SEND in each school
How many pupils in each of Waltham Forest's mainstream schools have an EHC plan or SEN support, and what each special school, resourced provision and SEN unit is recorded as offering. For whether there are enough places, see Places.
Pupils with SEND in each mainstream school
How many pupils in each of the borough's state-funded mainstream primary and secondary schools had an EHC plan or SEN support in the January 2026 school census.
In Waltham Forest's 51 primary schools, 5.3% of pupils had an EHC plan, against 4.9% in London and 4.1% in England. In individual schools the share ranged from 0.4% to 11.7%. Half the schools had 5.1% or less.
In Waltham Forest's 17 secondary schools, 5.2% of pupils had an EHC plan, against 3.6% in London and 3.5% in England. In individual schools the share ranged from 2.1% to 11.4%. Half the schools had 4.8% or less.
These figures show which pupils go to each school, not how well a school supports them. A school with resourced provision or an SEN unit (marked below) has places for pupils with EHC plans from across the borough, which can raise its share. In small schools the share can change a lot from year to year.
Primary schools
| School | Pupils | With an EHC plan | On SEN support | Resourced provision or SEN unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ainslie Wood Primary School | 451 | 17 (3.8%) | 48 (10.6%) | – |
| Barclay Primary School | 1,273 | 48 (3.8%) | 153 (12.0%) | – |
| Barn Croft Primary School | 170 | 19 (11.2%) | 30 (17.6%) | – |
| Chapel End Infant School and Early Years Centre | 249 | 9 (3.6%) | 54 (21.7%) | – |
| Chapel End Junior Academy | 229 | 24 (10.5%) | 60 (26.2%) | – |
| Chase Lane Primary School | 680 | 30 (4.4%) | 94 (13.8%) | – |
| Chingford CofE Primary School | 406 | 15 (3.7%) | 70 (17.2%) | – |
| Coppermill Primary School | 195 | 7 (3.6%) | 36 (18.5%) | – |
| Davies Lane Primary School | 927 | 62 (6.7%) | 74 (8.0%) | Resourced provision |
| Dawlish Primary School | 158 | 11 (7.0%) | 19 (12.0%) | – |
| Downsell Primary School | 426 | 50 (11.7%) | 179 (42.0%) | – |
| Edinburgh Primary School | 153 | 13 (8.5%) | 16 (10.5%) | – |
| Emmanuel Community School | 82 | 2 (2.4%) | 9 (11.0%) | – |
| George Tomlinson Primary School | 554 | 24 (4.3%) | 189 (34.1%) | – |
| Greenleaf Primary School | 464 | 21 (4.5%) | 62 (13.4%) | – |
| Gwyn Jones Primary School | 432 | 25 (5.8%) | 27 (6.2%) | – |
| Handsworth Primary School | 418 | 35 (8.4%) | 71 (17.0%) | – |
| Henry Maynard Primary School | 745 | 40 (5.4%) | 109 (14.6%) | – |
| Hillyfield Primary Academy | 1,123 | 90 (8.0%) | 71 (6.3%) | Resourced provision |
| Lime Academy Larkswood | 510 | 16 (3.1%) | 40 (7.8%) | – |
| Longshaw Primary Academy | 221 | 12 (5.4%) | 31 (14.0%) | – |
| Mayville Academy | 274 | 16 (5.8%) | 43 (15.7%) | – |
| Mission Grove Primary School | 805 | 21 (2.6%) | 92 (11.4%) | – |
| Newport School | 849 | 27 (3.2%) | 116 (13.7%) | – |
| Oakhill Primary School | 207 | 6 (2.9%) | 37 (17.9%) | – |
| Our Lady and St George's Catholic Primary School | 297 | 15 (5.1%) | 43 (14.5%) | – |
| Parkside Primary School | 672 | 20 (3.0%) | 129 (19.2%) | – |
| Riverley Primary School | 437 | 23 (5.3%) | 39 (8.9%) | – |
| Roger Ascham Primary School | 418 | 28 (6.7%) | 52 (12.4%) | – |
| Salisbury Manor Primary School | 268 | 16 (6.0%) | 22 (8.2%) | – |
