South Chingford Foundation School
Stadium Close, Chingford, London, E4 8SG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CHINGFORD ACADEMIES TRUST
- Executive Prinicpal
- Ms Emma Hobbs
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Chingford Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Chingford and Woodford Green
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 675
- Pupils on roll
- 547
- URN
- 138859
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085319231
About this school
South Chingford Foundation School is a secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 547 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Needs attention
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 95 | 126 | 120 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.6 | 35.2 | 32.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.24 -0.55 to +0.07 | -0.79 -1.05 to -0.52 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 37% | 26.2% | 29.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 58% | 42.1% | 36.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 14% | 24.6% | 38.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How South Chingford Foundation 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 | 40.6 | 40.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 35.2 | 39.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 32.8 | 39.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 13.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 557 |
| 2023/24 | 628 |
| 2024/25 | 617 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How South Chingford Foundation School compares
South Chingford Foundation School ranked 17th of 17 secondary schools in Waltham Forest for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 24% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 32.8 | 13.4% | 41.7% | 547 | — |
| Walthamstow Academy | 49.2 | 7.2% | 44.8% | 1,092 | 0.6 miles |
| Highams Park School | 47.5 | 8.1% | 26.2% | 1,592 | 0.7 miles |
| Frederick Bremer School | 46.7 | 8.3% | 34.1% | 888 | 0.8 miles |
| Holy Family Catholic School | 45.5 | 7% | 36% | 1,175 | 1.1 miles |
| Woodford County High School | 80.1 | 4.9% | 12.4% | 1,237 | 1.3 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 41.65%
- English as an additional language
- 54%
- Overall absence
- 13.35%
- Persistent absence
- 46.87%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Walthamstow Academy0.6 miles
Secondary · London
-
Highams Park School0.7 miles
Secondary · London
-
Frederick Bremer School0.8 miles
Secondary · London
-
Holy Family Catholic School1.1 miles
Secondary · London
-
Woodford County High School1.3 miles
Secondary · Woodford Green
Other schools in London
South Chingford Foundation School ranks 257th of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Secondary
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- AIM Academy North London Secondary
- Alexandra Park School Secondary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Ark Acton Academy Secondary
- Ark All Saints Academy Secondary
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Ark Burlington Danes Academy Secondary
- Ark Elvin Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does South Chingford Foundation School teach?
- South Chingford Foundation School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the executive prinicpal of South Chingford Foundation School?
- The executive prinicpal of South Chingford Foundation School is Ms Emma Hobbs, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was South Chingford Foundation School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected South Chingford Foundation 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 South Chingford Foundation School?
- South Chingford Foundation School has 547 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is South Chingford Foundation School full?
- South Chingford Foundation School has capacity for 675 pupils and 547 on roll (81%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is South Chingford Foundation School a faith school?
- No. South Chingford Foundation School has no designated religious character.
- Is South Chingford Foundation School a selective school?
- No. South Chingford Foundation School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs South Chingford Foundation School?
- South Chingford Foundation School is part of CHINGFORD ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have South Chingford Foundation School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40.6 in 2022/23 and 32.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does South Chingford Foundation School rank locally?
- South Chingford Foundation School ranked 17th of 17 secondary schools in Waltham Forest for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 24% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is South Chingford Foundation School's absence rate?
- South Chingford Foundation School's overall absence rate is 13.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are South Chingford Foundation School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, South Chingford Foundation 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 1 July 2026.