# Schools in Waltham Forest

65 schools with published admissions figures

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate and it does not say whether a child would be offered a place. A dash means the figure is not held.

## How the 2026 round went

Counts families, not schools. The table below cannot be added up into these figures, because a child naming three schools appears in three of its rows.

### Primary

For September 2026, 90.6% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 97.8% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 5.1 points higher than in 2016, when it was 85.5%.

The council's primary schools between them had 3,614 places for 3,040 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.


### Secondary

For September 2026, 79.5% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 94.5% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 3.5 points lower than in 2016, when it was 83.1%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 3,090 places for 2,724 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.


## If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in Waltham Forest lodged 111 appeals about a school place.

89 of them were heard by a panel and 11 succeeded, which is about 12 in every 100 heard.

The other 22 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

## Schools here running specialist SEN provision

9 of this council's published schools run a SEN unit or a resourced provision: teaching for children with special educational needs, on the same site as the rest of the school.

| School | Phase | What it runs |
|---|---|---|
| [Buxton School, London](/school/103080/buxton-school) | all through | Resourced provision |
| [Davies Lane Primary School, London](/school/143384/davies-lane-primary-school) | primary | Resourced provision |
| [Hillyfield Primary Academy, London](/school/136413/hillyfield-primary-academy) | primary | Resourced provision |
| [South Grove Primary School, London](/school/103072/south-grove-primary-school) | primary | Resourced provision |
| [The Woodside Primary Academy, London](/school/139016/the-woodside-primary-academy) | primary | Resourced provision |
| [Whitehall Primary School, London](/school/103036/whitehall-primary-school) | primary | Resourced provision |
| [Chingford Foundation School, London](/school/138691/chingford-foundation-school) | secondary | SEN unit |
| [Frederick Bremer School, London](/school/103094/frederick-bremer-school) | secondary | Resourced provision |
| [Heathcote School & Science College, London](/school/103097/heathcote-school-science-college) | secondary | Resourced provision |

This says a provision exists and nothing more. Neither how many children it takes nor which kinds of need it is set up for is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council. Source: Department for Education, special educational needs in England.

## All Through

| School | 1st prefs per place | Latest Ofsted |
|---|---:|---|
| [Buxton School (London)](/school/103080/buxton-school) | 0.64 | School remains Good |
| [George Mitchell School (London)](/school/145106/george-mitchell-school) | 0.89 | Good |

