Each school below shows how many of its pupils get SEN support or have an EHC plan. Open one for its most common needs, how it compares with England and Waltham Forest, and questions to ask the SENCO.
57 schools
Share of pupils on SEN support and with an EHC plan, January 2026.
- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary · E4 · Ages 3–11 SEN support 10.6%EHC plans 3.8%
- Barclay Primary School Primary · E10 · Ages 3–11 SEN support 12%EHC plans 3.8%
- Barn Croft Primary School Primary · E17 · Ages 4–11 SEN support 17.6%EHC plans 11.2%
- Chapel End Infant School and Early Years Centre Primary · E17 · Ages 2–7 SEN support 21.7%EHC plans 3.6%
- Chapel End Junior Academy Primary · E17 · Ages 7–11 SEN support 26.2%EHC plans 10.5%
- Chase Lane Primary School Primary · E4 · Ages 3–11 SEN support 13.8%EHC plans 4.4%
- Chingford CofE Primary School Primary · E4 · Ages 4–11 SEN support 17.2%EHC plans 3.7%
- Connaught School for Girls Secondary · E11 · Ages 11–16 SEN support 6.7%EHC plans 2.5%
- Coppermill Primary School Primary · E17 · Ages 3–11 SEN support 18.5%EHC plans 3.6%
- Dawlish Primary School Primary · E10 · Ages 4–11 SEN support 12%EHC plans 7%
- Downsell Primary School Primary · E15 · Ages 2–11 SEN support 42%EHC plans 11.7%
- Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest Secondary · E17 · Ages 11–18 SEN support 7.9%EHC plans 2.1%
- Edinburgh Primary School Primary · E17 · Ages 4–11 SEN support 10.5%EHC plans 8.5%
- Emmanuel Community School Primary · E17 · Ages 4–11 SEN support 11%EHC plans 2.4%
- George Mitchell School All-through · E10 · Ages 3–16 SEN support 11.4%EHC plans 5.2%
- George Tomlinson Primary School Primary · E11 · Ages 3–11 SEN support 34.1%EHC plans 4.3%
- Greenleaf Primary School Primary · E17 · Ages 3–11 SEN support 13.4%EHC plans 4.5%
- Gwyn Jones Primary School Primary · E11 · Ages 3–11 SEN support 6.3%EHC plans 5.8%
- Handsworth Primary School Primary · E4 · Ages 4–11 SEN support 17%EHC plans 8.4%
- Henry Maynard Primary School Primary · E17 · Ages 3–11 SEN support 14.6%EHC plans 5.4%
- Highams Park School Secondary · E4 · Ages 11–18 SEN support 10%EHC plans 2.8%
- Holy Family Catholic School Secondary · E17 · Ages 11–18 SEN support 6.6%EHC plans 4.3%
- Kelmscott School Secondary · E17 · Ages 11–16 SEN support 15%EHC plans 5.4%
- Lammas School Secondary · E10 · Ages 11–16 SEN support 11%EHC plans 3.5%
- Leytonstone School Secondary · E11 · Ages 11–16 SEN support 14.5%EHC plans 6.2%
- Lime Academy Larkswood Primary · E4 · Ages 2–11 SEN support 7.8%EHC plans 3.1%
- Longshaw Primary Academy Primary · E4 · Ages 3–11 SEN support 14%EHC plans 5.4%
- Mayville Academy Primary · E11 · Ages 3–11 SEN support 15.7%EHC plans 5.8%
- Mission Grove Primary School Primary · E17 · Ages 3–11 SEN support 11.4%EHC plans 2.6%
- Newport School Primary · E10 · Ages 3–11 SEN support 13.7%EHC plans 3.2%
- Norlington School and 6th Form Secondary · E10 · Ages 11–18 SEN support 9.4%EHC plans 4.1%
- Oakhill Primary School Primary · Woodford Green · Ages 4–11 SEN support 17.9%EHC plans 2.9%
- Parkside Primary School Primary · Chingford · Ages 3–11 SEN support 19.2%EHC plans 3%
- Riverley Primary School Primary · E10 · Ages 3–11 SEN support 8.9%EHC plans 5.3%
- Roger Ascham Primary School Primary · E17 · Ages 3–11 SEN support 12.4%EHC plans 6.7%
- Salisbury Manor Primary School Primary · E4 · Ages 3–11 SEN support 8.2%EHC plans 6%
- Selwyn Primary School Primary · E4 · Ages 2–11 SEN support 9.6%EHC plans 3.6%
- South Chingford Foundation School Secondary · E4 · Ages 11–18 SEN support 9.7%EHC plans 5.7%
- St Joseph's Catholic Infant School Primary · E10 · Ages 2–7 SEN support 16.7%EHC plans 3%
- St Joseph's Catholic Junior School Primary · E10 · Ages 7–11 SEN support 24.3%EHC plans 4.7%
