SCHOOL PROFILE

Epping Primary School

Primary Community school URN 135328
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 99.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

21 September 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Essex
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 418 418 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 214 51.2% of pupils
Male pupils 204 48.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

14.1%
10.7 pts below England
School 14.1%
Epping Forest 16.4%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

11.7%
8.6 pts below England
School 11.7%
Epping Forest 13.2%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
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
72.2%
302
Any other White background
8.9%
37
Unclassified
4.5%
19
Any other Mixed background
4.1%
17
White and Black Caribbean
2.6%
11
Any other ethnic group
1.9%
8
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 17.0% 71 of 418 pupils
3.8 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 17.0%
Epping Forest 18.1%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 14.1% 59 pupils
England 14.8% 0.7 pts below
EHC plans 2.9% 12 pupils
England 6.0% 3.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Specific learning difficulty 32
Social, emotional & mental health 11
No specialist assessment yet 10
Speech, language & communication 8
Autistic spectrum disorder 6
Moderate learning difficulty 3

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

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

66.0% 5.6 pts above England
School 66.0%
Epping Forest 58.7%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

78.0%

4.2 pts above England

School 78.0%
Epping Forest 73.0%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

74.0%

3.7 pts above England

School 74.0%
Epping Forest 67.9%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

68.0%

4.0 pts below England

School 68.0%
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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.87%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.34 pts lower than England
School 4.87%
Epping Forest 6.53%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

9.04%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

6.78 pts lower than England
School 9.04%
Epping Forest 17.69%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

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

99.5% 11.3 pts above England
Epping Primary School
99.5%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information