South Chingford Foundation School
Academy sponsor led secondary school in London (Waltham Forest).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).South 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 617 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 675. It is part of the CHINGFORD ACADEMIES TRUST. The school is led by Ms Emma Hobbs.
Key facts
- URN
- 138859
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Constituency
- Chingford and Woodford Green
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (6 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Julian Ferreira | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rev Katherine Ward Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Doctor Chandra Sarkar | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Maria Kallis-Georgiou | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Emma Hobbs | 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 |
| Mr Soban Khawaja 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