Academy sponsor led · Waltham Forest

South Chingford Foundation School

11–18Ages
547Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
138859URN

Stadium Close, Chingford, London, E4 8SG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.6 below Waltham Forest median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Waltham Forest

141 applications for 64 places · 13th of 16 in Waltham Forest

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

42.8of 90

Waltham Forest 49.1 England 46.0

15th of 17 in Waltham Forest

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 20 January 2026Published 26 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Needs attention
Inclusion		Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching		Needs attention
Achievement		Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Needs attention
Early years	Does not apply to this school
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Needs attention

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

20 January 2026
Report card · 6 Needs attention
15 September 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

2.2applications per place, Year 7

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

141 applications · 64 places offered · 28 named it first

2026 2.2; Waltham Forest median median 2.8
2025 3.6; Waltham Forest median median 2.7
2024 2.1; Waltham Forest median median 2.8
2023 2.0; Waltham Forest median median 2.6
2022 2.0; Waltham Forest median median 2.6
2021 3.4; Waltham Forest median median 2.9
2020 3.1; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
2019 2.2; Waltham Forest median median 3.0
2018 3.3; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
2017 3.8; Waltham Forest median median 3.2
2016 3.8; Waltham Forest median median 3.1
2015 3.0; Waltham Forest median median 3.0
2014 3.8; 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	64	141	2.2	28	0.44
Sep 2025	56	200	3.6	31	0.55
Sep 2024	140	292	2.1	72	0.51
Sep 2023	132	262	2.0	54	0.41
Sep 2022	114	230	2.0	48	0.42
Sep 2021	80	273	3.4	48	0.60
Sep 2020	101	310	3.1	58	0.57
Sep 2019	114	251	2.2	25	0.22
Sep 2018	77	257	3.3	31	0.40
Sep 2017	69	261	3.8	32	0.46
Sep 2016	81	305	3.8	40	0.49
Sep 2015	87	257	3.0	31	0.36
Sep 2014	69	265	3.8	29	0.42

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

86 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)42.815th of 17 in Waltham Forest

Waltham Forest 49.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths36%15th of 17 in Waltham Forest

Waltham Forest 50% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths55%

Waltham Forest 69% England 66%

This school
Waltham Forest median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.79

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	86	42.8	36%	55%	–
2024/25	120	32.8	29%	37%	–
2023/24	126	35.2	26%	42%	−0.79
2022/23	95	40.6	37%	58%	−0.24

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

South Chingford Foundation SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.2applications per place 42.8Attainment 8
Walthamstow Academy
1.0 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Good2022

4.2applications per place 52.9Attainment 8
Highams Park School
1.1 km · Waltham Forest

Good2024

3.2applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
Frederick Bremer School
1.3 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Good2024

4.0applications per place 49.7Attainment 8
Holy Family Catholic School
1.7 km · Waltham Forest

Good2023

2.2applications per place 48.1Attainment 8
Woodford County High School
2.1 km · Redbridge

Good2022

3.0applications per place 81.2Attainment 8 Selective
Walthamstow School for Girls
2.2 km · Waltham Forest

Standards maintained2024

3.2applications per place 57.9Attainment 8
Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest
2.4 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Outstanding2022

2.5applications per place 64.2Attainment 8
Trinity Catholic High School
2.7 km · Redbridge

Good2023

2.9applications per place 52.4Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 138859 · 320/4001
Trust: Chingford Academies Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 675 pupils · 547 on roll
Free school meals: 40.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 October 2012
Replaced: Rush Croft Sports College (URN 103104)
Address: Stadium Close, Chingford, London, E4 8SG
Local authority: Waltham Forest

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