Highams Park SchoolChingford Foundation School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in London.
Summary of the comparison
Highams Park School and Chingford Foundation School are secondary schools in London.
Highams Park School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Chingford Foundation School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). Highams Park School is ahead on our composite score.
Highams Park School was judged Good and Chingford Foundation School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 47.5 for Highams Park School and 47.1 for Chingford Foundation School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Highams Park School (51.7 in 2021-22, 47.5 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Chingford Foundation School (49.2 in 2021-22, 47.1 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LondonHighams Park School | LondonChingford Foundation School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C60/100Stronger figure | C57/100 | |
| Local ranking | 6th of 17 in Waltham Forest Stronger figure | 11th of 17 in Waltham Forest | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,547 | 1,401 | |
| Capacity | 1,700 | 1,524 | |
| Location | London, E4 9PJ | London, E4 7LT | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 47.5 Stronger figure | 47.1 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 44.9% | 49.2% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 66.7% | 67.9% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 51.3% Stronger figure | 46.3% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.40 Stronger figure | 4.23 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 234 | 240 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 131 | 118 | |
| A-level average points | 36.0 Stronger figure | 33.7 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 37.1 Stronger figure | 34.7 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 17.2% Stronger figure | 12.0% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,547 | 1,401 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 26.2% | 27.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 38.3% | 42.3% | |
| SEN support | 10.8% | 10.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.6% | 6.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.1% | 7.7% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 25.5% | 24.3% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Highams Park School
Chingford Foundation School
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