Heathcote School & Science College
Ofsted: Good
Score
C55
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- London, E4 6ES
- Distance
- 1.4km away
Chingford Foundation School
Nevin Drive, Chingford, London, E4 7LT
Local ranking12th of 17 secondary schools in Waltham Forest
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1524
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 4 October 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 45.9 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 46.1% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 67.8% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 230
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Continued in education
- 92.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 81.0%
- Higher education
- 62.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 13.0%
- Not sustained
- 9.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C+
Avg A-Level Grade
33.7
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
34.7
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
118
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 12.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 30.2
- 16-18 Cohort
- 260
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1401
- Boys
- 719 (53%)
- Girls
- 644 (47%)
- Capacity
- 1524 (89% full)
- SEND
- 17.5%
- FSM Eligible
- 27.4%
- EAL
- 42.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 6.8%
- SEN Support
- 10.7%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 90.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,987/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
- 7.7% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 24.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 26.2%
- White Other: 23.8%
- Black African: 8.6%
- Mixed Other: 6.7%
- Asian Pakistani: 6.7%
- Black Caribbean: 5.7%
- Asian Other: 5.2%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 3.9%
26.2%
White British
23.8%
White Other
8.6%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 138691
- UKPRN
- 10038584
- Establishment No.
- 5401
- Trust
- CHINGFORD ACADEMIES TRUST
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