Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School
Lower Queen's Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6DS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EPPING FOREST SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Kiel Richardson
- Sponsor
- Epping Forest Schools Partnership Trust
- Constituency
- Epping Forest
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 389
- URN
- 147561
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085057300
About this school
Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School is a primary academy in Buckhurst Hill. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 389 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's most recent visit was a short inspection on 11 December 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 48 | 58 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 50% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 19% | 7% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 62% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 62% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 69% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.50 | - | - |
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 Buckhurst Hill Community 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 | 63% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 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 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 380 |
| 2023/24 | 385 |
| 2024/25 | 376 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School compares
Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School ranked 206th 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 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 5% | 18.9% | 389 | — |
| White Bridge Primary School | 64% | 3.8% | 17.3% | 434 | 0.8 miles |
| St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Buckhurst Hill | 72% | 4.7% | 5.6% | 412 | 0.9 miles |
| Wells Primary School | 87% | 3.8% | 6.1% | 341 | 1.2 miles |
| Ray Lodge Primary School | 73% | 4% | 24.8% | 674 | 1.3 miles |
| St Antony's Catholic Primary School | 72% | 3.8% | 5.5% | 438 | 1.4 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)
- 18.88%
- English as an additional language
- 41.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.02%
- Persistent absence
- 14.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
White Bridge Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Loughton
-
St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Buckhurst Hill0.9 miles
Primary · Buckhurst Hill
-
Wells Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Woodford Green
-
Ray Lodge Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Woodford Green
-
St Antony's Catholic Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Woodford Green
Other schools in Buckhurst Hill
- St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Buckhurst Hill Primary
- Loyola Preparatory School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School teach?
- Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Buckhurst Hill.
- Who is the headteacher of Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School is Mr Kiel Richardson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Buckhurst Hill Community 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 Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School?
- Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School has 389 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School full?
- Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 389 on roll (93%), 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 Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School?
- Buckhurst Hill Community 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 Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% 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 Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School rank locally?
- Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School ranked 206th 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 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Buckhurst Hill Community 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.