Highams Park SchoolSouth Chingford Foundation School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in London.
Summary of the comparison
Highams Park School and South Chingford Foundation School are secondary schools in London.
Highams Park School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and South Chingford Foundation School scores 35 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Highams Park School is ahead on our composite score.
Highams Park School was judged Good and South Chingford Foundation School was judged in need of attention.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 49.1 for Highams Park School and 42.8 for South Chingford Foundation School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Highams Park School (51.7 in 2021-22, 49.1 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at South Chingford Foundation School (41.1 in 2021-22, 42.8 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LondonHighams Park School | LondonSouth Chingford Foundation School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C60/100Stronger figure | F35/100 | |
| Local ranking | 7th of 17 in Waltham Forest Stronger figure | 17th of 17 in Waltham Forest | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | Ofsted: Needs attention | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,592 | 547 | |
| Capacity | 1,700 | 675 | |
| Location | London, E4 9PJ | London, E4 8SG | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 49.1 Stronger figure | 42.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 51.1% Stronger figure | 36.0% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 71.3% Stronger figure | 54.7% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 237 | 86 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 131 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 36.0 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 37.1 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 17.2% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,547 | 617 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 26.2% | 41.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 38.3% | 54.0% | |
| SEN support | 10.8% | 10.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.6% | 4.7% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.1% Stronger figure | 13.4% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 25.5% Stronger figure | 46.9% | 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
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
South Chingford Foundation School
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