Overall Oxbridge
#1,013
11 ranked schools · -99 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
142
Offers
24
Offer rate16.9%
-5.5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
One of northeast London's most compositionally varied outer boroughs, Waltham Forest was formed in 1965 from the Essex municipal boroughs of Leyton, Walthamstow, and Chingford, and today counts around 278,000 residents spread from the Lea Valley marshes to the ancient fringe of Epping Forest. The Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, part of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park legacy since 2012, runs along the borough's western edge.
Walthamstow is widely regarded as one of the borough's most school-competitive corners, drawing families competing for primary places, while Chingford has long been a sought-after pocket for parents prioritising catchments near the quieter forest-edge avenues. Victoria line and Overground services from Walthamstow Central reach Oxford Circus and Liverpool Street in under twenty minutes, with Highams Park providing a further Overground connection. Leyton and Leytonstone anchor the southwestern belt.
Area Performance
Across 86 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.66/10, +0.23 vs England.
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Distribution across all Waltham Forest schools
Waltham Forest vs England distribution
National Rank
Across all ranked Waltham Forest schools
top 27% of 14,873
top 27% of 14,873
top 47% of 3,671
top 47% of 3,671
top 45% of 2,262
top 45% of 2,262
Overall Oxbridge
11 ranked schools · -99 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
142
Offers
24
Oxford
6 ranked schools · -5 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198
Applications
53
Offers
5
Cambridge
11 ranked schools · -269 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881
Applications
89
Offers
19
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