St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
Primary schoolSt John Fisher Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Epping Forest, for pupils aged 5 to 11. It had 268 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 2 December 2025
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 53% of pupils at St John Fisher Catholic Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Essex and 62% in England.
3% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Debden Park High SchoolSecondary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 47.4 (2025/26, provisional)370 m
- Thomas Willingale Primary School and NurseryPrimary. School remains Good, April 2023. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)420 m
- Hereward Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), June 2024. 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)720 m
- Davenant Foundation SchoolSecondary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 54.9 (2025/26, provisional)1 km
- Oak View SchoolSpecial. Good (overall), November 20221.3 km
- Woodcroft SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file1.6 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Epping Forest
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).