South Chingford Foundation School

South Chingford Foundation School^[1] (formerly Rush Croft Sports College and Rush Croft Foundation School) is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in the Chingford area of the London Borough of Waltham Forest, England.

South Chingford Foundation School
Address
Rushcroft Road Chingford, London , E4 8SG England
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	Building ambition for all
Established	1978
Department for Education URN	138859 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Executive Principal	Emma Hobbs
Staff	30
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	500~
Houses	5 Green Houses, 5 Orange Houses, 5 Blue Houses, 5 Red Houses, 5 Purple Houses, 2 Yellow Houses
Colour(s)	Green, Yellow, Purple
Website	www.southchingfordfoundation.org.uk

The school was awarded specialist Sports College status, before converting to academy status on 1 October 2012. Since converting to an academy, the school is now run by the Chingford Academies Trust, which also includes Chingford Foundation School. The current headteacher is Emma Hobbs who took control replacing Robert Mammen in April 2024.

The school's motto/vision is 'Building ambition for all'.^[2]

Notable former pupils

• Patrick Agyemang, footballer
• Curtis Davies, footballer
• Daniel Fogg, swimmer
• Andros Townsend, footballer^[3]