Epping Upland CofE Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Epping, Essex·CM16 6QJ
Composite score
38.5
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#11,406
National rank
#1233
In East of England
#315
In Essex
Top 77%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
52%
% achieving higher RWM
4%
Reading average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
27 first choices, 30 places
First choices per place
0.90
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
63
any preference, for 30 places
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.01
00.511.5
1 per place
0.8320220.8320231.0020240.8920250.902026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Epping Upland CofE Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
5–11
Pupils on roll
189
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
11.1%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
7.4%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
16.9%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.6%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
6.2%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
17.9%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
22.0
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,667
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Epping Upland CofE Primary School

Epping Upland CofE Primary School is a primary school in Epping, Essex, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. Around 189 pupils aged 5 to 11 attend the school. 52% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 3.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 4% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Epping Upland CofE Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 30 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 6.2%. There are about 22.0 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 11% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Epping Upland CofE Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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