OFSTED
2 December 2025
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Essex
Trust
OUR LADY OF FATIMA CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
268
268 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
134
50.0% of pupils
Male pupils
134
50.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
0.2 pts
below England
School
24.6%
Epping Forest
16.4%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
7.7 pts
above England
School
28.0%
Epping Forest
13.2%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
4.2 pts
above England
School
5.2%
Epping Forest
0.7%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
48.1%
129
Any other White background
22.0%
59
Any other Mixed background
7.5%
20
White and Black Caribbean
5.6%
15
African
5.2%
14
Indian
2.6%
7
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
25.0%
67 of
268 pupils
4.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.4 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.2 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
53.0%
7.4 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
63.0%
Writing
7.3 pts below England
School
63.0%
Epping Forest
67.9%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
57.0%
Maths
15.0 pts below England
School
57.0%
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
6.88%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.66 pts
higher than
England
School
6.88%
Epping Forest
6.53%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
20.38%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.57 pts
higher than
England
School
20.38%
Epping Forest
17.69%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.15%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.65 pts
lower than
England
School
1.15%
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
68.7%
19.5 pts
below England
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
68.7%
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.