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Best primary schools in Waltham Forest

49 of 52 primary schools ranked by Met expected standard (RWM) · all Waltham Forest schools · secondary schools

Ranked on Met expected standard (RWM), 2024/25 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school.

# School Met expected standard (RWM) Ofsted Places Catchment
1 Yardley Primary School London 97.0% Outstanding about even 1.11 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
2 St Mary's CofE Primary School London 96.0% Outstanding oversubscribed 1.18 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
3 Woodford Green Primary School Woodford Green 93.0% Not judged oversubscribed 1.73 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
4 South Grove Primary School London 90.0% Outstanding improving oversubscribed 1.25 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
5 St Saviour's Church of England Primary School London 89.0% Outstanding about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
6 Willow Brook Primary School Academy London 89.0% Outstanding improving oversubscribed 1.2 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
7 Ainslie Wood Primary School London 87.0% Good improving about even 1.08 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
8 Barclay Primary School London 87.0% Outstanding about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
9 Davies Lane Primary School London 87.0% Outstanding about even 1.06 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
10 Selwyn Primary School London 87.0% Outstanding about even 1.14 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
11 The Winns Primary School London 87.0% Good about even 1.03 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
12 Walthamstow Primary Academy London 87.0% Good about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
13 Coppermill Primary School London 86.0% Good oversubscribed 1.5 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
14 Roger Ascham Primary School London 86.0% Good oversubscribed 1.22 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
15 Riverley Primary School London 84.0% Outstanding oversubscribed 1.45 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
16 The Jenny Hammond Primary School London 83.0% Good about even 1.12 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
17 Thomas Gamuel Primary School London hidden gem 83.0% Good undersubscribed 0.77 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
18 St Mary's Catholic Primary School London hidden gem 82.0% Good about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
19 Whittingham Primary Academy London 82.0% Good about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
20 Oakhill Primary School Woodford Green 81.0% Not judged improving undersubscribed 0.77 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
21 Lime Academy Larkswood London 80.0% Good about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
22 Stoneydown Park School London 80.0% Good about even 1.07 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
23 Thorpe Hall Primary School London hidden gem 80.0% Good undersubscribed 0.82 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
24 Sybourn Primary School London hidden gem 79.0% Outstanding improving undersubscribed 0.83 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
25 Henry Maynard Primary School London 77.0% Good declining about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
26 Hillyfield Primary Academy London hidden gem 75.0% Good declining undersubscribed 0.83 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
27 Chapel End Junior Academy London 73.0% Good — approximate
28 Mayville Academy London 73.0% Good improving about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
29 Newport School London 73.0% Not judged improving about even 1.01 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
30 Parkside Primary School Chingford 72.0% Good about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
31 Whitehall Primary School London 72.0% Good about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
32 Dawlish Primary School London hidden gem 71.0% Good undersubscribed 0.53 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
33 Greenleaf Primary School London 71.0% Good declining about even 1.1 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
34 George Tomlinson Primary School London 70.0% Good about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
35 Chase Lane Primary School London 69.0% Good about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
36 The Woodside Primary Academy London 69.0% Outstanding improving about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
37 Barn Croft Primary School London 68.0% Not judged improving about even 1.07 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
38 Longshaw Primary Academy London hidden gem 68.0% Good undersubscribed 0.57 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
39 Downsell Primary School London hidden gem 66.0% Good undersubscribed 0.84 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
40 Handsworth Primary School London 65.0% Good declining about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
41 Our Lady and St George's Catholic Primary School London 60.0% Good improving about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
42 Chingford CofE Primary School London 58.0% Not judged about even 1.1 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
43 Edinburgh Primary School London hidden gem 57.0% Good declining undersubscribed 0.83 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
44 Salisbury Manor Primary School London 56.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
45 Gwyn Jones Primary School London hidden gem 55.0% Good about even 0.87 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
46 Mission Grove Primary School London 46.0% Good declining about even 0.87 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
47 St Patrick's Catholic Primary School London 44.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
48 St Joseph's Catholic Junior School London 43.0% Good — approximate
49 Emmanuel Community School London 38.0% Requires improvement declining about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate

Also in Waltham Forest

3 further primary schools with no published Met expected standard (RWM) for the latest year — usually too small a cohort to report, newly opened, or a special school. Listed because leaving them out would make this a misleading picture of Waltham Forest, not a fairer one.

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