Best Schools in Woodford Green

How many schools are there in Woodford Green?

Woodford Green has 14 open schools: 6 state primary, 3 state secondary or all-through, 4 independent and 1 special.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Woodford Green are rated Outstanding?

5 schools in Woodford Green were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Woodbridge High School, Ray Lodge Primary School, Hatton Special School, Wells Primary School and Oakhill Primary School. Counting Good as well, 100% of the 10 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Woodbridge High SchoolRay Lodge Primary SchoolHatton Special SchoolWells Primary SchoolOakhill Primary School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Woodford Green get the best GCSE results?

Of the 3 schools in Woodford Green with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Woodford County High School (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 81.2 and 98% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Woodbridge High School, with an Attainment 8 score of 55.5 and 68% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Trinity Catholic High School, with an Attainment 8 score of 52.4 and 57% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Selective schools admit by ability, so their raw results are not a like-for-like comparison with comprehensives. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Woodford County High SchoolWoodbridge High SchoolTrinity Catholic High School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Woodford Green have the best SATs results?

Of the 6 primary schools in Woodford Green with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Woodford Green Primary School (93% in reading, 96% in maths); Wells Primary School (87% in reading, 98% in maths); and Oakhill Primary School (85% in reading, 93% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Woodford Green Primary SchoolWells Primary SchoolOakhill Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Woodford Green?

Yes. Woodford County High School is a state grammar school in Woodford Green. Grammar schools admit pupils by ability through an entrance test, usually sat at the start of Year 6.

Woodford County High School

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Woodford Green have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Woodford Green have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Woodford Green?

Apply to your council - Redbridge or Waltham Forest, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.