Chingford Foundation School
About the school
Chingford Foundation School is an open secondary school in Waltham Forest.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 4 October 2023
- Published
- 15 November 2023
- Inspection type
- Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 47.1
- Waltham Forest
- 45.3
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Waltham Forest
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 49.20%
- Waltham Forest
- 45.60%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 67.90%
- Waltham Forest
- 63.30%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 46.30%
- Waltham Forest
- 43.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.23
- Waltham Forest
- 4.04
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 33.72
AAB or better
- School
- 12.00%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1401
Girls
48.11%
Boys
51.89%
SEN support
10.71%
Education, health and care plan
6.78%
English as an additional language
42.30%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
27.43%
Overall absence
7.72
Persistent absence
24.28
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
229
Sustained education or employment
93%
Education
92%
Apprenticeship
Less than 0.5%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
6%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
157
Sustained education or employment
82%
Higher education
63%
Further education
2%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
13%