South Chingford Foundation School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 15 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Unique reference
- 138859
- Address
- Stadium Close, Chingford, E4 8SG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 628 (62% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 57.5%
- Girls
- 42.5%
- First language not English
- 57.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 33.9%
- Persistent absence
- 28.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.7%
Other White 30.7%
Mixed 12.9%
White British 12.4%
Pakistani 11.8%
Caribbean 8.1%
African 7.6%
Other Asian 4.1%
Other 4.1%
Bangladeshi 2.7%
Other Black 2.1%
Gypsy/Roma 1%
Indian 1%
Unclassified 0.6%
Irish 0.5%
Chinese 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.24
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.06
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 14%
Local authority average 38%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 37%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.6
Local authority average 45.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.44
Local authority average 3.98
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 9 |
| Biology | GCSE | 93 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 93 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 30 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 13 |
| English Language | GCSE | 93 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 93 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 16 |
| French | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
South Chingford Foundation School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 140
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 72
- 2nd preference
- 68
- 3rd preference
- 51
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 72
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 155 95 60 |
| Year 8 | 126 65 61 |
| Year 9 | 92 48 44 |
| Year 10 | 124 71 53 |
| Year 11 | 131 82 49 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 92.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 36.0% 25.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 28.0% 39.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 20.0% 27.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 1.3% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 0.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 4.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.0% 1.0% |