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St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Buckhurst Hill

5–11Ages
412Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
145599URN

High Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5RX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

0.9 above Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

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193 applications for 60 places · 54th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

72%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodOct 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2022

Inspection history

23 June 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
17 October 2013
Graded inspection: Good · as St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Buckhurst Hill, URN 115094

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

3.2applications per place, Reception

0.9 above Essex median (2.4) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

193 applications · 60 places offered · 74 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.2; Essex median median 2.4
2025 3.7; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.6; Essex median median 2.4
2023 3.3; Essex median median 2.4
2022 3.1; Essex median median 2.4
2021 3.1; Essex median median 2.3
2020 3.9; Essex median median 2.4
2019 3.8; Essex median median 2.5
2018 3.4; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2017 3.8; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 4.2; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2015 4.6; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 5.0; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Essex median in 8 of 8 years.

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Buckhurst Hill (URN 115094), the previous school.

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	60	193	3.2	74	1.23
Sep 2025	60	219	3.7	97	1.62
Sep 2024	60	155	2.6	60	1.00
Sep 2023	60	195	3.3	92	1.53
Sep 2022	60	184	3.1	64	1.07
Sep 2021	60	188	3.1	86	1.43
Sep 2020	59	230	3.9	90	1.53
Sep 2019	59	225	3.8	93	1.58
Sep 2018 *	60	204	3.4	71	1.18
Sep 2017 *	60	229	3.8	74	1.23
Sep 2016 *	59	249	4.2	86	1.46
Sep 2015 *	60	273	4.6	106	1.77
Sep 2014 *	60	300	5.0	125	2.08

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 75% · Maths 88% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%122nd of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard50%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard35%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

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Essex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	72%	3%	109	107
2023/24	56%	7%	107	105
2022/23	65%	22%	106	106

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

St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Buckhurst HillThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

3.2applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School
1.4 km · Essex

Standards maintained2024

2.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Wells Primary School
1.5 km · Redbridge

Graded · no overall grade2024

6.1applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
St Antony's Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · Redbridge

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Whitehall Primary School
1.6 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
White Bridge Primary School
1.8 km · Essex

Good2024

2.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Woodford Green Primary School
2.1 km · Waltham Forest

Graded · no overall grade2025

7.6applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
2.1 km · Waltham Forest

Good2023

3.2applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Chingford CofE Primary School
2.2 km · Waltham Forest

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145599 · 881/3122
Trust: Epping Forest Schools Partnership Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 412 on roll
Free school meals: 5.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2018
Replaced: St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Buckhurst Hill (URN 115094)
Address: High Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5RX
Local authority: Essex · Epping Forest

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