South Chingford Foundation School | Secondary with sixth form in London, Waltham Forest | Ofsted & DfE

37%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

29%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

32.8

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

38%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

365.3

EBacc APS · 2024/25

617

Pupils · 2024/25

54%

EAL · 2024/25

47%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

37%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

29%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

32.8

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

38%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

365.3

EBacc APS · 2024/25

617

Pupils · 2024/25

54%

EAL · 2024/25

47%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

37%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

29%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

32.8

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

38%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

365.3

EBacc APS · 2024/25

617

Pupils · 2024/25

54%

EAL · 2024/25

47%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Local authorityWaltham Forest

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio14.8:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of South Chingford Foundation School · Secondary with sixth form · Waltham Forest

Part ofCHINGFORD ACADEMIES TRUST

Finance£9016 spend / pupil£9545 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

37%

-5pp

61%49%37%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 37%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

29%

+3pp

37%32%26%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 29%

Attainment 8

32.8

-2.4

41.137.032.8

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 32.8

EBacc entry

38%

+14pp

66%40%14%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 38%

EBacc APS

365.3

-36.2

456.6382.3308.0

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 365.3

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)-0.79

Well below average

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2018/19 · trend since 2016/17

A-level value added

-0.51

+0.1

-0.4-0.5-0.6

'17'18'19

'19 · -0.5

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added-0.51

Well below average

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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

91%

Education or employment

88%

Education

Apprenticeships

Employment

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

617

Pupil : teacher ratio

14.8

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

54%

FSM eligible

42%

SEN

15%

Overall absence

13%

Persistent absence

47%

Contact

Address

Stadium Close, Chingford, London, E4 8SG

Local authority

Waltham Forest

Website

https://www.southchingfordfoundationfs.org.uk/

Telephone

02085319231

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	37%	29%	32.8	Not applicable	38%	365.3	45%	617
2023/24	42%	26%	35.2	-0.79	25%	401.5	29%	628
2022/23	58%	37%	40.6	-0.24	14%	326.5	22%	557
2021/22	61%	28%	41.1	-0.47	47%	308.0	51%	506
2018/19	54%	30%	40.3	-0.32	66%	456.6	67%	545
2017/18	48%	24%	40.4	-0.32	77%	326.2	80%	564
2016/17	55%	31%	40.9	-0.09	30%	—	71%	606

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2018/19	Suppressed	Suppressed	-0.51	Not eligible	30
2017/18	18.1	D-	-0.60	Suppressed	32
2016/17	2.0	U	-0.37	Not eligible	38

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	617	17.4	15%	54%	42%	13%	47%
2023/24	628	17.2	14%	57%	39%	12%	37%
2022/23	557	15.6	13%	58%	38%	10%	35%
2021/22	506	14.5	14%	57%	39%	8%	27%
2020/21	522	13.4	14%	58%	40%	—	—
2018/19	545	14.2	12%	55%	39%	6%	22%
2017/18	564	15.3	13%	54%	42%	8%	27%
2016/17	606	13.7	22%	58%	42%	8%	27%