Open Box Education Centre
St John's Road, Epping, Essex, CM16 5DN
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 14 to 17
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alison Dolan
- Constituency
- Epping Forest
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 20
- Pupils on roll
- 16
- URN
- 144818
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01992577300
About this school
Open Box Education Centre is an independent school in Essex. It teaches children aged 14 to 17 and has 16 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Open Box Education Centre under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Open Box Education Centre has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2017, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 12 | 9 | 6 |
| Attainment 8 score | 2.7 | 9.8 | 15.2 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 33.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 11.1% | 33.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Open Box Education Centre 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 | 2.7 | 43.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 9.8 | 41.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 15.2 | 42.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 15 |
| 2023/24 | 12 |
| 2024/25 | 10 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 16
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Tower School0.3 miles
Special schools
-
Coopersale Hall School1.2 miles
Independent schools · Epping
-
Woodcroft School3.3 miles
Special schools · Loughton
-
The Greenwell Academy3.5 miles
Free Schools · Harlow
-
Beckmead Moundwood Academy3.6 miles
Free Schools · Harlow
Other schools in Essex
- Elm Green Preparatory School Independent schools
- Saint Nicholas School Independent schools
- Cambian Great Dunmow School Special schools
- Compass Community School Essex Special schools
- The Belsteads School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Open Box Education Centre teach?
- Open Box Education Centre teaches children aged 14 to 17. It is an independent school in Essex.
- Who is the headteacher of Open Box Education Centre?
- The headteacher of Open Box Education Centre is Mrs Alison Dolan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Open Box Education Centre been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Open Box Education Centre under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Open Box Education Centre?
- Open Box Education Centre has 16 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 14 to 17.
- Is Open Box Education Centre full?
- Open Box Education Centre has capacity for 20 pupils and 16 on roll (80%), so it has space against 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 Open Box Education Centre a faith school?
- No. Open Box Education Centre has no designated religious character.
- How have Open Box Education Centre's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 2.7 in 2022/23 and 15.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Open Box Education Centre's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Open Box Education Centre'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 24 July 2026.