OFSTED
16 October 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
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
436
424 full-time ·
12 part-time
Female pupils
221
50.7% of pupils
Male pupils
215
49.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
5.3 pts
below England
School
19.5%
Epping Forest
16.4%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
10.0 pts
above England
School
30.3%
Epping Forest
13.2%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Epping Forest
0.7%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
53.4%
233
Any other White background
25.0%
109
Any other Mixed background
5.0%
22
Any other ethnic group
2.8%
12
Any other Black background
2.3%
10
White and Black Caribbean
2.1%
9
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
13.3%
58 of
436 pupils
7.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.9 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.6 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
42.0%
18.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
69.0%
Reading
4.8 pts below England
School
69.0%
Epping Forest
73.0%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
45.0%
Writing
25.3 pts below England
School
45.0%
Epping Forest
67.9%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
64.0%
Maths
8.0 pts below England
School
64.0%
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
5.18%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.04 pts
lower than
England
School
5.18%
Epping Forest
6.53%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
11.60%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.21 pts
lower than
England
School
11.60%
Epping Forest
17.69%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.55%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.25 pts
lower than
England
School
0.55%
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
92.4%
4.2 pts
above England
Leverton Primary School
92.4%
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.