Chingford Foundation School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 4 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Waltham Forest
Unique reference
138691
Address
Nevin Drive, Chingford, E4 7LT

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1423 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
51.1%
Girls
48.9%
First language not English
42.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
21.4%
Persistent absence
24.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 27.8%
Other White 22.6%
Mixed 15%
African 8.2%
Pakistani 6.5%
Caribbean 5.3%
Other Asian 5.2%
Other Black 3%
Other 2.3%
Bangladeshi 1.6%
Indian 1.2%
Chinese 1%
Unclassified 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.18
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.06
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 22%
Local authority average 38%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 44%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 45.6
Local authority average 45.7
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.87
Local authority average 3.98
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & DesignGCSE16
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE1
BiologyGCSE41
Business Studies:SingleGCSE112
ChemistryGCSE41
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE46
Design & TechnologyGCSE25
ElectronicsGCSE7
English LanguageGCSE227
English LiteratureGCSE219
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Chingford Foundation School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
197
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
138
2nd preference
157
3rd preference
89
From another Local Authority
16
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
138
2nd preference
26
3rd preference
5
To another Local Authority
9
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes20.2
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
226
122
104
Year 8
233
123
110
Year 9
237
130
107
Year 10
241
115
126
Year 11
251
121
130
Year 12
126
66
60
Year 13
109
50
59
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
94.0%
92.7%
86.5%
Further education
28.0%
25.5%
34.7%
School sixth form
56.0%
39.7%
37.9%
Sixth form college
9.0%
27.1%
13.1%
Other education destinations
SP
0.4%
0.9%
Entering employment
1.0%
1.3%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
0.9%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
4.0%
4.1%
5.2%
Destination unknown
0.0%
1.0%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
76.0%
72.8%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
31.0%
12.9%
19.7%
Russell Group
35.0%
11.7%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
0.0%
0.3%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
2.0%
1.4%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
6.0%
0.9%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020