## Primary

| School | 1st prefs per place | Latest Ofsted |
|---|---:|---|
| [Ainslie Wood Primary School (London)](/school/130343/ainslie-wood-primary-school) | 1.08 | Good |
| [Barclay Primary School (London)](/school/138690/barclay-primary-school) | 0.92 | Exceptional |
| [Barn Croft Primary School (London)](/school/131057/barn-croft-primary-school) | 1.07 | Not judged |
| [Chapel End Infant School and Early Years Centre (London)](/school/103052/chapel-end-infant-school-and-early-years-centre) | 0.98 | School remains Good |
| [Chase Lane Primary School (London)](/school/103032/chase-lane-primary-school) | 0.91 | School remains Good |
| [Chingford CofE Primary School (London)](/school/103084/chingford-cofe-primary-school) | 1.10 | Not judged |
| [Coppermill Primary School (London)](/school/103078/coppermill-primary-school) | 1.50 | School remains Good |
| [Davies Lane Primary School (London)](/school/143384/davies-lane-primary-school) | 1.06 | Outstanding |
| [Dawlish Primary School (London)](/school/103073/dawlish-primary-school) | 0.53 | School remains Good |
| [Downsell Primary School (London)](/school/103044/downsell-primary-school) | 0.84 | Good |
| [Edinburgh Primary School (London)](/school/103053/edinburgh-primary-school) | - | School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next |
| [Emmanuel Community School (London)](/school/138258/emmanuel-community-school) | - | Requires improvement |
| [George Tomlinson Primary School (London)](/school/103075/george-tomlinson-primary-school) | 0.92 | School remains Good |
| [Greenleaf Primary School (London)](/school/103054/greenleaf-primary-school) | 1.10 | Good |
| [Gwyn Jones Primary School (London)](/school/103074/gwyn-jones-primary-school) | 0.87 | Standards maintained |
| [Handsworth Primary School (London)](/school/103059/handsworth-primary-school) | 1.00 | Good |
| [Henry Maynard Primary School (London)](/school/103070/henry-maynard-primary-school) | 0.97 | Good |
| [Hillyfield Primary Academy (London)](/school/136413/hillyfield-primary-academy) | 0.83 | School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next |
| [Lime Academy Larkswood (London)](/school/141734/lime-academy-larkswood) | 0.94 | Good |
| [Longshaw Primary Academy (London)](/school/147179/longshaw-primary-academy) | 0.57 | Good |
| [Mayville Academy (London)](/school/142713/mayville-academy) | 0.92 | Good |
| [Mission Grove Primary School (London)](/school/103077/mission-grove-primary-school) | 0.87 | School remains Good |
| [Newport School (London)](/school/103048/newport-school) | 1.01 | Not judged |
| [Oakhill Primary School (Woodford Green)](/school/103069/oakhill-primary-school) | 0.77 | Not judged |
| [Parkside Primary School (Chingford)](/school/103081/parkside-primary-school) | 0.88 | School remains Good |
| [Riverley Primary School (London)](/school/139723/riverley-primary-school) | 1.45 | School remains Outstanding |
| [Roger Ascham Primary School (London)](/school/136362/roger-ascham-primary-school) | 1.22 | School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next |
| [Salisbury Manor Primary School (London)](/school/147180/salisbury-manor-primary-school) | 1.00 | Good |
| [Selwyn Primary School (London)](/school/143383/selwyn-primary-school) | 1.14 | Outstanding |
| [South Grove Primary School (London)](/school/103072/south-grove-primary-school) | 1.25 | School remains Outstanding |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Infant School (London)](/school/103090/st-joseph-s-catholic-infant-school) | 0.90 | Strong standard |
| [St Mary's Catholic Primary School (London)](/school/103085/st-mary-s-catholic-primary-school) | 0.86 | Good |
| [St Mary's CofE Primary School (London)](/school/144238/st-mary-s-cofe-primary-school) | 1.18 | School remains Outstanding |
| [St Patrick's Catholic Primary School (London)](/school/103088/st-patrick-s-catholic-primary-school) | 1.00 | Good |
| [St Saviour's Church of England Primary School (London)](/school/144239/st-saviour-s-church-of-england-primary-school) | 0.90 | Standards maintained |
| [Stoneydown Park School (London)](/school/103079/stoneydown-park-school) | 1.07 | School remains Good |
| [Sybourn Primary School (London)](/school/139724/sybourn-primary-school) | 0.83 | Outstanding |
| [The Jenny Hammond Primary School (London)](/school/103082/the-jenny-hammond-primary-school) | 1.12 | School remains Good |
| [The Winns Primary School (London)](/school/103061/the-winns-primary-school) | 1.03 | School remains Good |
| [The Woodside Primary Academy (London)](/school/139016/the-woodside-primary-academy) | 0.90 | School remains Outstanding |
| [Thomas Gamuel Primary School (London)](/school/140405/thomas-gamuel-primary-school) | 0.77 | Strong standard |
| [Thorpe Hall Primary School (London)](/school/103060/thorpe-hall-primary-school) | 0.82 | School remains Good |
| [Walthamstow Primary Academy (London)](/school/141748/walthamstow-primary-academy) | 0.96 | School remains Good |
| [Whitehall Primary School (London)](/school/103036/whitehall-primary-school) | 0.95 | School remains Good |
| [Whittingham Primary Academy (London)](/school/139317/whittingham-primary-academy) | 0.96 | Improved significantly |
| [Willow Brook Primary School Academy (London)](/school/138364/willow-brook-primary-school-academy) | 1.20 | School remains Outstanding |
| [Woodford Green Primary School (Woodford Green)](/school/146681/woodford-green-primary-school) | 1.73 | Not judged |
| [Yardley Primary School (London)](/school/136364/yardley-primary-school) | 1.11 | Outstanding |

## Secondary

| School | 1st prefs per place | Latest Ofsted |
|---|---:|---|
| [Chingford Foundation School (London)](/school/138691/chingford-foundation-school) | 0.71 | Good |
| [Connaught School for Girls (London)](/school/139293/connaught-school-for-girls) | 0.62 | Not judged |
| [Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest (London)](/school/140957/eden-girls-school-waltham-forest) | 1.40 | School remains Outstanding |
| [Frederick Bremer School (London)](/school/103094/frederick-bremer-school) | 1.04 | School remains Good |
| [Heathcote School & Science College (London)](/school/103097/heathcote-school-science-college) | 1.15 | School remains Good |
| [Highams Park School (London)](/school/137558/highams-park-school) | 1.01 | Good |
| [Holy Family Catholic School (London)](/school/103106/holy-family-catholic-school) | 0.73 | Good |
| [Kelmscott School (London)](/school/103105/kelmscott-school) | 1.05 | Standards maintained |
| [Lammas School (London)](/school/145708/lammas-school) | 0.49 | Expected standard |
| [Leytonstone School (London)](/school/103101/leytonstone-school) | 0.95 | Expected standard |
| [Norlington School and 6th Form (London)](/school/143385/norlington-school-and-6th-form) | 0.82 | School remains Good |
| [South Chingford Foundation School (London)](/school/138859/south-chingford-foundation-school) | 0.44 | Needs attention |
| [Walthamstow Academy (London)](/school/132727/walthamstow-academy) | 1.29 | School remains Good |
| [Walthamstow School for Girls (London)](/school/103103/walthamstow-school-for-girls) | 1.34 | Standards maintained |
| [Willowfield School (London)](/school/103100/willowfield-school) | 0.62 | Expected standard |

Full page: /schools/waltham-forest
Figures from the Department for Education, Ofsted and local authorities; each school's own page lists its sources and dates.