Education in Epping Forest
DistrictThe 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.
Schools by council
Worked out by Open Index · 2026
Epping Forest had 54 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.
Number of schools
CouncilGreat Britain onlyEpping 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.
Schools
Exact pointGreat Britain onlyPublished as points, so there is no single figure for Epping Forest. The map shows each one.
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)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 389 | Standards maintained, December 2024 |
| Chigwell Primary Academy | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 200 | School remains Good, October 2023 |
| Chigwell Row Infant School | Academy converter | 5 to 7 | 27 | Good (overall), November 2023 |
| Chipping Ongar Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 208 | Good (overall), January 2023 |
| Coopersale and Theydon Garnon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 208 | School remains Good, December 2022 |
| Dr Walker's CofE Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 50 | Requires improvement (overall), January 2024, before the school changed |
| Epping Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 418 | Good (overall), September 2022 |
| Epping Upland CofE Primary School | Academy converter | 5 to 11 | 199 | School remains Good, June 2022 |
| Hereward Primary School | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 445 | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 |
| High Beech CofE Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 105 | Good (overall), June 2023 |
| High Ongar Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 111 | Good (overall), January 2023 |
| Hillhouse CofE Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 341 | School remains Good, November 2022 |
| Ivy Chimneys Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 338 | School remains Good, June 2022 |
| Lambourne Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 214 | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met |
| Leverton Primary School | Foundation school | 3 to 11 | 436 | Standards maintained, October 2024 |
| Limes Farm Infant School and Nursery | Academy converter | 3 to 7 | 182 | School remains Good, October 2022 |
| Limes Farm Junior School | Community school | 7 to 11 | 154 | School remains Good, November 2022 |
| Matching Green Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 92 | Good (overall), July 2023 |
| Moreton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 191 | Good (overall), February 2023 |
| Nazeing Primary School | Academy converter | 5 to 11 | 250 | School remains Good, July 2023 |
| Ongar Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 158 | School remains Good, September 2023 |
| Roydon Primary Academy | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 173 | School remains Good, May 2024 |
| Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 62 | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary School | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 356 | School remains Good, July 2023 |
| St John Fisher Catholic Primary School | Academy converter | 5 to 11 | 268 | Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met |
| St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Buckhurst Hill | Academy converter | 5 to 11 | 412 | School remains Good, June 2022 |
| Stapleford Abbotts Primary Academy | Academy sponsor led | 2 to 11 | 135 | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met |
| Staples Road Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 626 | School remains Good, November 2022 |
| The Alderton Infant School and Nursery | Academy converter | 3 to 7 | 207 | Good (overall), February 2023 |
| The Alderton Junior School | Academy sponsor led | 7 to 11 | 225 | Good (overall), January 2023 |
| Theydon Bois Primary School | Academy converter | 5 to 11 | 319 | School remains Good, October 2022 |
| Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery | Foundation school | 3 to 11 | 486 | School remains Good, April 2023 |
| Upshire Primary Foundation School | Foundation school | 4 to 11 | 198 | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade |
| Waltham Holy Cross Primary Academy | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 598 | Good (overall), March 2024 |
| White Bridge Primary School | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 434 | Good (overall), May 2024 |
Secondary (7)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davenant Foundation School | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,199 | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met |
| Debden Park High School | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,046 | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade |
| Epping St John's Church of England School | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 18 | 1,036 | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met |
| King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy | Academy converter | 11 to 16 | 812 | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met |
| Roding Valley High School | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,473 | Good (overall), September 2022 |
| The Ongar Academy | Free schools | 11 to 18 | 467 | School remains Good, November 2023 |
| West Hatch High School | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,573 | School remains Good, November 2023 |
Special (6)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxborough Court School | Other independent special school | 5 to 19 | 80 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| Oak View School | Academy special converter | 3 to 19 | 138 | Good (overall), November 2022 |
| St John's RC School (Essex) | Non-maintained special school | 5 to 19 | 102 | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met |
| The Tower School | Other independent special school | 11 to 18 | 60 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| Wells Park School | Academy special converter | 4 to 11 | 61 | Standards maintained, May 2025 |
| Woodcroft School | Other independent special school | 5 to 13 | 41 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
Independent (6)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chigwell School | Other independent school | 4 to 18 | 1,135 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Coopersale Hall School | Other independent school | 2 to 16 | 302 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Daiglen School | Other independent school | 3 to 11 | 95 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Loyola Preparatory School | Other independent school | 3 to 11 | 138 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Oaklands School | Other independent school | 2 to 11 | 264 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Open Box Education Centre | Other independent school | 14 to 17 | 16 | Not 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.