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary · E4 · Ages 4–11 SEN support 17.7%EHC plans 5.3%
- St Mary's CofE Primary School Primary · E17 · Ages 5–11 SEN support 7.8%EHC plans 2.5%
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Primary · E17 · Ages 3–11 SEN support 16.9%EHC plans 3.5%
- St Saviour's Church of England Primary School Primary · E17 · Ages 4–11 SEN support 11.5%EHC plans 3.1%
- Stoneydown Park School Primary · E17 · Ages 3–11 SEN support 11.6%EHC plans 4.4%
- Sybourn Primary School Primary · E17 · Ages 2–11 SEN support 13.2%EHC plans 6.7%
- The Jenny Hammond Primary School Primary · E11 · Ages 4–11 SEN support 13.9%EHC plans 7.2%
- The Winns Primary School Primary · E17 · Ages 3–11 SEN support 10.7%EHC plans 5.8%
- Thomas Gamuel Primary School Primary · E17 · Ages 2–11 SEN support 17.5%EHC plans 7.4%
- Walthamstow Academy Secondary · E17 · Ages 11–18 SEN support 13.1%EHC plans 3.8%
- Walthamstow Primary Academy Primary · E17 · Ages 4–11 SEN support 22.7%EHC plans 6.1%
- Walthamstow School for Girls Secondary · E17 · Ages 11–16 SEN support 11.4%EHC plans 4.8%
- Whittingham Primary Academy Primary · E17 · Ages 3–11 SEN support 9.4%EHC plans 4.3%
- Willow Brook Primary School Academy Primary · E10 · Ages 3–11 SEN support 16.2%EHC plans 7.1%
- Willowfield School Secondary · E17 · Ages 11–16 SEN support 21.2%EHC plans 4.8%
- Woodford Green Primary School Primary · Woodford Green · Ages 2–11 SEN support 9.9%EHC plans 0.4%
- Yardley Primary School Primary · E4 · Ages 3–11 SEN support 6.9%EHC plans 5.1%
No school matches that. Try part of the name, or the town.
More in Waltham Forest
- Special schools in Waltham ForestSEND schools, and the 11 mainstream schools with an SEN unit or resourced provision.
- Waltham Forest SENDIASSFree, independent advice on SEN support, EHC plans and choosing a school.
- Waltham Forest Local OfferWhat the council provides for SEND, and how to ask for help.
Questions parents ask
How many mainstream schools are there in Waltham Forest?
Waltham Forest has 57 state mainstream schools (44 primary, 12 secondary and 1 all-through or middle). In January 2026, at its primary schools, 13.7% of pupils got SEN support and 5.3% had an EHC plan (England: 15.4% and 4.1%); at its secondary schools, 12.5% of pupils got SEN support and 5.2% had an EHC plan (England: 14.1% and 3.5%).
Which mainstream schools in Waltham Forest have an SEN unit or resourced provision?
Big Creative Academy, Buxton School, Chingford Foundation School, Davies Lane Primary School, Frederick Bremer School, Heathcote School & Science College, Hillyfield Primary Academy, South Grove Primary School, The Woodside Primary Academy, Thorpe Hall Primary School and Whitehall Primary School. They are listed with the area’s special schools.
How do I get SEN support at a mainstream school?
Talk to the class teacher and the school’s SENCO (special educational needs co-ordinator). Your child doesn’t need a diagnosis. If they need more help than the school can usually give, you or the school can ask Waltham Forest council for an EHC needs assessment.
What do the figures mean?
SEN support is help in school without an EHC plan; an EHC plan is a legal plan from the council for children who need more. The figures show how many children a school supports, not how well, so talk to the SENCO and read the school’s SEN information report.
School data: DfE Get Information About Schools, SEN figures from DfE Special educational needs in England (the January school census), under the Open Government Licence. Postcode lookups by postcodes.io: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right, Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right, and National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right. Always check details and admissions with the school and your council.