Best Secondary Schools in Waltham Forest

We checked all 21 secondary schools in Waltham Forest and list every one: 17 ranked, then 4 without a rank.

Schools checked: 21
Ranked: 17
Without a rank: 4

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE 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 52 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Waltham Forest. Secondary schools are also ranked across all of London.

Ranked secondary schools in Waltham Forest

Rank 1
Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest
Free school, 617 pupils, inspected April 2017
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
63.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
73.8%
Rank 2
Walthamstow School for Girls
Local authority maintained, 895 pupils, inspected June 2018
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
60.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
72.6%
Rank 3
Walthamstow Academy
Academy, 1,092 pupils, inspected March 2014
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
49.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
54.3%
Rank 4
Leytonstone School
Local authority maintained, 1,028 pupils, inspected January 2026
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
Attainment 8
49.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
50%
Rank 5
Norlington School and 6th Form
Academy, 895 pupils, inspected September 2013
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
48.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
52%
Rank 6
Willowfield School
Local authority maintained, 1,035 pupils, inspected January 2026
Report card: Expected standard
Attainment 8
46.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
54.9%
Rank 7
Connaught School for Girls
Academy, 550 pupils, inspected February 2025
Ofsted judgements: Good
Attainment 8
50.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
45%
Rank 8
Chingford Foundation School
Academy, 1,363 pupils, inspected October 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
47.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
49.2%
Rank 9
George Mitchell School
Academy, 973 pupils, inspected June 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
47.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
47.1%
Rank 10
Frederick Bremer School
Local authority maintained, 888 pupils, inspected December 2015
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
46.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
47.1%
Rank 11
Highams Park School
Academy, 1,592 pupils, inspected May 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
47.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
44.9%
Rank 12
Heathcote School & Science College
Local authority maintained, 1,115 pupils, inspected September 2018
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
46.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
44.4%
Rank 13
Holy Family Catholic School
Local authority maintained, 1,175 pupils, inspected March 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
45.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
43%
Rank 14
Buxton School
Local authority maintained, 1,065 pupils, inspected November 2017
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
45.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
39.2%
Rank 15
Kelmscott School
Local authority maintained, 1,137 pupils, inspected May 2016
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
43.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
37.8%
Rank 16
Lammas School
Academy, 462 pupils, inspected March 2026
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
Attainment 8
36.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
28%
Rank 17
South Chingford Foundation School
Academy, 547 pupils, inspected January 2026
Report card: Needs attention
Attainment 8
32.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
29.2%

Secondary schools in Waltham Forest without a rank

Big Creative Independent School
Independent, 9 pupils, inspected June 2025
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
8.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Forest School
Independent, 1,605 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
14.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Lantern of Knowledge Secondary School
Independent, Selective, 86 pupils, inspected September 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
56.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
76.5%
Normanhurst School
Independent, Selective, 213 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
55.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
60%