Coopersale and Theydon Garnon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Epping · CM16 7QX · Essex
Ages 4–11
- KS283%
- Absence5.8%
- FSM17.8%
- Demand0.97
2.2 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 115281
St Andrew's CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Epping · CM16 6EH
Ages 3–11 · 356 pupils · Essex
Ofsted
School remains Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
64%
Overall absence
5.6%
Admissions demand
0.98 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2023-09-17
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)64%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 106.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 103.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 104.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence5.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.1%
Unauthorised1.6%
- Authorised absence
- 4.0%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.3%
- Enrolments in measure
- 344
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for primary 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
0.98 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
54
Places offered
55
1st-preference offers
54
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 70
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 55
- Applications from outside LA
- 0
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 0
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 fill85%
356 pupils · 420 places
- Pupils on roll
- 356
- Boys / girls
- 176 / 180
- School capacity
- 420
- Capacity fill
- 356 / 420 (85%)
- Free school meals
- 16.9%
- FSM pupils
- 60
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
Age range
Ages 3–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chelmsford
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Voluntary aided school
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katie Henson
Location
- Address
- School Green Lane, North Weald
- Postcode
- CM16 6EH
- Town
- Epping
- County
- Essex
- Local authority
- Essex
- District
- Epping Forest
- Constituency
- Brentwood and Ongar
- Urban/rural
- Larger rural: 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 voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Epping, Essex, 356 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 16.9%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Chelmsford.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Voluntary aided school · Primary
Ongar · CM5 0JD · Essex
Ages 4–11
- KS263%
- Absence6.3%
- FSM7.9%
- Demand0.93
2.3 miles away
Ongar Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Ongar · CM5 0FF · Essex
Ages 4–11
- KS273%
- Absence6.7%
- FSM30.4%
- Demand1.00
2.7 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katie Henson
- Telephone
- 01992522283