Davenant Foundation School
Ofsted: Strong standardAcademy converter · Secondary
Loughton · IG10 2LD · Essex
Ages 11–18
- Att855.4
- P80.5
- EM5+68%
- Absence6.8%
0.6 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: Not judgedURN 136555
Debden Park High School
Academy converter · Loughton · IG10 2BQ
Ages 11–18 · 1,046 pupils · Essex
Ofsted
Not judged
Attainment 8
48.4
Overall absence
8.3%
Admissions demand
1.26 · Competitive
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2025-03-25
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8+0.02
−20+2
Attainment 848.4
English & maths grade 5+45%
English & maths grade 4+73%
EBacc entry22%
EBacc APS: 4.1
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence8.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)27.8%
Unauthorised2.9%
- Authorised absence
- 5.4%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 1.7%
- Enrolments in measure
- 904
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
1.26 · Competitive
1st preferences
225
Places offered
178
1st-preference offers
170
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 652
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 178
- Applications from outside LA
- 63
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 0
- Admissions policy (GIAS)
- Non-selective
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill93%
1,046 pupils · 1,120 places
- Pupils on roll
- 1,046
- Boys / girls
- 513 / 533
- School capacity
- 1,120
- Capacity fill
- 1,046 / 1,120 (93%)
- Free school meals
- 19.6%
- FSM pupils
- 172
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
- Academy trust
- THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
- Sponsor
- The Kemnal Academies Trust
- Headteacher
- Dr Andrew Hogan
Location
- Address
- Willingale Road, Debden
- Postcode
- IG10 2BQ
- Town
- Loughton
- County
- Essex
- Local authority
- Essex
- District
- Epping Forest
- Constituency
- Epping Forest
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Loughton, Essex, 1,046 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 19.6%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Roding Valley High School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Loughton · IG10 3JA · Essex
Ages 11–18
- Att842.7
- P8-0.2
- EM5+39%
- Absence9.3%
1.6 miles away
Epping St John's Church of England School
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Epping · CM16 5JB · Essex
Ages 11–18
- Att844.6
- P80.0
- EM5+45%
- Absence10.2%
3.0 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Dr Andrew Hogan
- Telephone
- 02085082979