South Chingford Foundation School
Stadium Close, London, E4 8SG
547 pupils · 81% of 675 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- CHINGFORD ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 40%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected 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 |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 20 January 2026, published 26 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 32.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 29.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 36.7% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 38.3% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.44 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 64 | 28 | 141 | 38 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 56 | 31 | 200 | 41 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 140 | 72 | 292 | 97 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 132 | 54 | 262 | 91 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 114 | 48 | 230 | 66 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 80 | 48 | 273 | 63 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 101 | 58 | 310 | 80 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 114 | 25 | 251 | 58 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Walthamstow Academy 1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Highams Park School 1.1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Frederick Bremer School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Holy Family Catholic School 1.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Woodford County High School 2.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Walthamstow School for Girls 2.2 km · Standards maintained (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.