Epping Primary School
Coronation Hill, Epping, CM16 5DU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Tracy O'Donnell
- Constituency
- Epping Forest
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 418
- URN
- 135328
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01992572408
About this school
Epping Primary School is a community primary school in Epping. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 418 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Epping Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 54 | 56 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | 55% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 7% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 50% | 73% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% | 66% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 59% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Epping Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 33% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 394 |
| 2023/24 | 404 |
| 2024/25 | 411 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Epping Primary School compares
Epping Primary School ranked 194th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 4.9% | 16.6% | 418 | — |
| Ivy Chimneys Primary School | 83% | 5.4% | 14.8% | 338 | 0.9 miles |
| Coopersale and Theydon Garnon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 74% | 4.7% | 20% | 208 | 1.3 miles |
| Theydon Bois Primary School | 63% | 5.2% | 4.7% | 319 | 1.9 miles |
| Epping Upland CofE Primary School | 52% | 6.9% | 11.1% | 199 | 2.0 miles |
| Hereward Primary School | 90% | 4.5% | 14.4% | 445 | 3.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.55%
- English as an additional language
- 10.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.87%
- Persistent absence
- 9.04%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ivy Chimneys Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Epping
-
Coopersale and Theydon Garnon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Epping
-
Theydon Bois Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Epping
-
Epping Upland CofE Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Epping
-
Hereward Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Loughton
Other schools in Epping
Epping Primary School ranks 3rd of the 6 ranked primary schools in Epping.
- Coopersale and Theydon Garnon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Epping Upland CofE Primary School Primary
- Ivy Chimneys Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's CofE Primary School Primary
- Theydon Bois Primary School Primary
- Epping St John's Church of England School Secondary
- Coopersale Hall School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Epping Primary School teach?
- Epping Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Epping.
- Who is the head teacher of Epping Primary School?
- The head teacher of Epping Primary School is Mrs Tracy O'Donnell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Epping Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Epping Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Epping Primary School?
- Epping Primary School has 418 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Epping Primary School full?
- Epping Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 418 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Epping Primary School a faith school?
- No. Epping Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Epping Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Epping Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Epping Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 33% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Epping Primary School compare with other schools in Essex?
- Epping Primary School ranked 194th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Epping Primary School's absence rate?
- Epping Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Epping Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Epping Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.