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Colleges and universities in and near Waltham Forest

Waltham Forest is home to Waltham Forest College

Waltham Forest College is inside Waltham Forest; the nearest university campus outside it is Queen Mary University of London, 4.6 miles away in Tower Hamlets.

London Metropolitan UniversityQueen Mary University of London
Within 15 miles
65
student numbers to come (HESA)
Nearest college
in Waltham Forest
Waltham Forest College
Full-time students
9%
About the same as England (8%) · residents 16+
Nearest further education college
in Waltham Forest
Waltham Forest College
Nearest university
4.6 mi
Queen Mary University of London
Tuition fee
£9,790
a year at most, England, 2026–27

What stands out about college in Waltham Forest

Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.

A further education college in Waltham ForestWaltham Forest College’s campus is in Waltham Forest.
Every college

Colleges and universities within 15 miles of Waltham Forest

65 within 15 miles: 34 universities, 31 further education colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miWaltham Forest CollegeThe Brooke House SixthQueen Mary University Newham College of FurtRavensbourne UniversitWaltham Forest
UniversityFurther education college
Waltham Forest CollegeFurther education college · in Waltham Forest—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Ada CollegeFurther education college · 2.3 mi · Haringey—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
The Brooke House Sixth Form CollegeFurther education college · 2.8 mi · Hackney—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Queen Mary University of LondonUniversity · 4.6 mi · Tower Hamlets16,000students (Wikidata)Students: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Newham College of Further EducationFurther education college · 4.8 mi · Newham—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
London Metropolitan UniversityUniversity · 5 mi · Islington28,525students (Wikidata)Students: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Workers' Educational AssociationFurther education college · 5.3 mi · Hackney—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Islington Sixth Form ConsortiumFurther education college · 5.4 mi · Islington—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
New City College CorporationFurther education college · 5.5 mi · Tower Hamlets—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
City, University of LondonUniversity · 5.7 mi · Islington—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Ravensbourne University LondonUniversity · 6 mi · Greenwich—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Westminster Kingsway CollegeFurther education college · 6.3 mi · Camden—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

And 53 smaller schools with 183,556 students in all.

What it costs

What would you pay?

Fees are set nationally, not by each university: in 2026–27 an English university can charge a home student up to £9,790 a year, and so can a Welsh one; Northern Ireland’s charge their own students up to £4,985; Scottish students pay no tuition fee at a Scottish university. Further education colleges are free for most 16 to 18 year olds. There is no family-by-family price to show, so this page doesn’t make one up.

Questions about college near Waltham Forest

Is Waltham Forest a university town?

No. 9 of every 100 residents aged 16 and over are full-time students (Census 2021), against 8 across England.

What colleges are in Waltham Forest?

Waltham Forest College.

Where can you study after 16 near Waltham Forest?

Waltham Forest College, 0.2 miles away in Waltham Forest, teaches courses from 16, apprenticeships and some degrees.

What does university cost here?

Fees are set nationally, not by each university: in 2026–27 an English university can charge a home student up to £9,790 a year, and so can a Welsh one; Northern Ireland’s charge their own students up to £4,985; Scottish students pay no tuition fee at a Scottish university. Further education colleges are free for most 16 to 18 year olds. There is no family-by-family price to show, so this page doesn’t make one up.

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Colleges and universities: Wikidata (CC0): each institution with a UKPRN, its point and its students count, and, for Scottish colleges and university campuses away from the seat, our list placed from postcodes (postcodes.io, OGL). To come: Discover Uni teaching locations and HESA student numbers (CC BY 4.0). Students: Census 2021 (England, Wales, Northern Ireland) and Scotland’s Census 2022, full-time students among residents aged 16 and over (OGL). Straight-line distances from the centre of Waltham Forest. Colleges are described, not graded; the University town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents aged 16 and over are full-time students. Fees: the UK and devolved governments, 2026–27. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, through each institution’s Wikidata item; author and licence on each.

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