5 primary schools in Waltham Abbey, sorted by latest
Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states
which, and the guide explains the
difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one
Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't
invent rankings.
Waltham Abbey in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 5 schools in Waltham Abbey first 235 times for 244 places: 0.96 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Essex authority's 411 schools. 0 of the 5 had more first choices than places.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.