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South Chingford Foundation School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Stadium Close, Chingford, London E4 8SG · southchingfordfoundationfs.org.uk · 020 8531 9231
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 32.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Waltham Forest 45.3, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Waltham Forest Council
- Demand for places
- 0.4
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 547
- 81% of 675 places
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 40%
- First language not English
- 52.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Waltham Forest Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 28 families put the school first and 64 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 64 | 28 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 56 | 31 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 140 | 72 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 132 | 54 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 114 | 48 | 0.4 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 32.8, and 29.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Waltham Forest it was 45.3, and across England 46.
In 2017/18 the average A level result was grade D- (18.1 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼32.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼29.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼36.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼38.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.04 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 17.5 | −5.4 |
| Sixth form college | 27.8 | +4.9 |
| Further education | 38.9 | −6.9 |
| Other education | 2.4 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.1 | +3.5 |
| Activity not captured | 6.3 | +1.5 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2018/19 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 students | — | Average -0.51 | |
| 5 students | — | Average -0.51 | |
| 21 students | Pass+ (17.1) | Well below average -0.89 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 10 | D- (18.1) | -0.60 |
| 2016/17 | 14 | U (2) | -0.37 |
| 2015/16 | 12 | U (2.3) | -0.32 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2019/20 | Since 2016/17 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 32 | +3 |
| Further education | 10 | +4 |
| Employment | 16 | −19 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 32 | +16 |
| Activity not captured | 11 | −2 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected South Chingford Foundation School on 20 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and well-being: Needs attention
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
- Inspected
- 20 Jan 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and well-being | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Sept 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Apr 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective May 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
65% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (26 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 65%
- Positive
- 62%
- Replies
- 26
- 4% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 92% who raised concerns
based on 6 parents (23%) whose child was bullied
based on 4 parents (15%) with SEND