Chingford Foundation School
Academy converter secondary school in London (Waltham Forest).
Attainment 8
45.9
▼ 0.3 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
46.1%
▼ 0.2pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
92.3%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
15.0
▼ 1.7 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
25.8%
▼ 2pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
12.1%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
89%
1,363 / 1,524 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Good
last graded, 2023
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Chingford Foundation School is a secondary school located in London, Waltham Forest. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 18 and currently has 1,401 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 1,524. It is part of the CHINGFORD ACADEMIES TRUST. The school is led by Mr Gary Haines.
Enrichment
8 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basketball
- Cooking
- Debating
- Drama
- Duke of Edinburgh
- Football
- Times Tables Rock Stars
- Forest School
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 138691
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Constituency
- Chingford and Woodford Green
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (8 current, 5 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Michael Maurice Allen | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mr Michael Maurice Allen Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Graeme Clark | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Stacy Lloyd-Sinclair | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Dharmendra Jethwa | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Bjarte Valen | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Joanne Mayers Gaskin | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Gary Haines | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Mr Robert Mammen | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Ms Tracy Jane Burridge Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Martin Douglas Ernest Bisiker Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Emma Labinjoh Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Graeme Clark Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record