Councils · England · Waltham Forest
Schools in Waltham Forest, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 53 primary, 17 secondary — with Waltham Forest’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary scheme (PDF) · Secondary scheme (PDF)
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Waltham Forest’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Waltham Forest’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN WALTHAM FOREST
Find your shortlist.
All 82state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 53
Ainslie Wood Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Barclay Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
Barn Croft Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Buxton School
Foundation school · Ages 3-16 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Chapel End Infant School and Early Years Centre
Community school · Ages 2-7 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Chapel End Junior Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Chase Lane Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Chingford CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Not judged
Coppermill Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Davies Lane Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
Dawlish Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Downsell Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Edinburgh Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Emmanuel Community School
Free schools · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Requires improvement
George Mitchell School
Academy converter · Ages 3-16 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
George Tomlinson Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Greenleaf Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Gwyn Jones Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Handsworth Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Henry Maynard Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Hillyfield Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Lime Academy Larkswood
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Longshaw Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Mayville Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Mission Grove Primary School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Newport School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Not judged
Oakhill Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Woodford Green
Ofsted · Not judged
Our Lady and St George's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Parkside Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Chingford
Ofsted · Good
Riverley Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
Roger Ascham Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Salisbury Manor Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Selwyn Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
South Grove Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Joseph's Catholic Infant School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 2-7 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
St Joseph's Catholic Junior School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's CofE Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
St Saviour's Church of England Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
Stoneydown Park School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Sybourn Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
The Jenny Hammond Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
The Winns Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
The Woodside Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
Thomas Gamuel Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Thorpe Hall Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Walthamstow Primary Academy
Free schools · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Whitehall Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Whittingham Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Willow Brook Primary School Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
Woodford Green Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Woodford Green
Ofsted · Good
Yardley Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
Secondary · 17
Buxton School
Foundation school · Ages 3-16 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Chingford Foundation School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Connaught School for Girls
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Girls · London
Ofsted · Good
Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest
Free schools · Ages 11-18 · Girls · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
Frederick Bremer School
Community school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
George Mitchell School
Academy converter · Ages 3-16 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Heathcote School & Science College
Community school · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Highams Park School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Holy Family Catholic School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Kelmscott School
Community school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Lammas School
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Leytonstone School
Community school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Norlington School and 6th Form
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Boys · London
Ofsted · Good
South Chingford Foundation School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Walthamstow Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Walthamstow School for Girls
Community school · Ages 11-16 · Girls · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
Willowfield School
Community school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Special & other · 14
Belmont Park School
Community special school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Big Creative Academy
Free schools 16 to 19 · Ages 16-19 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
Big Creative Independent School
Other independent school · Ages 14-16 · Mixed · Walthamstow
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Forest School
Other independent school · Ages 4-18 · Mixed · London
Not judged yet
Joseph Clarke School
Academy special sponsor led · Ages 2-18 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Lantern of Knowledge Secondary School
Other independent school · Ages 10-16 · Boys · London
Ofsted · Good
Leyton Sixth Form College
Further education · Ages 16-24 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Lime Academy Hornbeam
Academy special converter · Ages 2-19 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Noor Ul Islam Primary School
Other independent school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Normanhurst School
Other independent school · Ages 2-16 · Mixed · London
Not judged yet
Sir George Monoux College
Further education · Ages 16-19 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Waltham Forest College
Further education · Ages 16-99 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
Walthamstow Montessori School
Other independent school · Ages 3-6 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Inadequate
Whitefield School
Academy special converter · Ages 2-19 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through Waltham Forest.
If you live in Waltham Forest, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some Waltham Forest secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
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