Schools in Waltham Cross
Waltham Cross sits at the southern tip of Hertfordshire, bordering the London Borough of Enfield, and its 18 primary schools include both Hertfordshire community schools and voluntary-aided faith schools. Hertfordshire uses a nearest-school criterion for community primaries, incorporating a preference-weighted distance model rather than a simple straight-line measure - the county's complex formula means that published catchment maps should be consulted rather than relying on visual estimates.
Four secondary schools serve the Waltham Cross area, including Cheshunt School and Goffs Academy. Hertfordshire co-ordinates admissions for all schools in its area, with the secondary closing date in October and National Offer Day on 1 March. Because the area borders Greater London, some families also consider schools in Enfield - if applying across borough boundaries, parents must submit a separate London application as well as the Hertfordshire form. Use catchment.school to compare last-offered distances for all Waltham Cross secondaries.
School demand in Waltham Cross
Across the 22 schools in Waltham Cross with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 97%. 8 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
5 schools in Waltham Cross have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
9 of the schools in Waltham Cross are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Hertfordshire, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
11 of the schools in Waltham Cross have a current Ofsted rating, of which 9 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Waltham Cross: 7 oversubscribed (18)
Holdbrook Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Community school
Waltham Cross · EN8 7QG
Four Swannes Primary School
Primary · Community school
Waltham Cross · EN8 7HH
Hurst Drive Primary School
Primary · Community school
Waltham Cross · EN8 8DH
Brookland Junior School
Primary · Community school
Waltham Cross · EN8 0RX
Goffs Oak Primary & Nursery School
Primary · Community school
Waltham Cross · EN7 5NS
Downfield Primary School
Primary · Community school
Waltham Cross · EN8 8SS
Brookland Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Community school
Waltham Cross · EN8 0RX
Fairfields Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Community school
Waltham Cross · EN7 6JG
Bonneygrove Primary School
Primary · Community school
Waltham Cross · EN7 5ED
Burleigh Primary School
Primary · Community school
Waltham Cross · EN8 9DP
Millbrook School
Primary · Community school
Waltham Cross · EN8 9BX
Dewhurst St Mary CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Waltham Cross · EN8 9ND
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Waltham Cross · EN8 8LU
Flamstead End School
Primary · Academy converter
Waltham Cross · EN7 6AG
Churchfield Church of England Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Waltham Cross · EN8 0LU
Woodside Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Waltham Cross · EN7 5JS
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Wx)
Primary · Academy converter
Waltham Cross · EN8 7EN
Oakview Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Waltham Cross · EN7 6LB
Secondary Schools in Waltham Cross (4)
Goffs Academy
Secondary · Academy converter
Waltham Cross · EN7 5QW
St Mary's Church of England High School (VA)
Secondary · Academy converter
Waltham Cross · EN7 5FB
Haileybury Turnford
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Waltham Cross · EN8 0JU
Goffs - Churchgate Academy
Secondary · Academy converter
Waltham Cross · EN8 9LY
Other Schools in Waltham Cross (2)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Waltham Cross are set by Hertfordshire and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.