Chingford CofE Primary School
King's Road, London, E4 7EY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Daniel Hewitt
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chelmsford
- Constituency
- Chingford and Woodford Green
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 406
- URN
- 103084
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085297601
About this school
Chingford CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in London. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 406 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 60 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 55% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 3% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 67% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 68% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 72% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Chingford CofE Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Waltham Forest average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 66% | 65.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 70.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 70.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 419 |
| 2023/24 | 419 |
| 2024/25 | 418 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chingford CofE Primary School compares
Chingford CofE Primary School ranked 44th of 51 primary schools in Waltham Forest for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 4.7% | 14.8% | 406 | — |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 82% | 3.2% | 5.7% | 209 | 0.2 miles |
| Whitehall Primary School | 72% | 5.3% | 26.7% | 452 | 0.5 miles |
| Longshaw Primary Academy | 68% | 5.3% | 36.3% | 221 | 0.6 miles |
| Parkside Primary School | 72% | 5.6% | 23.8% | 672 | 0.7 miles |
| Lime Academy Larkswood | 80% | 5.7% | 26.7% | 510 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.83%
- English as an additional language
- 14.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.7%
- Persistent absence
- 11.02%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
Whitehall Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Longshaw Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · London
-
Parkside Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Chingford
-
Lime Academy Larkswood1.0 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Chingford CofE Primary School ranks 810th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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Common questions
- What year groups does Chingford CofE Primary School teach?
- Chingford CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Chingford CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Chingford CofE Primary School is Mr Daniel Hewitt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Chingford CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chingford CofE Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Chingford CofE Primary School?
- Chingford CofE Primary School has 406 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Chingford CofE Primary School full?
- Chingford CofE Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 406 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Chingford CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Chingford CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Chelmsford.
- Does Chingford CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Chingford CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Chingford CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chingford CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Chingford CofE Primary School ranked 44th of 51 primary schools in Waltham Forest for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chingford CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Chingford CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chingford CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chingford CofE Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 8 July 2026.