Epping St John's Church of England School
Bury Lane, Epping, CM16 5JB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- BMAT EDUCATION
- Headteacher
- Mr Vincent Omilli
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chelmsford
- Sponsor
- BMAT Education
- Constituency
- Epping Forest
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,036
- Pupils on roll
- 1,036
- URN
- 145050
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01992573028
About this school
Epping St John's Church of England School is a Church of England secondary academy in Epping. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,036 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 155 | 164 | 159 |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.1 | 44.6 | 42.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.37 -0.59 to -0.14 | 0.00 -0.22 to +0.22 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 41% | 44.5% | 42.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68% | 67.7% | 67.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 54% | 34.8% | 44.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
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 Epping St John's Church of England 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 | 43.1 | 43.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44.6 | 41.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.8 | 42.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,015 |
| 2023/24 | 1,048 |
| 2024/25 | 1,031 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Epping St John's Church of England School compares
Epping St John's Church of England School ranked 47th of 78 secondary schools in Essex for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 48% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.8 | 9.9% | 22.6% | 1,036 | — |
| Davenant Foundation School | 56.7 | 6.7% | 10.2% | 1,199 | 2.4 miles |
| Debden Park High School | 48.3 | 8.9% | 26.8% | 1,046 | 3.0 miles |
| King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy | 36.5 | 8.6% | 34.5% | 812 | 3.6 miles |
| Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow | 38.9 | 11.5% | 36.6% | 978 | 3.8 miles |
| Roding Valley High School | 47.1 | 8.8% | 22.6% | 1,473 | 4.1 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report10 March 2026
- 21 April 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.6%
- English as an additional language
- 4.6%
- Overall absence
- 9.88%
- Persistent absence
- 30.04%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Davenant Foundation School2.4 miles
Secondary · Loughton
-
Debden Park High School3.0 miles
Secondary · Loughton
-
King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy3.6 miles
Secondary · Waltham Abbey
-
Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow3.8 miles
Secondary · Harlow
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Roding Valley High School4.1 miles
Secondary · Loughton
Other schools in Epping
- Coopersale and Theydon Garnon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Epping 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
- Coopersale Hall School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Epping St John's Church of England School teach?
- Epping St John's Church of England School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Epping.
- Who is the headteacher of Epping St John's Church of England School?
- The headteacher of Epping St John's Church of England School is Mr Vincent Omilli, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Epping St John's Church of England School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Epping St John's Church of England 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 big is Epping St John's Church of England School?
- Epping St John's Church of England School has 1,036 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Epping St John's Church of England School full?
- Epping St John's Church of England School has capacity for 1,036 pupils and 1,036 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 St John's Church of England School a faith school?
- Yes. Epping St John's Church of England School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Chelmsford.
- Is Epping St John's Church of England School a selective school?
- No. Epping St John's Church of England School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Epping St John's Church of England School?
- Epping St John's Church of England School is part of BMAT EDUCATION. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Epping St John's Church of England School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 43.1 in 2022/23 and 42.8 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 St John's Church of England School rank locally?
- Epping St John's Church of England School ranked 47th of 78 secondary schools in Essex for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 48% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% 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 St John's Church of England School's absence rate?
- Epping St John's Church of England School's overall absence rate is 9.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Epping St John's Church of England School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Epping St John's Church of England 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 10 July 2026.