South Chingford Foundation School
Secondary schoolSouth Chingford Foundation School is a secondary school in Waltham Forest, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 547 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 20 January 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at South Chingford Foundation School was 42.8, against 48.8 in Waltham Forest and 46.2 in England.
36% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Waltham Forest | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 42.8 | 48.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 36% | 51.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 54.7% | 67.9% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 86 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Selwyn Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), May 2022. 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)400 m
- Chapel End Junior AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, July 2024. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)730 m
- Chapel End Infant School and Early Years CentrePrimary. School remains Good, September 2022750 m
- Ainslie Wood Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), July 2023. 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)780 m
- Burnside Secondary PRUPupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Good, June 2022880 m
- Salisbury Manor Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), September 2023. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)900 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Waltham Forest
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).