Park School

Chingford Foundation School

Holy Family Catholic School

Norlington School and 6th Form

Walthamstow School for Girls

Top Sixth Form Colleges in Waltham Forest

Waltham Forest College

Big Creative Academy

Leyton Sixth Form College

Sir George Monoux College

Top Special Schools in Waltham Forest

Hawkswood Primary PRU

Belmont Park School

Burnside Secondary PRU

Hawkswood Therapeutic

Top Independent Schools in Waltham Forest

Forest School

Normanhurst School

Big Creative Independent School

Lantern of Knowledge Secondary School

Noor Ul Islam Primary School

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