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Chingford Foundation School

Secondary Academy school in London E4 7LT

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  • School Reference Number: 138691
  • Address: Nevin Drive, Chingford, London E4 7LT
  • Headteacher: Mr Gary Haines
  • Telephone: 020 8529 1853
  • Website: chingfordfoundation.org
  • Managing Organisation: Chingford Academies Trust
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 1,524
  • Local Education Authority: Waltham Forest
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 18
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: September 2012* (Academy Converter)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 04/10/2023

Rating published on 15/11/2023

Overall effectiveness: Good

Quality of education: Good

Behaviour and attitudes: Good

Personal development: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Sixth form provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
4 October 2023 16 November 2023 School inspection Good
10 December 2019 28 January 2020 School inspection Requires Improvement
11 July 2018 21 September 2018 Short inspection
12 November 2014 4 December 2014 Full inspection Good
2 October 2012 9 October 2012 Academy conversion letter

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number138691
Local Authority Code320
Local Authority NameWaltham Forest
Establishment Number5401
School / College NameChingford Foundation School
Establishment Type Code34
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code10
Reason establishment openedAcademy Converter
Open date01-09-2012
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High18
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code1
Official sixth formHas a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code06
Religious characterNone
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity1,524
Special Classes Code1
Special classesHas Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils1,423
Number of Boys727
Number of Girls696
Percentage Free School Meals22.50
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code2662
Academy trust or TrustCHINGFORD ACADEMIES TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorChingford Academies Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10038584
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date16-01-2025
StreetNevin Drive
LocalityChingford
Address3
TownLondon
County (name)
PostcodeE4 7LT
Websitehttp://www.chingfordfoundation.org
Telephone02085291853
Headteacher/Principal titleMr
Headteacher/Principal first nameGary
Headteacher/Principal last nameHaines
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provisionSEN unit
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeH
Government Office RegionLondon
District CodeE09000031
DistrictWaltham Forest
Ward CodeE05013886
WardEndlebury
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001167
Parliamentary ConstituencyChingford and Woodford Green
Urban/Rural CodeA1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
GSS LA CodeE09000031
Easting538024
Northing194236
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Waltham Forest 001
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Waltham Forest 001E
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN100022999046
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02000895
LSOA CodeE01004357
Free School Meals267
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN138691
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/138691
LAESTAB3205401
School nameChingford Foundation School
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/09/2012
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formHas a sixth form
Designated religious characterNone
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionLondon
RegionLondon
Local authorityWaltham Forest
Parliamentary constituencyChingford and Woodford Green
Multi-academy trust UID2662
Multi-academy trust nameChingford Academies Trust
Academy sponsor UID2663
Academy sponsor nameChingford Academies Trust
PostcodeE4 7LT
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile4
Total number of pupils1,423
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age18
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10293278
Inspection typeRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Inspection type groupingRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date04/10/2023
Publication date15/11/2023
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection138691
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection3205401
School name at time of latest graded inspectionChingford Foundation School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Current school type used for chart C6Academy converter
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionGood
Previous inspection number10110374
Previous inspection start date10/12/2019
Previous publication date27/01/2020
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection138691
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection3205401
School name at time of previous graded inspectionChingford Foundation School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationRequires Improvement
Previous behaviour and attitudesRequires Improvement
Previous personal developmentRequires Improvement
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Previous safeguarding is effective?Yes
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionGood

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