Staples Road Primary School
Staples Road, Loughton, IG10 1HR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EPPING FOREST SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Nicholas Mallender
- Sponsor
- Epping Forest Schools Partnership Trust
- Constituency
- Epping Forest
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 626
- URN
- 146001
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085081241
About this school
Staples Road Primary School is a primary academy in Loughton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 626 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 10 November 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 89 | 88 | 81 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 64% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 7% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 81% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 75% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 72% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.60 | - | - |
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 Staples Road 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 | 60% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 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 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 612 |
| 2023/24 | 612 |
| 2024/25 | 615 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Staples Road Primary School compares
Staples Road Primary School ranked 100th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 5.2% | 5.7% | 626 | — |
| The Alderton Infant School and Nursery | — | 6.3% | 19.3% | 207 | 0.8 miles |
| The Alderton Junior School | 59% | 4.6% | 22.3% | 225 | 0.8 miles |
| White Bridge Primary School | 64% | 3.8% | 17.3% | 434 | 1.1 miles |
| St John Fisher Catholic Primary School | 53% | 6.9% | 23.2% | 268 | 1.3 miles |
| Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery | 75% | 5% | 33.9% | 486 | 1.3 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)
- 5.69%
- English as an additional language
- 11.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.21%
- Persistent absence
- 12.38%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Alderton Infant School and Nursery0.8 miles
Primary · Loughton
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The Alderton Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Loughton
-
White Bridge Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Loughton
-
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Loughton
-
Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery1.3 miles
Primary · Loughton
Other schools in Loughton
Staples Road Primary School ranks 3rd 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
- The Alderton Infant School and Nursery Primary
- The Alderton Junior School Primary
- Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery Primary
- White Bridge Primary School 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 Staples Road Primary School teach?
- Staples Road Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Loughton.
- Who is the headteacher of Staples Road Primary School?
- The headteacher of Staples Road Primary School is Mr Nicholas Mallender, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Staples Road Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Staples Road 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 Staples Road Primary School?
- Staples Road Primary School has 626 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Staples Road Primary School full?
- Staples Road Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 626 on roll (99%), 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 Staples Road Primary School a faith school?
- No. Staples Road Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Staples Road Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Staples Road Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Staples Road Primary School?
- Staples Road 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.
- How have Staples Road Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Staples Road Primary School rank locally?
- Staples Road Primary School ranked 100th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Staples Road Primary School's absence rate?
- Staples Road Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Staples Road Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Staples Road 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.