Best primary schools in Waltham Forest (2026)

Waltham Forest has 47 ranked primary schools with published results. The top-ranked is Yardley Primary School, in the top 1% in England. The average reading, writing & maths here in 2025 was 74%, against 62% for England. 14 are in England's top 10%, and 5 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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Rank	School	Reading, writing & maths (2023–2025 average)	Reading, writing & maths 2025	Higher standard	Ofsted
1 Top 1% in England	Yardley Primary School Waltham Forest	95%	97%	37%	Outstanding
2 Top 1% in England	St Mary's CofE Primary School Waltham Forest · Church of England	93%	96%	36%	No rating
3 Top 1% in England	Riverley Primary School Waltham Forest	93%	84%	26%	No rating
4 Top 1% in England	Willow Brook Primary School Academy Waltham Forest	90%	89%	31%	No rating
5 Top 2% in England	Roger Ascham Primary School Waltham Forest	86%	86%	26%	No rating
6 Top 2% in England	St Saviour's Church of England Primary School Waltham Forest · Church of England	89%	89%	22%	Outstanding
7 Top 2% in England	Ainslie Wood Primary School Waltham Forest	87%	87%	34%	Good
8 Top 3% in England	Davies Lane Primary School Waltham Forest	83%	87%	30%	Outstanding
9 Top 4% in England	South Grove Primary School Waltham Forest	86%	90%	24%	No rating
10 Top 4% in England	Barclay Primary School Waltham Forest	83%	87%	22%	Report card
11 Top 5% in England	Selwyn Primary School Waltham Forest	83%	87%	34%	Outstanding
12 Top 6% in England	Thomas Gamuel Primary School Waltham Forest	81%	83%	21%	Report card
13 Top 6% in England	Sybourn Primary School Waltham Forest	78%	79%	31%	Outstanding
14 Top 10% in England	The Winns Primary School Waltham Forest	81%	87%	13%	No rating
15 Top 12% in England	Thorpe Hall Primary School Waltham Forest	77%	80%	9%	No rating
16 Top 12% in England	Hillyfield Primary Academy Waltham Forest	76%	75%	16%	No rating
17 Top 13% in England	Newport School Waltham Forest	75%	73%	18%	Not judged
18 Top 13% in England	Greenleaf Primary School Waltham Forest	72%	71%	31%	Good
19 Top 14% in England	Walthamstow Primary Academy Waltham Forest	80%	87%	7%	No rating
20 Top 14% in England	Coppermill Primary School Waltham Forest	79%	86%	14%	No rating
21 Top 17% in England	Oakhill Primary School Waltham Forest	72%	81%	30%	Not judged
22 Top 17% in England	Stoneydown Park School Waltham Forest	75%	80%	18%	No rating
23 Top 17% in England	Whitehall Primary School Waltham Forest	71%	72%	11%	No rating
24 Top 19% in England	Lime Academy Larkswood Waltham Forest	75%	80%	4%	Good
25 Top 20% in England	St Mary's Catholic Primary School Waltham Forest · Roman Catholic	77%	82%	4%	Good
26 Top 22% in England	The Jenny Hammond Primary School Waltham Forest	71%	83%	19%	No rating
27 Top 25% in England	Whittingham Primary Academy Waltham Forest	70%	82%	26%	No rating
28 Top 25% in England	Chase Lane Primary School Waltham Forest	72%	69%	9%	No rating
29 Top 28% in England	Gwyn Jones Primary School Waltham Forest	69%	55%	10%	No rating
30 Top 29% in England	Mayville Academy Waltham Forest	71%	73%	8%	Good
31 Top 32% in England	Handsworth Primary School Waltham Forest	67%	65%	16%	Good
32 Top 33% in England	Dawlish Primary School Waltham Forest	69%	71%	4%	No rating
33 Top 35% in England	Edinburgh Primary School Waltham Forest	65%	57%	17%	No rating
34 Top 35% in England	Henry Maynard Primary School Waltham Forest	69%	77%	8%	Good
35 Top 39% in England	The Woodside Primary Academy Waltham Forest	64%	69%	11%	No rating
36 Top 41% in England	Parkside Primary School Waltham Forest	66%	72%	8%	No rating
37 Top 42% in England	Downsell Primary School Waltham Forest	64%	66%	15%	Good
38 Top 43% in England	Longshaw Primary Academy Waltham Forest	64%	68%	11%	Good
39 Top 45% in England	Chapel End Junior Academy Waltham Forest	64%	73%	9%	No rating
40 Bottom 50% in England	George Tomlinson Primary School Waltham Forest	63%	70%	10%	No rating
41 Bottom 49% in England	St Joseph's Catholic Junior School Waltham Forest · Roman Catholic	61%	43%	7%	No rating
42 Bottom 43% in England	Chingford CofE Primary School Waltham Forest · Church of England	60%	58%	15%	Not judged
43 Bottom 40% in England	Salisbury Manor Primary School Waltham Forest	59%	56%	0%	Good
44 Bottom 36% in England	St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Waltham Forest · Roman Catholic	57%	44%	5%	Good
45 Bottom 36% in England	Barn Croft Primary School Waltham Forest	54%	68%	26%	Not judged
46 Bottom 14% in England	Mission Grove Primary School Waltham Forest	47%	46%	8%	No rating
47 Bottom 5% in England	Emmanuel Community School Waltham Forest · Christian	36%	38%	4%	Requires improvement

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What is the best primary school in Waltham Forest?

On exam results over the last three years, Yardley Primary School is the top-ranked primary school in Waltham Forest, in the top 1% of schools in England.

How are the schools ranked?

By published Department for Education exam results averaged over three years: for secondary schools, Attainment 8 plus a quarter of the share getting grade 5+ in English and maths; for primary schools, the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths plus half the share reaching the higher standard. The order uses the three-year average, so a school can rank above one with a higher single-year result. Schools with fewer than 10 pupils taking the tests are not ranked. Exam results are only part of the picture: visit, read the Ofsted report and check admissions rules, as living nearby does not guarantee a place.