OFSTED
11 March 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
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
198
198 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
106
53.5% of pupils
Male pupils
92
46.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.0 pts
above England
School
31.8%
Epping Forest
16.4%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
4.6 pts
below England
School
15.7%
Epping Forest
13.2%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
above England
School
2.0%
Epping Forest
0.7%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
64.1%
127
Any other White background
15.2%
30
Any other Mixed background
5.1%
10
Caribbean
3.5%
7
Any other Asian background
3.0%
6
White and Black Caribbean
3.0%
6
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
20.2%
40 of
198 pupils
0.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.4 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.0 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
37.0%
23.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
57.0%
Reading
16.8 pts below England
School
57.0%
Epping Forest
73.0%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
50.0%
Writing
20.3 pts below England
School
50.0%
Epping Forest
67.9%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
43.0%
Maths
29.0 pts below England
School
43.0%
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
6.14%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.08 pts
lower than
England
School
6.14%
Epping Forest
6.53%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
20.79%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.97 pts
higher than
England
School
20.79%
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
94.3%
6.1 pts
above England
Upshire Primary Foundation School
94.3%
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.