Best Primary Schools in Waltham Forest

We checked all 52 primary schools in Waltham Forest and list every one: 48 ranked, then 4 without a rank.

Schools checked
52
Ranked
48
Without a rank
4

Ranks combine 2024/25 SATs results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Waltham Forest. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Waltham Forest also has 21 secondary schools, ranked on GCSE results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Waltham Forest. Primary schools are also ranked across all of London.

Ranked primary schools in Waltham Forest

  1. 1

    Yardley Primary School

    Academy, 551 pupils, inspected October 2023

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    97%
    Higher standard
    37%

  2. 2

    St Mary's CofE Primary School

    Academy, 592 pupils, inspected March 2016

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    96%
    Higher standard
    36%

  3. 3

    Willow Brook Primary School Academy

    Academy, 660 pupils, inspected June 2017

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    89%
    Higher standard
    31%

  4. 4

    Selwyn Primary School

    Academy, 721 pupils, inspected May 2022

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    87%
    Higher standard
    34%

  5. 4

    St Saviour's Church of England Primary School

    Academy, 356 pupils, inspected September 2019

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    89%
    Higher standard
    22%

  6. 6

    Davies Lane Primary School

    Academy, 927 pupils, inspected June 2024

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    87%
    Higher standard
    30%

  7. 7

    South Grove Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 485 pupils, inspected January 2019

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    90%
    Higher standard
    24%

  8. 8

    Riverley Primary School

    Academy, 437 pupils, inspected October 2016

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    84%
    Higher standard
    26%

  9. 9

    Oakhill Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 207 pupils, inspected November 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    81%
    Higher standard
    30%

  10. 10

    Woodford Green Primary School

    Academy, 242 pupils, inspected June 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    93%
    Higher standard
    21%

  11. 11

    Sybourn Primary School

    Academy, 521 pupils, inspected June 2023

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    79%
    Higher standard
    31%

  12. 12

    Barclay Primary School

    Academy, 1,273 pupils, inspected February 2026

    Report card: Strong standard to exceptional
    Expected standard
    87%
    Higher standard
    22%

  13. 13

    Newport School

    Local authority maintained, 849 pupils, inspected October 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    73%
    Higher standard
    18%

  14. 14

    Ainslie Wood Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 451 pupils, inspected July 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    87%
    Higher standard
    34%

  15. 15

    Thomas Gamuel Primary School

    Academy, 338 pupils, inspected January 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Expected standard
    83%
    Higher standard
    21%

  16. 16

    Roger Ascham Primary School

    Academy, 418 pupils, inspected November 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    86%
    Higher standard
    26%

  17. 17

    The Jenny Hammond Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 388 pupils, inspected March 2012

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    83%
    Higher standard
    19%

  18. 18

    Whittingham Primary Academy

    Academy, 352 pupils, inspected July 2016

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    82%
    Higher standard
    26%

  19. 19

    Coppermill Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 195 pupils, inspected January 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    86%
    Higher standard
    14%

  20. 20

    Stoneydown Park School

    Local authority maintained, 631 pupils, inspected November 2011

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    80%
    Higher standard
    18%

  21. 21

    The Winns Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 652 pupils, inspected February 2012

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    87%
    Higher standard
    13%

  22. 22

    The Woodside Primary Academy

    Academy, 1,188 pupils, inspected July 2016

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    69%
    Higher standard
    11%

  23. 23

    Greenleaf Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 464 pupils, inspected July 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    71%
    Higher standard
    31%

  24. 24

    Barn Croft Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 170 pupils, inspected July 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Expected standard
    68%
    Higher standard
    26%

  25. 25

    Hillyfield Primary Academy

    Academy, 1,123 pupils, inspected December 2018

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    75%
    Higher standard
    16%

  26. 26

    Walthamstow Primary Academy

    Free school, 181 pupils, inspected July 2018

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    87%
    Higher standard
    7%

  27. 27

    George Tomlinson Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 554 pupils, inspected February 2018

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    70%
    Higher standard
    10%

  28. 27

    Whitehall Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 452 pupils, inspected October 2012

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    72%
    Higher standard
    11%

  29. 29

    Longshaw Primary Academy

    Academy, 221 pupils, inspected September 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    68%
    Higher standard
    11%

  30. 30

    Thorpe Hall Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 358 pupils, inspected November 2011

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    80%
    Higher standard
    9%

  31. 31

    Lime Academy Larkswood

    Academy, 510 pupils, inspected July 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    80%
    Higher standard
    4%

  32. 32

    Henry Maynard Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 745 pupils, inspected September 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    77%
    Higher standard
    8%

  33. 33

    Chingford CofE Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 406 pupils, inspected November 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
    Expected standard
    58%
    Higher standard
    15%

  34. 33

    St Mary's Catholic Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 209 pupils, inspected November 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    82%
    Higher standard
    4%

  35. 35

    Downsell Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 426 pupils, inspected November 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    66%
    Higher standard
    15%

  36. 36

    Parkside Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 672 pupils, inspected March 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    72%
    Higher standard
    8%

  37. 37

    Handsworth Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 418 pupils, inspected June 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    65%
    Higher standard
    16%

  38. 38

    Chapel End Junior Academy

    Academy, 229 pupils, inspected March 2015

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    73%
    Higher standard
    9%

  39. 39

    Dawlish Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 158 pupils, inspected February 2018

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    71%
    Higher standard
    4%

  40. 40

    Chase Lane Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 680 pupils, inspected July 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    69%
    Higher standard
    9%

  41. 41

    Mayville Academy

    Academy, 274 pupils, inspected May 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    73%
    Higher standard
    8%

  42. 42

    Edinburgh Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 153 pupils, inspected October 2018

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    57%
    Higher standard
    17%

  43. 43

    St Joseph's Catholic Junior School

    Local authority maintained, 107 pupils, inspected June 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    43%
    Higher standard
    7%

  44. 44

    Gwyn Jones Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 432 pupils, inspected June 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    55%
    Higher standard
    10%

  45. 45

    St Patrick's Catholic Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 344 pupils, inspected June 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    44%
    Higher standard
    5%

  46. 46

    Mission Grove Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 805 pupils, inspected July 2012

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    46%
    Higher standard
    8%

  47. 47

    Salisbury Manor Primary School

    Academy, 268 pupils, inspected September 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    56%
    Higher standard
    0%

  48. 48

    Emmanuel Community School

    Free school, 82 pupils, inspected April 2024

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Expected standard
    38%
    Higher standard
    4%

Primary schools in Waltham Forest without a rank