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
35.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
9.7%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE12
BiologyGCSE52
ChemistryGCSE51
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE53
English LanguageGCSE123
English LiteratureGCSE121
D&T Food TechnologyGCSE20
FrenchGCSE1
GeographyGCSE52
Modern GreekGCSE1
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

South Chingford Foundation School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
140
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
72
2nd preference
68
3rd preference
51
From another Local Authority
6
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
72
2nd preference
19
3rd preference
4
To another Local Authority
2
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 classes25
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
92.0%
91.4%
85.6%
Further education
46.0%
22.6%
35.4%
School sixth form
23.0%
39.1%
36.6%
Sixth form college
23.0%
29.4%
13.0%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
0.0%
1.2%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
0.0%
0.5%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
4.0%
5.0%
5.9%
Destination unknown
5.0%
1.9%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023