OFSTED
26 April 2023
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Essex
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
486
486 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
234
48.1% of pupils
Male pupils
252
51.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
5.9 pts
above England
School
30.7%
Epping Forest
16.4%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
0.7 pts
above England
School
21.0%
Epping Forest
13.2%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.6 pts
above England
School
1.6%
Epping Forest
0.7%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
53.7%
261
Any other White background
22.4%
109
Any other Mixed background
4.9%
24
White and Black Caribbean
4.3%
21
White and Asian
2.9%
14
African
2.5%
12
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
25.1%
122 of
486 pupils
4.3 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.8 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.6 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
75.0%
14.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
90.0%
Reading
16.2 pts above England
School
90.0%
Epping Forest
73.0%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
85.0%
Writing
14.7 pts above England
School
85.0%
Epping Forest
67.9%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
88.0%
Maths
16.0 pts above England
School
88.0%
Epping Forest
70.8%
East of England
70.3%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.99%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.23 pts
lower than
England
School
4.99%
Epping Forest
6.53%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
11.50%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.32 pts
lower than
England
School
11.50%
Epping Forest
17.69%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
Epping Forest
1.61%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
115.7%
27.5 pts
above England
Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery
115.7%
Epping Forest
91.7%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.