Academy converter · Essex

St John Fisher Catholic Primary School

5–11Ages
268Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
149372URN

Burney Drive, Loughton, IG10 2DY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Dec 2025

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

0.2 above Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

75 applications for 29 places · 126th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 2 December 2025Published 2 February 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years			Needs attention
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

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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

2.6applications per place, Reception

0.2 above Essex median (2.4) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

75 applications · 29 places offered · 26 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.6; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.9; Essex median median 2.4
2024 3.0; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.4; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.2; Essex median median 2.4; as the previous school
2021 1.9; Essex median median 2.3; as the previous school
2020 2.5; Essex median median 2.4; as the previous school
2019 1.8; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2018 2.3; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2017 2.3; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 2.2; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 2.2; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as St John Fisher Catholic Primary School (URN 115295), 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	29	75	2.6	26	0.90
Sep 2025	30	88	2.9	30	1.00
Sep 2024	30	89	3.0	24	0.80
Sep 2023	35	85	2.4	27	0.77
Sep 2022 *	37	81	2.2	27	0.73
Sep 2021 *	41	78	1.9	25	0.61
Sep 2020 *	31	76	2.5	25	0.81
Sep 2019 *	43	77	1.8	38	0.88
Sep 2018 *	35	80	2.3	35	1.00
Sep 2017 *	43	98	2.3	30	0.70
Sep 2016 *	39	87	2.2	28	0.72
Sep 2015 *	60	117	2.0	45	0.75
Sep 2014 *	61	134	2.2	53	0.87

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 57% · Writing 63% · Maths 57% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%295th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard57%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard57%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (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	53%	3%	103	99
2023/24	48%	2%	104	102
2022/23	73%	7%	107	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

St John Fisher Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2025

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

Remains Good2023

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

Outstanding2024

2.9applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
The Alderton Junior School
1.6 km · Essex

Good2023

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

Good2023

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

Remains Good2022

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

2026

1.6applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Theydon Bois Primary School
2.6 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

3.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
White Bridge Primary School
2.7 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: 149372 · 881/5255
Trust: Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Multi Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 390 pupils · 268 on roll
Free school meals: 24.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 October 2022
Replaced: St John Fisher Catholic Primary School (URN 115295)
Address: Burney Drive, Loughton, IG10 2DY
Local authority: Essex · Epping Forest

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