Walthamstow Central

Summary

Walthamstow Central (E02000910) is part of Waltham Forest local authority (view on map). Walthamstow Central has an approximate population of 11,000 people, of which 19% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Walthamstow Central neighbours Lloyd Park, Wood Street, Upper Walthamstow, Walthamstow Market & South Grove, Markhouse & St James Park, and Baker's Arms.

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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Walthamstow Central is the 13th least deprived area in Waltham Forest (out of 28) with 42% of children living in low-income families, compared to 44% across Waltham Forest and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Walthamstow Central, 24% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 27% in Waltham Forest and 27% nationally.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Walthamstow Central % in Waltham Forest % in England
Eligible for free school meals 24% 27% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 76% 73% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Walthamstow Central, 17% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 18% in Waltham Forest, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Walthamstow Central % in Waltham Forest % in England
No special educational needs 83% 82% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 11% 12% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 6% 6% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Walthamstow Central, 57% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 58% in Waltham Forest, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Walthamstow Central % in Waltham Forest % in England
White 41% 42% 67%
Asian 30% 24% 14%
Black 10% 15% 7%
Mixed 11% 14% 7%
Other 7% 4% 3%
Not known 2% 1% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Walthamstow Central with English as an additional language is 39%, compared with 40% in Waltham Forest, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Walthamstow Central % in Waltham Forest % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 39% 40% 22%
Known or believed to be English 61% 60% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Walthamstow Central has 9 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Walthamstow Central
All childcare providers 9
Childminders 2
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 7

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Walthamstow Central since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Walthamstow Central has 1 state-funded school.

Type Number in Walthamstow Central
All state-funded schools 1
Nursery schools 1
Primary and all-through schools 1
Secondary and all-through schools 0
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

In Walthamstow Central, there has been 1 full inspection of schools since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, schools are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Early years (where applicable)
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Post 16 provision (where applicable)

The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Attendance and behaviour: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Curriculum and teaching: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Early years: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Inclusion: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Personal development and wellbeing: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Post-16 provision: There have been no inspections of Post-16 provision in Walthamstow Central so no outcomes are available for this area.

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of state-funded schools in Walthamstow Central. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

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All schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 1 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 1 0 0 1 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 1 0 0
Early years 1 0 1 0 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 0 1 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 1 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 1 0 1 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Nursery schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Primary schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 1 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 1 0 0 1 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 1 0 0
Early years 1 0 1 0 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 0 1 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 1 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 1 0 1 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Secondary schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Special schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Registered alternative provision

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

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