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Education in Epping Forest

District

The south of the East of England. 138,394 people in 339 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Epping Forest, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Under 25250 or more

Epping Forest had 54 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

CouncilGreat Britain only
54
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Epping Forest had 54 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: Epping Forest among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Epping Forest is 54.

Schools

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Schools in Epping Forest

Epping Forest has 54 open schools: 35 primary, 7 secondary, 6 special and 6 independent.

Outstanding
1
Good
13
Requires improvement
1
Inadequate
0

15 of the 45 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between September 2022 and June 2024.

7 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

3 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in Epping Forest

1 school had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

Hereward Primary School (June 2024).

Primary (35)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Buckhurst Hill Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11389Standards maintained, December 202464% met KS2 standard
Chigwell Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led4 to 11200School remains Good, October 202375% met KS2 standard
Chigwell Row Infant SchoolAcademy converter5 to 727Good (overall), November 2023
Chipping Ongar Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11208Good (overall), January 202364% met KS2 standard
Coopersale and Theydon Garnon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11208School remains Good, December 202274% met KS2 standard
Dr Walker's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1150Requires improvement (overall), January 2024, before the school changed
Epping Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11418Good (overall), September 202266% met KS2 standard
Epping Upland CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11199School remains Good, June 202252% met KS2 standard
Hereward Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11445Outstanding (overall), June 202490% met KS2 standard
High Beech CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11105Good (overall), June 202329% met KS2 standard
High Ongar Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11111Good (overall), January 202356% met KS2 standard
Hillhouse CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11341School remains Good, November 202243% met KS2 standard
Ivy Chimneys Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11338School remains Good, June 202283% met KS2 standard
Lambourne Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11214Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met65% met KS2 standard
Leverton Primary SchoolFoundation school3 to 11436Standards maintained, October 202442% met KS2 standard
Limes Farm Infant School and NurseryAcademy converter3 to 7182School remains Good, October 2022
Limes Farm Junior SchoolCommunity school7 to 11154School remains Good, November 202257% met KS2 standard
Matching Green Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1192Good (overall), July 202358% met KS2 standard
Moreton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11191Good (overall), February 202375% met KS2 standard
Nazeing Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11250School remains Good, July 2023
Ongar Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11158School remains Good, September 202370% met KS2 standard
Roydon Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led4 to 11173School remains Good, May 202459% met KS2 standard
Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1162Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade50% met KS2 standard
St Andrew's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11356School remains Good, July 202363% met KS2 standard
St John Fisher Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11268Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met53% met KS2 standard
St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Buckhurst HillAcademy converter5 to 11412School remains Good, June 202272% met KS2 standard
Stapleford Abbotts Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led2 to 11135Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met71% met KS2 standard
Staples Road Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11626School remains Good, November 202275% met KS2 standard
The Alderton Infant School and NurseryAcademy converter3 to 7207Good (overall), February 2023
The Alderton Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led7 to 11225Good (overall), January 202359% met KS2 standard
Theydon Bois Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11319School remains Good, October 202263% met KS2 standard
Thomas Willingale Primary School and NurseryFoundation school3 to 11486School remains Good, April 202375% met KS2 standard
Upshire Primary Foundation SchoolFoundation school4 to 11198Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade37% met KS2 standard
Waltham Holy Cross Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led3 to 11598Good (overall), March 202473% met KS2 standard
White Bridge Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11434Good (overall), May 202464% met KS2 standard

Secondary (7)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Davenant Foundation SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,199Report card, January 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 54.9
Debden Park High SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,046Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 47.4
Epping St John's Church of England SchoolAcademy sponsor led11 to 181,036Report card, March 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 46.6
King Harold Business & Enterprise AcademyAcademy converter11 to 16812Report card, April 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 39.7
Roding Valley High SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,473Good (overall), September 2022Attainment 8: 44.2
The Ongar AcademyFree schools11 to 18467School remains Good, November 2023Attainment 8: 40.0
West Hatch High SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,573School remains Good, November 2023Attainment 8: 51.0

Special (6)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Luxborough Court SchoolOther independent special school5 to 1980No outcome in Ofsted's file
Oak View SchoolAcademy special converter3 to 19138Good (overall), November 2022
St John's RC School (Essex)Non-maintained special school5 to 19102Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met
The Tower SchoolOther independent special school11 to 1860No outcome in Ofsted's file
Wells Park SchoolAcademy special converter4 to 1161Standards maintained, May 2025
Woodcroft SchoolOther independent special school5 to 1341No outcome in Ofsted's file

Independent (6)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Chigwell SchoolOther independent school4 to 181,135Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Coopersale Hall SchoolOther independent school2 to 16302Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Daiglen SchoolOther independent school3 to 1195Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Loyola Preparatory SchoolOther independent school3 to 11138Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Oaklands SchoolOther independent school2 to 11264Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Open Box Education CentreOther independent school14 to 1716Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.