White Bridge Primary School
Greensted Road, Loughton, IG10 3DR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EPPING FOREST SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr James Kenyon
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Epping Forest Schools Partnership Trust
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Epping Forest
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 434
- URN
- 145603
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085088624
About this school
White Bridge Primary School is a primary academy in Loughton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 434 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
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 | 57 | 64 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 61% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 6% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 78% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 69% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 75% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.80 | - | - |
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 White Bridge 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 | 51% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 416 |
| 2023/24 | 410 |
| 2024/25 | 429 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How White Bridge Primary School compares
White Bridge Primary School ranked 214th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 3.8% | 17.3% | 434 | — |
| The Alderton Infant School and Nursery | — | 6.3% | 19.3% | 207 | 0.7 miles |
| The Alderton Junior School | 59% | 4.6% | 22.3% | 225 | 0.7 miles |
| Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School | 64% | 5% | 18.9% | 389 | 0.8 miles |
| St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Buckhurst Hill | 72% | 4.7% | 5.6% | 412 | 1.1 miles |
| Staples Road Primary School | 75% | 5.2% | 5.7% | 626 | 1.1 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
- 8 May 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report13 July 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.25%
- English as an additional language
- 15.6%
- Overall absence
- 3.83%
- Persistent absence
- 8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Alderton Infant School and Nursery0.7 miles
Primary · Loughton
-
The Alderton Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Loughton
-
Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Buckhurst Hill
-
St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Buckhurst Hill1.1 miles
Primary · Buckhurst Hill
-
Staples Road Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Loughton
Other schools in Loughton
White Bridge Primary School ranks 4th of the 7 ranked primary schools in Loughton.
- Hereward Primary School Primary
- High Beech CofE Primary School Primary
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School Primary
- Staples Road Primary School Primary
- The Alderton Infant School and Nursery Primary
- The Alderton Junior School Primary
- Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Davenant Foundation School Secondary
- Debden Park High School Secondary
- Roding Valley High School Secondary
- Oak View School Academies
- Woodcroft School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does White Bridge Primary School teach?
- White Bridge Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Loughton.
- Who is the headteacher of White Bridge Primary School?
- The headteacher of White Bridge Primary School is Mr James Kenyon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was White Bridge Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected White Bridge 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 big is White Bridge Primary School?
- White Bridge Primary School has 434 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is White Bridge Primary School full?
- White Bridge Primary School has capacity for 450 pupils and 434 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is White Bridge Primary School a faith school?
- No. White Bridge Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does White Bridge Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records White Bridge Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs White Bridge Primary School?
- White Bridge Primary School is part of EPPING FOREST SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does White Bridge Primary School have?
- The schools register lists White Bridge Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have White Bridge Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does White Bridge Primary School rank locally?
- White Bridge Primary School ranked 214th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is White Bridge Primary School's absence rate?
- White Bridge Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are White Bridge Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, White Bridge 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 10 July 2026.