OFSTED
25 March 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
19 October 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
4 December 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Essex
Trust
THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,046
1,046 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
533
51.0% of pupils
Male pupils
513
49.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.7 pts
below England
School
18.1%
Epping Forest
16.4%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
4.2 pts
below England
School
16.1%
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
67.4%
705
Any other White background
14.1%
147
White and Black Caribbean
3.3%
34
Any other Mixed background
3.1%
32
White and Asian
2.9%
30
Any other ethnic group
2.0%
21
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
22.4%
234 of
1,046 pupils
1.5 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.3 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.8 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 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
48.3
9.1 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.02 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority 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
8.90%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.68 pts
higher than
England
School
8.90%
Epping Forest
6.53%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
27.39%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
11.58 pts
higher than
England
School
27.39%
Epping Forest
17.69%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.42%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.62 pts
higher than
England
School
2.42%
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 secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
93.4%
1.1 pts
above England
Debden Park High School
93.4%
Epping Forest
94.9%
East of England
92.9%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.