1
Hereward Primary School
Loughton • Essex • IG10 2HR
1
1 Jul 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in Epping Forest
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2018)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the district of Epping Forest. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
35
Outstanding
1
Good
31
Median inspection year
2018
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 3% · G: 94% · RI: 3% · I: 0%
2
White Bridge Primary School
Loughton • Essex • IG10 3DR
2
18 Jun 2024
3
Waltham Holy Cross Primary Academy
Waltham Abbey • Essex • EN9 1LG
2
19 May 2024
4
Chigwell Row Infant School
Chigwell • Essex • IG7 6EZ
2
17 Dec 2023
5
Matching Green Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Harlow • Essex • CM17 0QB
2
13 Sep 2023
6
High Beech CofE Primary School
Loughton • Essex • IG10 4AP
2
13 Sep 2023
7
The Alderton Infant School and Nursery
Loughton • Essex • IG10 3HE
2
27 Apr 2023
8
Moreton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Ongar • Essex • CM5 0JD
2
16 Mar 2023
9
Chipping Ongar Primary School
Ongar • Essex • CM5 9LA
2
5 Mar 2023
10
High Ongar Primary School
Ongar • Essex • CM5 9NB
2
5 Mar 2023
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- The Alderton Junior School 2 • Mar 2023
- Epping Primary School 2 • Nov 2022
- Stapleford Abbotts Primary Academy 2 • Mar 2022
- Upshire Primary Foundation School 2 • Dec 2019
- Leverton Primary School 2 • Jun 2019
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School 2 • Oct 2018
- Chigwell Primary Academy 2 • Jun 2018
- Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery 2 • Dec 2017
- Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School 2 • Jun 2017
- Coopersale and Theydon Garnon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 2 • Mar 2017