Academy converter · Essex

Staples Road Primary School

4–11Ages
626Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146001URN

Staples Road, Loughton, IG10 1HR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodApr 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

close to Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

208 applications for 90 places · 183rd of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodApr 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2022

Inspection history

10 November 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
23 April 2013
Graded inspection: Good · as Staples Road Primary School, URN 136173

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

2.3applications per place, Reception

close to Essex median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

208 applications · 90 places offered · 85 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.3; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.4; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.2; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.2; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.5; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.3; Essex median median 2.3
2020 2.5; Essex median median 2.4
2019 2.6; Essex median median 2.5
2018 2.7; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2017 3.0; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 3.2; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2015 3.7; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 4.2; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as Staples Road Primary School (URN 136173), 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	90	208	2.3	85	0.94
Sep 2025	90	219	2.4	90	1.00
Sep 2024	90	200	2.2	89	0.99
Sep 2023	90	194	2.2	92	1.02
Sep 2022	89	226	2.5	105	1.18
Sep 2021	90	209	2.3	88	0.98
Sep 2020	90	226	2.5	97	1.08
Sep 2019	90	231	2.6	83	0.92
Sep 2018 *	90	242	2.7	104	1.16
Sep 2017 *	89	270	3.0	89	1.00
Sep 2016 *	90	286	3.2	112	1.24
Sep 2015 *	90	335	3.7	110	1.22
Sep 2014 *	75	316	4.2	127	1.69

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 79% · Maths 86% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%89th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard43%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	75%	7%	108	107
2023/24	64%	7%	107	103
2022/23	60%	2%	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

Staples Road Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

2.3applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
The Alderton Infant School and Nursery
1.3 km · Essex

Good2023

2.5applications per place
The Alderton Junior School
1.3 km · Essex

Good2023

59%met the SATs standard
White Bridge Primary School
1.8 km · Essex

Good2024

2.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
2.1 km · Essex

2025

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

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Hereward Primary School
2.4 km · Essex

Outstanding2024

2.9applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
High Beech CofE Primary School
2.5 km · Essex

Good2023

3.0applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Buckhurst Hill
2.9 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

3.2applications per place 72%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146001 · 881/3841
Trust: Epping Forest Schools Partnership Trust
Capacity: 630 pupils · 626 on roll
Free school meals: 6.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2018
Replaced: Staples Road Primary School (URN 136173)
Address: Staples Road, Loughton, IG10 1HR
Local authority: Essex · Epping Forest

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