Academy converter · Waltham Forest

Chingford Foundation School

11–18Ages
1,363Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
138691URN

Nevin Drive, Chingford, London, E4 7LT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.5 below Waltham Forest median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Waltham Forest

483 applications for 212 places · 12th of 16 in Waltham Forest

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

45.9of 90

Waltham Forest 49.1 England 46.0

12th of 17 in Waltham Forest

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 4 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.3applications per place, Year 7

0.5 below Waltham Forest median (2.8) close to England median (2.2)

483 applications · 212 places offered · 150 named it first

2026 2.3; Waltham Forest median median 2.8
2025 2.7; Waltham Forest median median 2.7
2024 2.4; Waltham Forest median median 2.8
2023 2.2; Waltham Forest median median 2.6
2022 2.4; Waltham Forest median median 2.6
2021 2.3; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2020 2.8; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
2019 3.3; Waltham Forest median median 3.0
2018 3.5; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
2017 4.1; Waltham Forest median median 3.2
2016 3.3; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
2015 4.0; Waltham Forest median median 3.0
2014 3.0; Waltham Forest median median 2.7

This school
Waltham Forest median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	212	483	2.3	150	0.71
Sep 2025	162	429	2.7	134	0.83
Sep 2024	197	463	2.4	138	0.70
Sep 2023	227	506	2.2	181	0.80
Sep 2022	229	556	2.4	204	0.89
Sep 2021	250	576	2.3	211	0.84
Sep 2020	258	722	2.8	274	1.06
Sep 2019	260	849	3.3	358	1.38
Sep 2018	245	863	3.5	321	1.31
Sep 2017	228	923	4.1	335	1.47
Sep 2016	260	868	3.3	286	1.10
Sep 2015	227	903	4.0	309	1.36
Sep 2014	240	727	3.0	243	1.01

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

230 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)45.912th of 17 in Waltham Forest

Waltham Forest 49.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths46%12th of 17 in Waltham Forest

Waltham Forest 50% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths68%

Waltham Forest 69% England 66%

This school
Waltham Forest median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.14

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	230	45.9	46%	68%	–
2024/25	240	47.1	49%	68%	–
2023/24	248	46.2	40%	62%	−0.14
2022/23	229	45.6	44%	67%	−0.18

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Chingford Foundation SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.3applications per place 45.9Attainment 8
Heathcote School & Science College
1.4 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Good2024

3.3applications per place 44.0Attainment 8
Trinity Catholic High School
2.5 km · Redbridge

Good2023

2.9applications per place 52.4Attainment 8
Highams Park School
2.5 km · Waltham Forest

Good2024

3.2applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
Oasis Academy Hadley
2.5 km · Enfield

2025

2.2applications per place 40.5Attainment 8
AIM Academy North London
2.7 km · Enfield

Good2023

2.0applications per place 38.9Attainment 8
South Chingford Foundation School
2.8 km · Waltham Forest

2026

2.2applications per place 42.8Attainment 8
Woodford County High School
3.1 km · Redbridge

Good2022

3.0applications per place 81.2Attainment 8 Selective
Heron Hall Academy
3.5 km · Enfield

Standards maintained2024

2.5applications per place 42.7Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
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Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 138691 · 320/5401
Trust: Chingford Academies Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,524 pupils · 1,363 on roll
Free school meals: 27.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Opened: 1 September 2012
Replaced: Chingford Foundation School (URN 103108)
Address: Nevin Drive, Chingford, London, E4 7LT
Local authority: Waltham Forest

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources