OFSTED
31 January 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Essex
Trust
LIFE EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
50
50 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
33
66.0% of pupils
Male pupils
17
34.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
11.2 pts
above England
School
36.0%
Epping Forest
16.4%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.3 pts
below England
School
2.0%
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
70.0%
35
Any other White background
8.0%
4
Traveller of Irish heritage
6.0%
3
Unclassified
6.0%
3
Any other Mixed background
4.0%
2
Irish
4.0%
2
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
24.0%
12 of
50 pupils
3.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.0 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.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
47.6%
40.6 pts
below England
Dr Walker's CofE Primary School
47.6%
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.