Chingford Foundation School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · London, Waltham Forest
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Waltham Forest Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2020–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Chingford Foundation School is a secondary school in London, Waltham Forest for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 4 October 2023. Waltham Forest has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.
Chingford Foundation School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, but places ran out, with a last distance published, in 3 of the 6 earlier years.
- In 2026 Year 7 entry, 150 first-choice applications for 212 offers: every first-choice family was offered a place, and 62 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 49% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 47.1 (England 46).
- That 2024/25 GCSE English and maths result was the 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Waltham Forest.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Waltham Forest schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Nevin Drive, Chingford, London, E4 7LT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Waltham Forest
- Pupils on roll
- 1,363 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 4 October 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils, parents and carers recognise the significant recent improvements made to the school since the previous inspection.”
- “Leaders have high expectations for the conduct and behaviour of pupils.”
- “There are clear and established routines that support pupils to behave well.”
To improve
- “However, this practice is not routinely used to identify and address any misconceptions that pupils may have.”
- “Pupils’ attendance rates, affected by the pandemic, have not returned to prepandemic levels.”
- “Some pupils are routinely late to school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 November 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 49% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 47.1 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 150 first-preference applications, 212 offers in total, 150 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Waltham Forest.
- Heathcote School & Science College 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Highams Park School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- South Chingford Foundation School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Walthamstow Academy 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Frederick Bremer School 2.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Holy Family Catholic School 2.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest 2.9 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Walthamstow School for Girls 3.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published