Heathcote School, Chingford

At a glance

Type

Community school (state-funded)

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11 to 18

Gender

Mixed

Pupils

1,115 census January 2026

Capacity

1,260

Admissions policy

Non-selective

Sixth form

Yes

Headteacher

Ms Sonia Close

Address

Normanton Park, Chingford, London, E4 6ES

Borough

Waltham Forest

Telephone

02084985110

DfE reference (URN)

103097

Website

heathcoteschool.com

Listed in the DfE register as “Heathcote School & Science College”.

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day.

196 first-preference applications and 562 applications naming it at any preference for 171 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

These are counts of applications and offers on national offer day. They are not a chance of getting in: places are allocated by the school's published admissions criteria, such as siblings, distance or faith.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary school applications and offers · entry years up to 2026/27 · last checked 9 October 2026

Waltham Forest: Year 7 offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 79.5% of applicants were offered their first preference and 96.3% were offered one of their preferences (2,724 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Inspection

Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25

• Attainment 8 score2022/23: 44.1 · 2023/24: 43.4
  46.1This school45.3Waltham Forest46.1England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 43% · 2023/24: 39%
  44%This school46%Waltham Forest45%England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 64% · 2023/24: 60%
  62%This school63%Waltham Forest65%England, state-funded
• % entering the English Baccalaureate2022/23: 59% · 2023/24: 53%
  39%This school43%Waltham Forest40%England, state-funded
• EBacc average point score2022/23: 4.02 · 2023/24: 3.92
  4.10This school4.04Waltham Forest4.09England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 162 pupils in the cohort

A level (16 to 18), 2024/25

• A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: C · 2023/24: C+
  B-This schoolC+Waltham ForestB-England, state-funded
• A level average point score per entry2022/23: 31.2 · 2023/24: 33.1
  35.5This school31.8Waltham Forest35England, state-funded
• Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 32.3 · 2023/24: 33.3
  36.5This school31.7Waltham Forest35.8England, state-funded
• % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 8% · 2023/24: 9%
  14%This school9%Waltham Forest18%England, state-funded
• A level value added score2023/24: 0.38
  0.35This school-0.03England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 87 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals

27.6% January 2026

English as an additional language

33.3%

Receiving SEN support

12.8%

With an Education, Health and Care Plan

6.1%

Girls / boys

48% / 52%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence

7.7% 2024/25

Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)

23.7%

Pupils per teacher

14.5 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places

1,450

Pupils on roll

1,105

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).

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Compare with similar schools

Side-by-side comparisons with the nearest schools of the same type. Sourced facts only; no winner is declared.

• Heathcote School, Chingford and Trinity Catholic High School0.8 miles apart
• Heathcote School, Chingford and Chingford Foundation School0.9 miles apart
• Heathcote School, Chingford and Highams Park School1.3 miles apart
• Heathcote School, Chingford and South Chingford Foundation School1.8 miles apart

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