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
1401 (95% of total capacity)
Boys
51.9%
Girls
48.1%
First language not English
42.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
24.1%
Persistent absence
22.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 26.1%
Other White 23.7%
Mixed 14.3%
African 8.6%
Pakistani 6.7%
Caribbean 5.7%
Other Asian 5.1%
Other Black 3.1%
Other 2.9%
Bangladeshi 1.4%
Indian 1.1%
Chinese 1%
Unclassified 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 46%
Local authority average 43%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 49%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 47.1
Local authority average 45.2
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 4.23
Local authority average 4.04
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
ArabicGCSE2
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE35
Art & DesignGCSE1
BiologyGCSE70
Business Studies:SingleGCSE101
ChemistryGCSE70
ChineseGCSE1
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE35
Design & TechnologyGCSE31
ElectronicsGCSE19
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Chingford Foundation School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
162
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
134
2nd preference
138
3rd preference
71
From another Local Authority
24
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
134
2nd preference
16
3rd preference
4
To another Local Authority
12
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes20.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
211
104
107
Year 8
225
120
105
Year 9
228
119
109
Year 10
236
132
104
Year 11
241
115
126
Year 12
141
77
64
Year 13
119
60
59
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
92.0%
91.5%
85.5%
Further education
38.0%
26.8%
36.9%
School sixth form
48.0%
35.5%
35.2%
Sixth form college
7.0%
28.8%
12.9%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
1.0%
0.7%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
SP
0.7%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
6.0%
4.1%
5.7%
Destination unknown
1.0%
3.1%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
68.0%
67.0%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
29.0%
10.3%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
2.0%
1.4%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
5.0%
1.8%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022