Schools in E4
Primary and secondary schools serving E4, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Council
- Waltham Forest
- Region
- London
- Population
- 75,146 (2024)
Schools in E4
28 schools in E4: 17 primary, 5 secondary and 6 other, including 1 independent. 96% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 26 that publish a capacity are 90% full overall, and 5 have more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent17.9%
- Good75%
- Needs improvement3.6%
- Not rated3.6%
The largest schools here
- Highams Park SchoolSecondary · ages 11–18 · 1,592 pupils · 94% fullGood1 mile · May 2024
- Chingford Foundation SchoolSecondary · ages 11–18 · 1,363 pupils · 89% fullGood0.6 miles · October 2023
- Woodford County High SchoolSecondary · ages 11–18 · Girls · 1,237 pupils · 98% fullGood1.4 miles · November 2022
- Heathcote School & Science CollegeSecondary · ages 11–18 · 1,115 pupils · 88% fullGood0.8 miles · February 2024
- Selwyn Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · 721 pupils · 106% fullExcellent1.1 miles · May 2022
- Chase Lane Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 680 pupils · 100% fullGood0.9 miles · December 2022
- Parkside Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 672 pupils · 107% fullGood0.4 miles · March 2023
- Yardley Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 551 pupils · 102% fullExcellent1.4 miles · October 2023
- South Chingford Foundation SchoolSecondary · ages 11–18 · 547 pupils · 81% fullNeeds improvement1.2 miles · January 2026
- Lime Academy LarkswoodPrimary · ages 2–11 · 510 pupils · 64% fullGood0.4 miles · July 2023
- Whitehall Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 452 pupils · 94% fullGood0.8 miles · February 2023
- Ainslie Wood Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 451 pupils · 107% fullGood0.7 miles · July 2023
- Handsworth Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 418 pupils · 100% fullGood1 mile · June 2023
- Chingford CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 406 pupils · 97% fullGood0.6 miles · January 2019
- Lime Academy HornbeamOther · ages 2–19 · 294 pupils · 100% fullGood1.9 miles · December 2023
- Salisbury Manor Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 268 pupils · 60% fullGood1.2 miles · September 2023
- Chapel End Infant School and Early Years CentrePrimary · ages 2–7 · 249 pupils · 92% fullGood1.7 miles · September 2022
- Chapel End Junior AcademyPrimary · ages 7–11 · 229 pupils · 64% fullGood1.7 miles · July 2024
- Longshaw Primary AcademyPrimary · ages 3–11 · 221 pupils · 48% fullGood0.4 miles · September 2023
- Normanhurst SchoolOther · ages 2–16 · Independent · 213 pupils · 67% fullNot rated0.9 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 209 pupils · 100% fullGood0.8 miles · November 2023
- Oakhill Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 207 pupils · 99% fullExcellent1.2 miles · October 2013
- Upshire Primary Foundation SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 198 pupils · 94% fullGood5.0 miles · July 2015
- Joseph Clarke SchoolOther · ages 2–18 · 111 pupils · 101% fullGood1.1 miles · November 2022
- High Beech CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 105 pupils · 100% fullGood3.1 miles · June 2023
- Burnside Secondary PRUOther · ages 11–16 · 19 pupils · 34% fullGood1.2 miles · June 2022
- Hawkswood Primary PRUOther · ages 4–11Excellent1.4 miles · March 2024
- Hawkswood TherapeuticOther · ages 11–16Excellent1.4 miles · November 2025
Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school.
Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.