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St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Buckhurst Hill
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Academy
High Road, Buckhurst Hill IG9 5RX · stjohns.efspt.org · 020 8504 2934
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 72%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Essex 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.59 mi
- 0.95 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 412
- 98% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 5.3%
- First language not English
- 10.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.59 mi (948 m) from the school. Source: Essex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 74 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 77% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 74 | 1.2▲ | 77% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 97 | 1.6▲ | 60% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 92 | 1.5▲ | 65% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 64 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 0.59 mi0.95 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Essex it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲72% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 115094)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 23 June 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Buckhurst Hill was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 22 Jun 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2013
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 115094), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Oct 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 115094)
Dec 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 115094)
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (131 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 131
- 32% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 20 parents (15%) with SEND