South Chingford Foundation School
About the school
South 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
- 20 January 2026
- Published
- 26 March 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
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
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 32.8
- 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
- 29.20%
- Waltham Forest
- 45.60%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 36.70%
- Waltham Forest
- 63.30%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 38.30%
- Waltham Forest
- 43.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.04
- Waltham Forest
- 4.04
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
617
Girls
44.41%
Boys
55.59%
SEN support
10.37%
Education, health and care plan
4.70%
English as an additional language
54.00%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
41.65%
Overall absence
13.35
Persistent absence
46.87
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
95
Sustained education or employment
91%
Education
88%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
3%