Secondary
South Chingford Foundation School
Stadium Close, Chingford, London, E4 8SG
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 547 of 675 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- CHINGFORD ACADEMIES TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 36.5
- All staff (FTE)
- 50.3
- Pupils per adult
- 12.5
- Pupils
- 628
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected January 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- InclusionNeeds attention
- Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
- Personal development and wellbeingNeeds attention
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
September 2021
Ungraded inspection
Good
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GCSE results
29%
24 points below the London average (53% across 239 schools)
32.8
18.3 below the London average (51.1 across 239 schools)
239th of 239 by our score, among the secondary schools in London we can score - 299 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 32.8 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.04 |
| Entered the EBacc | 38% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 37% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 29% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 28% |
| 22/23 | 37% |
| 23/24 | 26% |
| 24/25 | 29% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.47 |
| 22/23 | -0.24 |
| 23/24 | -0.79 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 41.1 |
| 22/23 | 40.6 |
| 23/24 | 35.2 |
| 24/25 | 32.8 |
Stadium Close, Chingford, London, E4 8SG
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Waltham Forest admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Executive Prinicpal
- Emma Hobbs
- Address
- Stadium Close, Chingford, London, E4 8SG
- Telephone
- 02085319231