Hereward Primary School

Hereward Primary School has recently undergone its first inspection and received an outstanding rating across all areas. The school is characterized by a supportive and joyful community atmosphere where pupils are eager to learn and demonstrate exemplary behavior. The curriculum is well-structured and ambitious, helping students to develop deep knowledge and produce high-quality work. Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) ensures that every child flourishes. The leadership team, along with the associated Epping Forest Schools Partnership Trust, has fostered a strong sense of mission and collaboration, promoting an effective partnership with parents and guardians, which contributes to the school’s success.

Strengths

• Exceptional community atmosphere with kindness and support among pupils
• High expectations leading to exemplary behavior and enthusiasm for learning
• Broad and ambitious curriculum well-planned from early years to key stage 2
• Strong support for SEND pupils leading to confident engagement
• Effective partnerships with parents and carers enhancing pupil success
• Skilled teaching that creates high levels of engagement and understanding
• Robust leadership and management fostering a positive educational environment

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Hereward Primary School attended 95.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.7% of pupils at Hereward Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Hereward Primary School had 20.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 12.6% of pupils at Hereward Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Hereward Primary School received £6,085 and spent £6,587 for each of its 441 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £14,000 (£33 per pupil).

Across all 16 schools of Epping Forest Schools Partnership Trust, income was £7,618 and spending £7,577 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Loughton · Essex local authority: places and applications

Hereward Primary School is part of Epping Forest Schools Partnership Trust, which runs 16 schools. The nearest others:

• Oak View School Loughton
• Theydon Bois Primary School Epping
• The Alderton Junior School Loughton
• The Alderton Infant School and Nursery Loughton
• Staples Road Primary School Loughton
• Lambourne Primary School Romford
• White Bridge Primary School Loughton
• Ivy Chimneys Primary School Epping
• High Beech CofE Primary School Loughton
• Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School Buckhurst Hill

What is Hereward Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hereward Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Hereward Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Hereward Primary School was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Hereward Primary School have?

Hereward Primary School has 445 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hereward Primary School cover?

Hereward Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Hereward Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Hereward Primary School?

Hereward Primary School is at Colebrook Lane, Loughton, Essex, IG10 2HR.