| Selwyn Primary School | 721 | 26 (3.6%) | 69 (9.6%) | – |
| South Grove Primary School | 485 | 34 (7.0%) | 69 (14.2%) | Resourced provision |
| St Joseph's Catholic Infant School | 132 | 4 (3.0%) | 22 (16.7%) | – |
| St Joseph's Catholic Junior School | 107 | 5 (4.7%) | 26 (24.3%) | – |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 209 | 11 (5.3%) | 37 (17.7%) | – |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School | 592 | 15 (2.5%) | 46 (7.8%) | – |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | 344 | 12 (3.5%) | 58 (16.9%) | – |
| St Saviour's Church of England Primary School | 356 | 11 (3.1%) | 41 (11.5%) | – |
| Stoneydown Park School | 631 | 28 (4.4%) | 73 (11.6%) | – |
| Sybourn Primary School | 521 | 35 (6.7%) | 69 (13.2%) | – |
| The Jenny Hammond Primary School | 388 | 28 (7.2%) | 54 (13.9%) | – |
| The Winns Primary School | 652 | 38 (5.8%) | 70 (10.7%) | – |
| The Woodside Primary Academy | 1,188 | 63 (5.3%) | 171 (14.4%) | Resourced provision |
| Thomas Gamuel Primary School | 338 | 25 (7.4%) | 59 (17.5%) | – |
| Thorpe Hall Primary School | 358 | 13 (3.6%) | 55 (15.4%) | – |
| Walthamstow Primary Academy | 181 | 11 (6.1%) | 41 (22.7%) | – |
| Whitehall Primary School | 452 | 45 (10.0%) | 57 (12.6%) | Resourced provision |
| Whittingham Primary Academy | 352 | 15 (4.3%) | 33 (9.4%) | – |
| Willow Brook Primary School Academy | 660 | 47 (7.1%) | 107 (16.2%) | – |
| Woodford Green Primary School | 242 | 1 (0.4%) | 24 (9.9%) | – |
| Yardley Primary School | 551 | 28 (5.1%) | 38 (6.9%) | – |
Secondary schools
| School | Pupils | With an EHC plan | On SEN support | Resourced provision or SEN unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buxton School | 1,065 | 74 (6.9%) | 188 (17.7%) | Resourced provision |
| Chingford Foundation School | 1,363 | 103 (7.6%) | 151 (11.1%) | SEN unit |
| Connaught School for Girls | 550 | 14 (2.5%) | 37 (6.7%) | – |
| Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest | 617 | 13 (2.1%) | 49 (7.9%) | – |
| Frederick Bremer School | 888 | 101 (11.4%) | 189 (21.3%) | Resourced provision |
| George Mitchell School | 973 | 51 (5.2%) | 111 (11.4%) | – |
| Heathcote School & Science College | 1,115 | 61 (5.5%) | 126 (11.3%) | Resourced provision |
| Highams Park School | 1,592 | 45 (2.8%) | 159 (10.0%) | – |
| Holy Family Catholic School | 1,175 | 50 (4.3%) | 78 (6.6%) | – |
| Kelmscott School | 1,137 | 61 (5.4%) | 171 (15.0%) | – |
| Lammas School | 462 | 16 (3.5%) | 51 (11.0%) | – |
| Leytonstone School | 1,028 | 64 (6.2%) | 149 (14.5%) | – |
| Norlington School and 6th Form | 895 | 37 (4.1%) | 84 (9.4%) | – |
| South Chingford Foundation School | 547 | 31 (5.7%) | 53 (9.7%) | – |
| Walthamstow Academy | 1,092 | 42 (3.8%) | 143 (13.1%) | – |
| Walthamstow School for Girls | 895 | 43 (4.8%) | 102 (11.4%) | – |
| Willowfield School | 1,035 | 50 (4.8%) | 219 (21.2%) | – |
Source: DfE, Special educational needs in England: School level data - 2026 (downloaded 2026-10-25); DfE, Special educational needs in England: Pupils in all schools, by type of SEN provision - 2016 to 2026 (downloaded 2026-10-25)
Special schools, resourced provision and SEN units
The DfE's register of schools, Get Information About Schools, records the ages each special school takes and the types of need it caters for. Schools and the council keep these entries up to date themselves.
