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Best secondary schools in Waltham Forest

15 of 16 secondary schools ranked by Progress 8 · all Waltham Forest schools · primary schools

Ranked on Progress 8, 2023/24 — 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 Progress 8 Ofsted Places Catchment
1 Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest London 0.94 Outstanding oversubscribed 1.4 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
2 Walthamstow Academy London 0.49 Good oversubscribed 1.29 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
3 Walthamstow School for Girls London 0.43 Outstanding oversubscribed 1.34 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
4 Norlington School and 6th Form London hidden gem 0.34 Good undersubscribed 0.82 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
5 Highams Park School London 0.08 Good about even 1.01 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
6 Willowfield School London hidden gem -0.02 Good undersubscribed 0.62 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
7 Holy Family Catholic School London hidden gem -0.04 Good undersubscribed 0.73 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
8 Chingford Foundation School London hidden gem -0.14 Good undersubscribed 0.71 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
9 Leytonstone School London hidden gem -0.17 Good about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
10 Connaught School for Girls London -0.18 Not judged undersubscribed 0.62 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
11 Frederick Bremer School London -0.25 Good about even 1.04 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
12 Kelmscott School London -0.33 Good about even 1.05 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
13 Heathcote School & Science College London -0.37 Good about even 1.15 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
14 Lammas School London -0.77 Requires improvement undersubscribed 0.49 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
15 South Chingford Foundation School London hidden gem -0.79 Good undersubscribed 0.44 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate

Also in Waltham Forest

1 further secondary school with no published Progress 8 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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