Chingford Foundation School
Nevin Drive, London, E4 7LT
1,363 pupils · 89% of 1,524 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- CHINGFORD ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 27.9%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 4 October 2023, published 15 November 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 47.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 49.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 67.9% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 46.3% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.71 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 212 | 150 | 483 | 204 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 162 | 134 | 429 | 158 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 197 | 138 | 463 | 177 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 227 | 181 | 506 | 226 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 229 | 204 | 556 | 229 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 250 | 211 | 576 | 246 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 258 | 274 | 722 | 258 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 260 | 358 | 849 | 260 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Heathcote School & Science College 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Trinity Catholic High School 2.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Highams Park School 2.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- AIM Academy North London 2.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- South Chingford Foundation School 2.8 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Woodford County High School 3.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.