Special schools in Waltham Forest: ages and types of need
As recorded on Get Information About Schools. Capacity can differ from the places the council reported to the DfE (see Places). Pupil numbers are from the school census in the month shown. Follow a school's name for its full entry.
| School | Ages | Types of need | Capacity | Pupils on roll |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont Park School | 11 to 16 | Social, Emotional and Mental Health | 67 | 47 January 2026 |
| Joseph Clarke School | 2 to 18 | Visual Impairment; Autistic Spectrum Disorder; Moderate Learning Difficulty; Severe Learning Difficulty | 110 | 111 January 2026 |
| Lime Academy Hornbeam | 2 to 19 | Visual Impairment; Hearing Impairment; Speech, language and Communication; Autistic Spectrum Disorder; Multi-Sensory Impairment; Physical Disability; Severe Learning Difficulty; Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | 295 | 294 January 2026 |
| Whitefield School | 2 to 19 | Specific Learning Difficulty; Visual Impairment; Speech, language and Communication; Autistic Spectrum Disorder; Physical Disability; Moderate Learning Difficulty; Severe Learning Difficulty | 374 | 366 January 2026 |
Source: DfE, Get Information About Schools (downloaded 2026-10-25). Download the list (CSV)
Some mainstream schools have places set aside for children with a particular type of need. In resourced provision, children are taught mostly in ordinary classes and get extra support. In an SEN unit, children are taught mostly in separate classes. Places are usually for children with an EHC plan.
Schools recorded with resourced provision or an SEN unit
As recorded on Get Information About Schools. "Places" and "Children in it" are for the resourced provision or unit only, not the whole school.
| School | Ages | Provision | Types of need | Places | Children in it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Creative Academy | 16 to 19 | Resourced provision and SEN unit | Specific Learning Difficulty; Other Difficulty/Disability; Hearing Impairment; Speech, language and Communication; Autistic Spectrum Disorder; Social, Emotional and Mental Health; Multi-Sensory Impairment; Physical Disability; Moderate Learning Difficulty; Severe Learning Difficulty | 500 resourced 200 unit | 419 resourced 124 unit |
| Buxton School | 3 to 16 | Resourced provision | Speech, language and Communication | 10 | 10 |
| Chingford Foundation School | 11 to 18 | SEN unit | Speech, language and Communication | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Davies Lane Primary School | 2 to 11 | Resourced provision | Autistic Spectrum Disorder | 28 | 30 |
| Frederick Bremer School | 11 to 16 | Resourced provision | Autistic Spectrum Disorder | 30 | 26 |
| Hawkswood Primary PRU | 4 to 11 | Resourced provision | Social, Emotional and Mental Health | 6 | 6 |
| Heathcote School & Science College | 11 to 18 | Resourced provision | Hearing Impairment | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Hillyfield Primary Academy | 3 to 11 | Resourced provision | Autistic Spectrum Disorder | 18 | 16 |
| South Grove Primary School | 3 to 11 | Resourced provision | Other Difficulty/Disability; Autistic Spectrum Disorder | 16 | 16 |
| The Woodside Primary Academy | 2 to 11 | Resourced provision | Autistic Spectrum Disorder | 22 | 22 |
| Thorpe Hall Primary School | 3 to 11 | SEN unit | Social, Emotional and Mental Health | 4 | 2 |
| Whitehall Primary School | 3 to 11 | Resourced provision | Hearing Impairment | Not recorded | Not recorded |
Some entries look incomplete or out of date. 3 schools have no places recorded. Big Creative Academy records as many specialist places as the whole school, or more. So we haven't added these up, and they don't match the DfE count of 174 places on the Places page, which comes from what the council reported each May.
Source: DfE, Get Information About Schools (downloaded 2026-10-25). Download the list (CSV)