Covid-19
Protect yourself and others – get vaccinated and boosted at a local vaccine clinic, test for Covid-19 or get free rapid tests, and stay safe to reduce the risks of the Omicron variant.
School term and holiday dates
Calendar dates and term times for Waltham Forest schools.
Free school meals
Find out who can get free school meals and how to apply for it.
School closures
Find out if which local schools are open or closed due to bad weather or service disruption
Music service
Waltham Forest Music Service (WFMS) provides music tuition in many of the borough’s schools.
Home schooling
Educating your child at home.
Schools and colleges in Waltham Forest
Find out about education and schools, colleges and other centres of learning in our borough.
School meals
Find out about school meals in Waltham Forest.
School exclusions
Information about pupils being excluded from school.
School governors
Information and advice about school governors.
Religious education and SACRE
All schools provide religious education through their basic curriculum. SACRE determines RE curriculum content.
Travelling people: School attendance
Educational rights for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller families.
Virtual School for Looked After Children
Find out how Virtual School can provide support and guidance for children and young people in care or adopted.
Starting school together initiative
Support available for parents/carers to help their child transition to Reception class.
Free Schools in Waltham Forest
What a free school is and how to open one.
Cycling and walking to school
Encouraging young people and children to cycle and walk to school will keep them fit.
Travelling to school sustainably
With half of all car trips made in outer London being less than two miles and the school run now accounting for at least one in every five cars on London’s roads, travelling actively and sustainably to school has never been more important.