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Schools in Waltham Forest

Waltham Forest has 83 schools on Deep Teaching: 50 state primary schools, 18 state secondary schools, 5 independent schools and 4 special schools.

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83 schools · showing 73 to 83

Walthamstow School for Girls

State-funded · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16 · Girls · Waltham Forest

895 pupils · Attainment 8 60 (2024/25)

Applications: closes in 21 days (31 Oct 2026)

Walthamstow Primary Academy

State-funded · Primary · Ages 4 to 11 · Mixed · Waltham Forest

181 pupils · KS2 expected standard 87% (2024/25)

Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)

Whitefield School

State-funded · Special school · Ages 2 to 19 · Mixed · Waltham Forest

366 pupils

Whitehall Primary School

State-funded · Primary · Ages 3 to 11 · Mixed · Waltham Forest

452 pupils · KS2 expected standard 72% (2024/25)

Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)

Whittingham Primary Academy

State-funded · Primary · Ages 3 to 11 · Mixed · Waltham Forest

352 pupils · KS2 expected standard 82% (2024/25)

Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)

Willow Brook Primary School Academy

State-funded · Primary · Ages 3 to 11 · Mixed · Waltham Forest

660 pupils · KS2 expected standard 89% (2024/25)

Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)

Willowfield School

State-funded · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16 · Mixed · Waltham Forest

1,035 pupils · Attainment 8 46.1 (2024/25)

Applications: closes in 21 days (31 Oct 2026)

The Winns Primary School

State-funded · Primary · Ages 3 to 11 · Mixed · Waltham Forest

652 pupils · KS2 expected standard 87% (2024/25)

Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)

Woodford County High School

State-funded · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls · Waltham Forest

1,237 pupils · Attainment 8 80.1 (2024/25)

Applications: closes in 21 days (31 Oct 2026)

The Woodside Primary Academy

State-funded · Primary · Ages 2 to 11 · Mixed · Waltham Forest

1,188 pupils · KS2 expected standard 69% (2024/25)

Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)

Yardley Primary School

State-funded · Primary · Ages 3 to 11 · Mixed · Waltham Forest

551 pupils · KS2 expected standard 97% (2024/25)

Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)

Offer-day figures

For Reception places (September 2026 entry), 90.6% of Waltham Forest applicants were offered their first preference and 98.8% were offered one of their preferences, from 3,040 applications.

For Year 7 places (September 2026 entry), 79.5% of Waltham Forest applicants were offered their first preference and 96.3% were offered one of their preferences, from 2,724 applications.

Borough-wide figures for the last round. They describe what happened across the borough; they are not a forecast for any one school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

State school dates for September 2027 entry

31 Oct 2026Saturday
Applications close · Year 7
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15 Jan 2027Friday
Applications close · Reception
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1 Mar 2027Monday
National offer day · Year 7
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16 Apr 2027Friday
National offer day · Reception
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Checked 9 October 2026. Independent schools set their own dates; see each school's page or every 2027 deadline in Waltham Forest.

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