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Children in Waltham Forest
How children here are doing, from the 2-year check to the end of primary school, set against England as a whole.
Health and early years
At a glance
| Measure | Waltham Forest | England |
|---|---|---|
| On track in all five areas at the 2 to 2½ year review 2024/25 similar | 82.0% | 81.4% |
| Good level of development at the end of Reception 2024/25 higher | 75.0% | 68.3% |
| Phonics check met in Year 1 2024/25 higher | 83.6% | 79.8% |
| Reception children living with obesity 2024/25 similar | 9.7% | 10.5% |
| Year 6 children living with obesity 2024/25 similar | 22.3% | 22.2% |
| MMR first dose by age 2 2024/25 lower | 83.3% | 88.9% |
| MMR two doses by age 5 2024/25 lower | 72.3% | 83.7% |
| 5-year-olds with visible tooth decay 2023/24 higher | 28.7% | 22.4% |
| Primary pupils persistently absent 2024/25 similar | 13.4% | 13.0% |
| Children in relative low-income families (under 16) 2024/25 lower | 18.2% | 19.8% |
“Higher” or “lower” means the difference from England is bigger than the margin of error; “similar” means it isn’t. These are figures for all children in the council area, not for any one school or child.
End of primary school
Year 6 reading, writing and maths
| Year | Waltham Forest | England |
|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 72% | 65% |
| 2021/22 | 69% | 59% |
| 2022/23 | 70% | 60% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 61% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 63% |
| 2025/26 | 74% | 63% |
Share of pupils in state-funded schools meeting the expected standard in all three. 2025/26 figures are provisional. There were no tests in 2019/20 or 2020/21.
Schools
Primary schools in Waltham Forest
53 schools
- Ainslie Wood Primary School London
- Barclay Primary School London
- Barn Croft Primary School London
- Buxton School London
- Chapel End Infant School and Early Years Centre London
- Chapel End Junior Academy London
- Chase Lane Primary School London
- Chingford CofE Primary School London
- Coppermill Primary School London
- Davies Lane Primary School London
- Dawlish Primary School London
- Downsell Primary School London
- Edinburgh Primary School London
- Emmanuel Community School London
- George Mitchell School London
- George Tomlinson Primary School London
- Greenleaf Primary School London
- Gwyn Jones Primary School London
- Handsworth Primary School London
- Henry Maynard Primary School London
- Hillyfield Primary Academy London
- Lime Academy Larkswood London
- Longshaw Primary Academy London
- Mayville Academy London
- Mission Grove Primary School London
- Newport School London
- Oakhill Primary School Woodford Green
- Our Lady and St George's Catholic Primary School London
- Parkside Primary School Chingford
- Riverley Primary School London
- Roger Ascham Primary School London
- Salisbury Manor Primary School London
- Selwyn Primary School London
- South Grove Primary School London
- St Joseph's Catholic Infant School London
- St Joseph's Catholic Junior School London
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School London
- St Mary's CofE Primary School London
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School London
- St Saviour's Church of England Primary School London
- Stoneydown Park School London
- Sybourn Primary School London
- The Jenny Hammond Primary School London
- The Winns Primary School London
- The Woodside Primary Academy London
- Thomas Gamuel Primary School London
- Thorpe Hall Primary School London
- Walthamstow Primary Academy London
- Whitehall Primary School London
- Whittingham Primary Academy London
- Willow Brook Primary School Academy London
- Woodford Green Primary School Woodford Green
- Yardley Primary School London