Whitefield Schools

Whitefield Schools is a special school in Walthamstow in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, offering support for children with a wide range of special physical, educational and behavioural needs and difficulties.

The school is part of the Flourish Learning Trust. Previously it had become part of the Whitefield Academy Trust multi-academy trust in April 2014. The same site also contains the Whitefield's Research and Development Centre, home of the academy's training functions, an outreach service and a specialist library.

There are three 'sub-schools' within Whitefield schools:

• Peter Turner Primary School – For pupils aged 3–11 years old with autism or speech and communication difficulties.
• Niels Chapman Secondary School – For pupils aged 11–19 years old.
• Margaret Brearley School – For pupils aged 3–19 years old with more complex needs including learning difficulties, physical impairment and sensory impairment.

Joseph Clarke School was also part of Whitefield Academy Trust.

In 2017, Ofsted rated the school as inadequate due to the serious misuse of calming rooms, which the school states are no longer used. Previously the school had been rated as outstanding. Parents had been largely unaware of these rooms and their usage.