OFSTED
26 March 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Essex
Trust
NET ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
598
582 full-time ·
16 part-time
Female pupils
292
48.8% of pupils
Male pupils
306
51.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
2.0 pts
above England
School
26.8%
Epping Forest
16.4%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
13.8 pts
above England
School
34.1%
Epping Forest
13.2%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
2.3 pts
above England
School
3.3%
Epping Forest
0.7%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
50.0%
299
Any other White background
23.4%
140
African
7.5%
45
Any other Mixed background
6.7%
40
Any other ethnic group
2.7%
16
White and Black Caribbean
1.8%
11
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
12.0%
72 of
598 pupils
8.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.4 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.4 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
73.0%
12.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
84.0%
Reading
10.2 pts above England
School
84.0%
Epping Forest
73.0%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
82.0%
Writing
11.7 pts above England
School
82.0%
Epping Forest
67.9%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
82.0%
Maths
10.0 pts above England
School
82.0%
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
4.02%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.19 pts
lower than
England
School
4.02%
Epping Forest
6.53%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
10.00%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.82 pts
lower than
England
School
10.00%
Epping Forest
17.69%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.77%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.03 pts
lower than
England
School
0.77%
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
94.9%
6.7 pts
above England
Waltham Holy Cross Primary Academy
94.9%
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.