Fee-paying schools in E4, Waltham Forest

11 fee-paying schools sit within 3 miles of central E4, the nearest being Normanhurst School at 0.9 mi, 2 of them selective, 1 single-sex. Nearest first; each age range is the school's own statutory range, which decides whether it takes a given year group.

School	Distance	Ages	Takes
Normanhurst School	0.9 mi	2 to 16	All-through Selective
Bancroft's School	1.4 mi	11 to 18	Secondary Church of England
Bancroft's Preparatory School	1.4 mi	7 to 11	Primary Selective
Avon House Preparatory School	1.4 mi	3 to 11	Primary
Woodford Green Preparatory School	1.6 mi	3 to 11	Primary
St Aubyn's School	1.6 mi	3 to 11	Primary
Loyola Preparatory School	1.8 mi	3 to 11	Primary Boys
Daiglen School	1.9 mi	3 to 11	Primary
Snaresbrook Prep School	2.4 mi	3 to 11	Primary
Big Creative Independent School	2.4 mi	14 to 16	Secondary
Forest School	2.6 mi	4 to 18	All-through Church of England

No Ofsted grades here, and that is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools like Normanhurst School are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate rather than Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed, so no rating exists for us to show. Fees are not open data either.

The state schools alongside them

E4 also holds 47 state primary and 15 state secondary schools, with Ofsted ratings and exam results. The full school breakdown for E4 →

Checking a specific address

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Common questions

How many private schools are there in E4?

11 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central E4, Waltham Forest, from the Department for Education's register. Each one's age range, whether it selects and how full it is are listed on this page.

Do private schools in E4 have Ofsted ratings?

No, and a blank rating is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate rather than Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed, so no rating exists for us to show.

Are private schools in E4 selective?

2 of the 11 select on ability at entry, according to their admissions policy on the register. The rest do not, though most fee-paying schools still assess applicants in some way.

Are there single-sex private schools in E4?

1 of the 11 take boys only or girls only. The rest are mixed.

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools. Read how every figure here is sourced on the methodology page. If something looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.