Chingford Foundation School is a coeducational state secondary school and sixth form located in
Chingford
Chingford is a town in east London, England, within the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The town is approximately north-east of Charing Cross, with Waltham Abbey to the north, Woodford Green and Buckhurst Hill to the east, Walthamstow to the ...
in the
London Borough of Waltham Forest
The London Borough of Waltham Forest () is a London borough in north-east London, England. Its population is estimated to be 276,983 in 2019. It borders five other London boroughs: Enfield to the north-west, Haringey to the west, Hackney to th ...
. It is a specialist
Humanities College
Humanities Colleges are a type of specialist school introduced in 2004 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enabled secondary and primary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, humanities ...
and has been an
academy
An academy ( Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy ...
since October 2012.
History
Chingford Foundation school (a co-educational all-inclusive school) was opened in 1938, in temporary premises at
Hawkwood House in Yardley Lane under the control of
Essex County Council
Essex County Council is the county council that governs the non-metropolitan county of Essex in England. It has 75 councillors, elected from 70 divisions, and is currently controlled by the Conservative Party. The council meets at County Hall ...
, as Chingford County High School. In the following year it was evacuated to the west of England and it did not begin to occupy its present buildings in Nevin Drive until 1941. The school was enlarged in 1957. In 1968, secondary schools in
Waltham Forest
The London Borough of Waltham Forest () is a London borough in north-east London, England. Its population is estimated to be 276,983 in 2019. It borders five other London boroughs: Enfield to the north-west, Haringey to the west, Hackney to t ...
, to which Chingford had been transferred in 1965, adopted the
Comprehensive system. It became Chingford Senior High School with a mixed-ability intake of 14- to 18-year-olds. In the 1980s, pupils aged 11 to 14 studied at Chingford junior high school in Wellington Avenue, which later became a primary school, and then moved to Chingford to senior school to take GCSEs. In the 1980s, pupils aged 11 to 14 studied at Chingford junior high school in Wellington Avenue, which later became a primary school, and then moved to Chingford to senior school to take O levels and later, GCSEs. In the late 80s early 90s, the six form was abolished, and six form pupils moved to either Sir George Monoux college or Leyton sixth form college. Following another borough-wide reorganisation programme in 1986, and a further name change to Chingford School. In 1993, the school became grant maintained, giving the school direct government funding and autonomy from the local authority. This allowed the school to re-establish its
sixth form
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facility, for years 12 and 13. A new Sixth Form Centre was opened in 1997.
In 2000 the school became a
foundation school
In England and Wales, a foundation school is a state-funded school in which the governing body has greater freedom in the running of the school than in community schools.
Foundation schools were set up under the School Standards and Framework A ...
, meaning that the school is maintained by the local authority but the governors are responsible for their own admission policy and procedures.
The current headteacher of the school is Jane Benton who took control replacing Mark Morall in 2019.
Between July 2006 and July 2007 the school had extensive building works, in which a new sports hall and staff room were built.
Since converting to an academy, the school is now run by the Chingford Academies Trust, which also includes
South Chingford Foundation School.
Notable alumni
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James Alexandrou
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, actor, formerly in ''
EastEnders
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Brian Altman, barrister
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David Beckham
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, professional footballer,
Manchester United
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,
Real Madrid
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,
Milan
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,
LA Galaxy
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,
Paris Saint-Germain
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. England international
*
Daniel Clark, professional basketball player
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Ella Clark
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Clark is from a well-known British basketball family, her father Mark coached the GB national women's team from 2006 to 2009 and her mo ...
, professional basketball player
*
Daniel Fogg
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, swimmer
*
Brian Galach
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Galach was born in Poland, and attended Chingford Foundation Schoo ...
, professional footballer,
Crawley Town
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, Poland International
*
Dwight Gayle
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Gayle played in the Arsenal academy as a youth, but was released in 2007, after which he began ...
, professional footballer with
Newcastle United
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* Sir
Peter Harding, former
Marshal of the Royal Air Force
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,
Royal Air Force
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Chief of the Air Staff, and
Chief of Defence Staff (professional head of the British Armed Forces)
['']Who's Who
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2010'', A & C Black
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, 2010,
* Sir
Jonathan Ive
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, designer,
Apple Computers
*
Harry Kane
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, professional footballer,
Tottenham Hotspur
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, England international
*
Michael Obafemi
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Obafemi was born in Dublin to Nigerian parents. Wh ...
, professional footballer,
Swansea City
*
John Parslow
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Parslow was born on 10 July 1935 in London, and, after wartime evacuation to Cornwall, was educated at Chingford Grammar School. He undertook National Serv ...
, ornithologist
*
Steve Rosenberg, journalist, BBC's
Moscow
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correspondent
External links
Official websiteOld Chingfordians website
References
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Academies in the London Borough of Waltham Forest
Secondary schools in the London Borough of Waltham Forest
Chingford