South Chingford Foundation School

State-Funded School

south-chingford-foundation-school-waltham-forest-london

LondonRegion

Waltham ForestLocal Authority

Chingford and Woodford GreenConstituency

E4 8SGPostcode

1.5

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

South Chingford Foundation School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Waltham Forest, London.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 547 pupils. South Chingford Foundation School is part of Chingford Academies Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 20 Jan 2026 · published 26 Mar 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Needs attention

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 32.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 29.2%
EBacc average point score: 3.04

Ethnicity

White

40%

Asian

22%

Black

17%

Mixed

14%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

547

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

40%

England average

27%

First language not English

52%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 547
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Chingford Academies Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 15 September 2021. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
13 Jun 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.