# South Chingford Foundation School

South 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.

Secondary school. Code E138859. [Waltham Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 547
- Council: Waltham Forest
- URN: 138859

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report 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
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Selwyn Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/selwyn-primary-school-e143383): 400 m. Primary. Outstanding (overall), May 2022. 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Chapel End Junior Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chapel-end-junior-academy-e139259): 730 m. Primary. School remains Good, July 2024. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Chapel End Infant School and Early Years Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chapel-end-infant-school-and-early-years-centre-e103052): 750 m. Primary. School remains Good, September 2022
- [Ainslie Wood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ainslie-wood-primary-school-e130343): 780 m. Primary. Good (overall), July 2023. 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Burnside Secondary PRU](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burnside-secondary-pru-e137328): 880 m. Pupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Good, June 2022
- [Salisbury Manor Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/salisbury-manor-primary-school-e147180): 900 m. Primary. Good (overall), September 2023. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/138859)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/138859)

## How to cite

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