Chingford Foundation School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,363 pupils
92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 47.1
Foundation school
Buxton School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,065of 1,170 places
- Free school meals
- 42.0%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 148
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 21 June 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registrations: Cann Hall Junior School (URN 127032); Cann Hall Infants' School (URN 127033); Tom Hood Community Science College (URN 103093, until 1 January 2010).
What the data says
Buxton School has no sixth form. Of the 133 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 36% moved to a sixth form college, 30% to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
Sixth form colleges are the main next step: 36% of leavers went to one, roughly twice the England rate of 13%.
Computer Science is unusually popular at GCSE: 42% of the year group took it, against 13% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 45.2 against 46.1 across England and 45.3 in Waltham Forest, with 39% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Waltham Forest and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Buxton School | Waltham Forest | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 133 | 2,805 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 85% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 85% | 92% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 17% | 35% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 36% | 28% | 13% |
| — further education college | 30% | 26% | 37% |
| — other education | 2% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 9% | 4% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 6% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Buxton School | Waltham Forest | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 45.2 | 45.3 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 39% | 46% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 62% | 63% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 78% | 43% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.18 | 4.04 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 41% | 33% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 42.1 | 38.4 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 47.3 | 48.7 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 53% | 39% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 149 | 100% | 88% | 9% | 22% | 64% |
| English Language | 148 | 100% | 89% | 18% | 20% | 71% |
| English Literature | 145 | 98% | 86% | 24% | 21% | 82% |
| Combined Science | 121 | 82% | 65% | 2% | 9% | 50% |
| Geography | 74 | 50% | 41% | 12% | 25% | 49% |
| History | 72 | 49% | 41% | 13% | 26% | 65% |
| Computer Science | 62 | 42% | 13% | 8% | 30% | 45% |
| Spanish | 58 | 39% | 19% | 22% | 27% | 55% |
| French | 57 | 39% | 18% | 12% | 29% | 65% |
| Fine Art | 26 | 18% | 9% | 8% | 28% | 50% |
| Design and Technology | 25 | 17% | 11% | 12% | 23% | 52% |
| Sociology | 25 | 17% | 4% | 44% | 21% | 88% |
| Biology | 25 | 17% | 23% | 28% | 45% | 96% |
| Chemistry | 24 | 16% | 23% | 33% | 47% | 100% |
| Physics | 24 | 16% | 23% | 29% | 46% | 100% |
| Psychology | 24 | 16% | 3% | 17% | 22% | 71% |
| Economics | 24 | 16% | 1% | 17% | 34% | 42% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 23 | 16% | 8% | 39% | 21% | 96% |
| Physical Education | 22 | 15% | 11% | 5% | 24% | 41% |
| Citizenship Studies | 14 | 9% | 3% | 0% | 19% | 36% |
| Portuguese | 6 | 4% | 0% | 33% | 50% | 100% |
| Polish | 4 | 3% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Turkish | 3 | 2% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Business Studies | 1 | 1% | 18% | — | 20% | — |
| Chinese | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 50 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 14 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Waltham Forest
Connaught School for Girls
Academy converter · 550 pupils
96% stayed in education · Attainment 8 50.6
Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest
Free schools · 617 pupils
98% stayed in education · Attainment 8 63.5
Frederick Bremer School
Community school · 888 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.7
George Mitchell School
Academy converter · 973 pupils
93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 47.0
Heathcote School & Science College
Community school · sixth form · 1,115 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.1
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.