What did Ofsted judge Chingford Foundation School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Chingford Foundation School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in October 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Chingford Foundation School?

Chingford Foundation School has 1,363 pupils on roll.

What ages does Chingford Foundation School take?

Chingford Foundation School admits pupils aged 11 to 18.

Where is Chingford Foundation School located?

Chingford Foundation School is located in London, E4 7LT, Waltham Forest.

How do I apply to Chingford Foundation School?

Chingford Foundation School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How are Year 7 places decided at Chingford Foundation School?

When Chingford Foundation School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after / previously looked after children — A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, residence, or special guardianship order. Includes internationally adopted previously looked after children (IAPLAC); 2. Siblings — Children who have a sibling on roll at Chingford Foundation School at the time of admission; 3. Children of staff — Children of staff where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, and/or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 240 places at this entry point. Tie-break: A process of random allocation will be used as a tie-break in criterion e) (distance from the school) to decide who has highest priority for admission if the distance between two children’s homes and the school is the same. The random allocation process will be supervised by a person independent of the school and uses sealed, unique numbered envelopes to ensure absolute fairness.

What is the largest ethnic background at Chingford Foundation School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 25.7% of pupils at Chingford Foundation School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Chingford Foundation School: Ofsted, Results & Catchment

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How places are decided at Chingford Foundation School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after / previously looked after children — A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, residence, or special guardianship order. Includes internationally adopted previously looked after children (IAPLAC).
2Siblings — Children who have a sibling on roll at Chingford Foundation School at the time of admission.
3Children of staff — Children of staff where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, and/or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
4Catchment area, by distance — Children within the Catchment area, in order of distance from the school, defined as a straight line from the measurement point of the child’s home address (as defined by the Local Land and Property Gazetteer) to the main pedestrian gate, using the Local Authority’s computerised mapping system called Routefinder GIS, with priority being given to the nearest child/children. All distances will be measured in miles.
5All other children, by distance — Children in order of distance from the school, defined as a straight line from the measurement point of the child’s home address (as defined by the Local Land and Property Gazetteer) to the main pedestrian gate, using the Local Authority’s computerised mapping system called Routefinder GIS, priority being given to the nearest child/children. All distances will be measured in miles.

If two applications tie: A process of random allocation will be used as a tie-break in criterion e) (distance from the school) to decide who has highest priority for admission if the distance between two children’s homes and the school is the same. The random allocation process will be supervised by a person independent of the school and uses sealed, unique numbered envelopes to ensure absolute fairness.

Admission of children with EHCPs naming the school occurs before oversubscription criteria are applied. A Supplementary Information Form (SIF) is required.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Chingford Foundation School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Chingford Foundation School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Chingford Foundation School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in October 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Chingford Foundation School?: Chingford Foundation School has 1,363 pupils on roll.
What ages does Chingford Foundation School take?: Chingford Foundation School admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
Where is Chingford Foundation School located?: Chingford Foundation School is located in London, E4 7LT, Waltham Forest.
How do I apply to Chingford Foundation School?: Chingford Foundation School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How are Year 7 places decided at Chingford Foundation School?: When Chingford Foundation School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after / previously looked after children — A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, residence, or special guardianship order. Includes internationally adopted previously looked after children (IAPLAC); 2. Siblings — Children who have a sibling on roll at Chingford Foundation School at the time of admission; 3. Children of staff — Children of staff where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, and/or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 240 places at this entry point. Tie-break: A process of random allocation will be used as a tie-break in criterion e) (distance from the school) to decide who has highest priority for admission if the distance between two children’s homes and the school is the same. The random allocation process will be supervised by a person independent of the school and uses sealed, unique numbered envelopes to ensure absolute fairness.
What is the largest ethnic background at Chingford Foundation School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 25.7% of pupils at Chingford Foundation School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Chingford Foundation School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after / previously looked after children — A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, residence, or special guardianship order. Includes internationally adopted previously looked after children (IAPLAC).
2Siblings — Children who have a sibling on roll at Chingford Foundation School at the time of admission.
3Children of staff — Children of staff where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, and/or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
4Catchment area, by distance — Children within the Catchment area, in order of distance from the school, defined as a straight line from the measurement point of the child’s home address (as defined by the Local Land and Property Gazetteer) to the main pedestrian gate, using the Local Authority’s computerised mapping system called Routefinder GIS, with priority being given to the nearest child/children. All distances will be measured in miles.
5All other children, by distance — Children in order of distance from the school, defined as a straight line from the measurement point of the child’s home address (as defined by the Local Land and Property Gazetteer) to the main pedestrian gate, using the Local Authority’s computerised mapping system called Routefinder GIS, priority being given to the nearest child/children. All distances will be measured in miles.

Admission of children with EHCPs naming the school occurs before oversubscription criteria are applied. A Supplementary Information Form (SIF) is required.

Chingford Foundation School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Chingford Foundation School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Chingford Foundation School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in October 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Chingford Foundation School?: Chingford Foundation School has 1,363 pupils on roll.
What ages does Chingford Foundation School take?: Chingford Foundation School admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
Where is Chingford Foundation School located?: Chingford Foundation School is located in London, E4 7LT, Waltham Forest.
How do I apply to Chingford Foundation School?: Chingford Foundation School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How are Year 7 places decided at Chingford Foundation School?: When Chingford Foundation School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after / previously looked after children — A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, residence, or special guardianship order. Includes internationally adopted previously looked after children (IAPLAC); 2. Siblings — Children who have a sibling on roll at Chingford Foundation School at the time of admission; 3. Children of staff — Children of staff where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, and/or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 240 places at this entry point. Tie-break: A process of random allocation will be used as a tie-break in criterion e) (distance from the school) to decide who has highest priority for admission if the distance between two children’s homes and the school is the same. The random allocation process will be supervised by a person independent of the school and uses sealed, unique numbered envelopes to ensure absolute fairness.
What is the largest ethnic background at Chingford Foundation School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 25.7% of pupils at Chingford Foundation School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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