Schools in Epping Forest
45 state-funded schools, 17,165 pupils. 95.5% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 3 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
1 school has been inspected under Ofsted's post-September-2024 report-card framework, which replaces the single 1–4 grade with separate judgments. Those are excluded from the percentages above rather than mapped onto the old scale, because the two scales have no clean equivalence.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in Epping Forest?
Epping Forest has 45 state-funded schools teaching 17,165 pupils. 35 primary, 7 secondary, 3 special.
What percentage of schools in Epping Forest are Good or Outstanding?
95.5% of the 44 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in Epping Forest are rated Good or Outstanding: 3 Outstanding and 39 Good. 2 require improvement and 0 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in Epping Forest are rated Outstanding?
3 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in Epping Forest: Debden Park High School, Hereward Primary School, Wells Park School.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- Debden Park High SchoolSecondary1,050Outstanding 2023
- Hereward Primary SchoolPrimary449Outstanding 2024
- Wells Park SchoolSpecial59Outstanding 2012
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 35 | 34 | 94.1% |
| Secondary | 7 | 7 | 100% |
| Special | 3 | 3 | 100% |
Every school in Epping Forest
Showing 20 of 45 schools.
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West Hatch High School | Secondary | 1,564 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Roding Valley High School | Secondary | 1,437 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Davenant Foundation School | Secondary | 1,239 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Debden Park High School | Secondary | 1,050 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Epping St Johns Church of England School | Secondary | 1,031 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy | Secondary | 797 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Staples Road Primary School | Primary | 615 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Waltham Holy Cross Primary Academy | Primary | 594 | Good2024 | — | Ofsted |
The Ongar Academy | Secondary | 511 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 487 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hereward Primary School | Primary | 449 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Leverton Primary School | Primary | 438 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
White Bridge Primary School | Primary | 429 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Buckhurst Hill | Primary | 414 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Epping Primary School | Primary | 411 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Andrew's CofE Primary School | Primary | 384 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School | Primary | 376 | Good2017 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ivy Chimneys Primary School | Primary | 331 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hillhouse CofE Primary School | Primary | 331 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Theydon Bois Primary School | Primary | 318 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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