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OpenPrimaryURN 114932

Limes Farm Junior School

Community school · Chigwell · IG7 5LP

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Phase

Primary

Age range

Ages 7–11

Pupils

154

Local authority

Essex

Age range

Ages 711

05111619

Provision snapshot

Based on official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • NurseryNo Nursery Classes
  • Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
  • BoardingNo boarders
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 7–11, in Chigwell, Essex, 154 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 42.2%.

Open schools in Chigwell
10
Primary schools in Chigwell
6
Academies among open schools in Chigwell
50% (5)
Open schools in IG7
11
Primary in IG7
6
Open schools in Essex LA
612
Primary in Essex LA
444

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Overview

School type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Status
Open
URN
114932

Location

Address
Limes Avenue
Postcode
IG7 5LP
Town
Chigwell
County
Essex
Local authority
Essex
District
Epping Forest
Constituency
Epping Forest
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Size & intake

Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.

Pupils on roll
154
Boys / girls
85 / 69
School capacity
240
Capacity fill
154 / 240 (64%)
Free school meals
42.2%
FSM pupils
65
Gender
Mixed

School characteristics

Nursery provision
No Nursery Classes
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarding
No boarders
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs S Pardalis
Telephone
02085007566

Official links

Ofsted

Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.

Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2022-12-14

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Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)
59%
Higher standard (RWM)
12%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables