Voluntary controlled school · Essex

Coopersale and Theydon Garnon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

4–11Ages
208Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
115095URN

Brickfield Road, Coopersale Common, Epping, CM16 7QX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Dec 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

0.7 above Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

93 applications for 30 places · 70th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

74%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Dec 2022

Inspection history

7 December 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
21 February 2017
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.1applications per place, Reception

0.7 above Essex median (2.4) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

93 applications · 30 places offered · 27 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.1; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.8; Essex median median 2.4
2024 3.5; Essex median median 2.4
2023 3.2; Essex median median 2.4
2022 3.2; Essex median median 2.4
2021 3.3; Essex median median 2.3
2020 2.2; Essex median median 2.4
2019 2.6; Essex median median 2.5
2018 4.7; Essex median median 2.5
2017 3.0; Essex median median 2.6
2016 2.1; Essex median median 2.8
2015 2.9; Essex median median 2.7
2014 3.2; Essex median median 2.8

This school
Essex median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	93	3.1	27	0.90
Sep 2025	29	81	2.8	26	0.90
Sep 2024	29	102	3.5	28	0.97
Sep 2023	30	97	3.2	35	1.17
Sep 2022	20	64	3.2	18	0.90
Sep 2021	21	69	3.3	20	0.95
Sep 2020	30	65	2.2	24	0.80
Sep 2019	30	78	2.6	27	0.90
Sep 2018	18	84	4.7	18	1.00
Sep 2017	19	56	3.0	14	0.74
Sep 2016	53	109	2.1	29	0.55
Sep 2015	30	87	2.9	21	0.70
Sep 2014	30	97	3.2	27	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 91% · Writing 74% · Maths 91% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard74%100th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard91%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard61%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth26%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard91%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard39%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Essex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	74%	26%	110	110
2023/24	83%	11%	108	107
2022/23	79%	18%	106	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Coopersale and Theydon Garnon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

3.1applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Epping Primary School
2.1 km · Essex

Good2022

2.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Ivy Chimneys Primary School
2.6 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

3.3applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's CofE Primary School
3.5 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

1.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Theydon Bois Primary School
4.1 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

3.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Epping Upland CofE Primary School
4.8 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Latton Green Primary Academy
5.4 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Longwood Primary Academy
5.7 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St James Church of England Primary School
5.7 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 53%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 115095 · 881/3123
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 235 pupils · 208 on roll
Free school meals: 17.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Brickfield Road, Coopersale Common, Epping, CM16 7QX
Local authority: Essex · Epping Forest

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources