South Chingford Foundation School
Ofsted: Needs attention
Score
F35
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- London, E4 8SG
- Distance
- 1.0km away
Walthamstow Academy
Billet Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 5DP
Local ranking3rd of 17 secondary schools in Waltham Forest
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1150
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 30 November 2022. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 52.9 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 63.4% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 78.9% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 175
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Continued in education
- 91.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 2.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 85.0%
- Higher education
- 61.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 17.0%
- Not sustained
- 11.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B-
Avg A-Level Grade
37.1
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
36.9
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
97
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 20.6% nat17.5%
- 16-18 Cohort
- 193
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1071
- Boys
- 597 (55%)
- Girls
- 495 (45%)
- Capacity
- 1150 (95% full)
- SEND
- 20.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 44.8%
- EAL
- 50.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.1%
- SEN Support
- 16.1%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 68.9
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,739/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 20.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Christian
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White Other: 19.0%
- Asian Pakistani: 14.4%
- Black African: 12.9%
- White British: 12.0%
- Mixed Other: 7.5%
- Asian Other: 6.5%
- Other: 6.3%
- Black Caribbean: 5.8%
19.0%
White Other
14.4%
Asian Pakistani
12.9%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Billet Road
London, London
Administrative
- URN
- 132727
- UKPRN
- 10015821
- Establishment No.
- 6905
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
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