Academy converter · Essex

Hereward Primary School

3–11Ages
445Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145990URN

Colebrook Lane, Loughton, IG10 2HR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.5 above Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

175 applications for 60 places · 89th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

90%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 4 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

2.9applications per place, Reception

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

175 applications · 60 places offered · 58 named it first

2026 2.9; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.8; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.8; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.9; Essex median median 2.4
2022 3.3; Essex median median 2.4
2021 3.5; Essex median median 2.3
2020 3.0; Essex median median 2.4
2019 3.3; Essex median median 2.5
2018 2.9; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2017 3.6; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 3.6; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2015 3.7; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 3.5; 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 Hereward Primary School (URN 114935), 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	175	2.9	58	0.97
Sep 2025	60	168	2.8	64	1.07
Sep 2024	60	169	2.8	71	1.18
Sep 2023	60	172	2.9	76	1.27
Sep 2022	60	197	3.3	81	1.35
Sep 2021	60	212	3.5	99	1.65
Sep 2020	59	176	3.0	71	1.20
Sep 2019	58	189	3.3	80	1.38
Sep 2018 *	60	176	2.9	67	1.12
Sep 2017 *	59	215	3.6	96	1.63
Sep 2016 *	60	215	3.6	84	1.40
Sep 2015 *	60	220	3.7	89	1.48
Sep 2014 *	60	209	3.5	78	1.30

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 95% · Writing 93% · Maths 95% → all three 90% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard90%9th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard95%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard66%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard93%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth34%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard95%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard64%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 111 (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	90%	31%	111	111
2023/24	88%	31%	111	110
2022/23	65%	19%	104	105

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

Hereward Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

2.9applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
0.7 km · Essex

2025

2.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery
1.1 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Theydon Bois Primary School
1.9 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

3.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
The Alderton Junior School
2.2 km · Essex

Good2023

59%met the SATs standard
The Alderton Infant School and Nursery
2.3 km · Essex

Good2023

2.5applications per place
Staples Road Primary School
2.4 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

2.3applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Lambourne Primary School
2.6 km · Essex

2026

1.6applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
White Bridge Primary School
3.3 km · Essex

Good2024

2.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145990 · 881/2655
Trust: Epping Forest Schools Partnership Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 445 on roll
Free school meals: 14.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2018
Replaced: Hereward Primary School (URN 114935)
Address: Colebrook Lane, Loughton, IG10 2HR
Local authority: Essex · Epping Forest

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