OFSTED
4 October 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
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Local authority
Waltham Forest
Trust
CHINGFORD ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,363
1,363 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
644
47.2% of pupils
Male pupils
719
52.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
1.0 pts
above England
School
25.8%
Waltham Forest
24.7%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
22.2 pts
above England
School
42.5%
Waltham Forest
38.9%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.5 pts
above England
School
1.5%
Waltham Forest
0.4%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
25.7%
350
Any other White background
24.3%
331
African
8.3%
113
Any other Mixed background
7.3%
99
Pakistani
5.8%
79
Caribbean
5.1%
69
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
18.6%
254 of
1,363 pupils
2.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.7 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.5 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
47.1
7.9 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.14 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.72%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.50 pts
higher than
England
School
7.72%
Waltham Forest
6.46%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
24.28%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.46 pts
higher than
England
School
24.28%
Waltham Forest
17.93%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.53%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.27 pts
lower than
England
School
1.53%
Waltham Forest
1.64%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
89.4%
2.9 pts
below England
Chingford Foundation School
89.4%
Waltham Forest
91.0%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.