Schools in Waltham Forest

65 schools with published admissions figures

The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Waltham Forest

Primary

Offered their first choice 90.6%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 85.5% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 97.8%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 3,040
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

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

Offered their first choice 79.5%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 83.1% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 94.5%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 2,724
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

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.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

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 Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.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.

Secondary

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
Chingford Foundation School London	0.71	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Connaught School for Girls London	0.62	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest London	1.40	-	School remains Outstanding Ofsted ungraded inspection
Frederick Bremer School London	1.04	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Heathcote School & Science College London	1.15	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Highams Park School London	1.01	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Holy Family Catholic School London	0.73	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Kelmscott School London	1.05	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection
Lammas School London	0.49	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Leytonstone School London	0.95	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Norlington School and 6th Form London	0.82	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
South Chingford Foundation School London	0.44	-	Needs attention Ofsted report card (current framework)
Walthamstow Academy London	1.29	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Walthamstow School for Girls London	1.34	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection
Willowfield School London	0.62	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)

Elsewhere

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