School admissions in Waltham Cross
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Reception places, September 2026
17 schools. 6 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goffs Oak Primary & Nursery School | 1.47 | 30 | 626.02 m (≈0.39 mi) |
| Flamstead End School | 1.33 | 58 | 835.88 m (≈0.52 mi) |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Wx) | 1.26 | 31 | not published |
| Fairfields Primary School and Nursery | 1.25 | 60 | 362.01 m (≈0.22 mi) |
| Dewhurst St Mary CofE Primary School | 1.14 | 28 | 838.55 m (≈0.52 mi) |
| Brookland Infant and Nursery School | 1.14 | 58 | 367.21 m (≈0.23 mi) |
| Burleigh Primary School | 0.97 | 60 | 770.7 m (≈0.48 mi) |
| Holdbrook Primary School and Nursery | 0.96 | 23 | 652.22 m (≈0.41 mi) |
| Hurst Drive Primary School | 0.94 | 49 | 3418.15 m (≈2.12 mi) |
| Downfield Primary School | 0.89 | 56 | 1299.13 m (≈0.81 mi) |
| Woodside Primary School | 0.83 | 30 | 2235.02 m (≈1.39 mi) |
| Churchfield Church of England Academy | 0.76 | 33 | not published |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School | 0.74 | 23 | not published |
| Bonneygrove Primary School | 0.69 | 55 | 2424.82 m (≈1.51 mi) |
| Four Swannes Primary School | 0.67 | 15 | 896 m (≈0.56 mi) |
| Oakview Primary School | 0.48 | 27 | not published |
| Millbrook School | 0.44 | 25 | not published |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.
Year 7 places, September 2026
4 schools. 1 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places |
|---|---|---|
| Goffs Academy | 1.17 | 229 |
| Goffs - Churchgate Academy | 0.83 | 110 |
| Haileybury Turnford | 0.77 | 182 |
| St Mary's Church of England High School (VA) | 0.60 | 198 |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.