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White Bridge Primary School

Academy converter · Loughton · IG10 3DR

Ages 3–11 · 434 pupils · Essex

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

61%

Overall absence

4.5%

Admissions demand

0.98 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-05-08

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)61%
Higher standard (RWM)6%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.0%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
360

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

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

55

Places offered

58

1st-preference offers

55

Total preferences (any rank)
124
Preferred offers (top 3)
56
Applications from outside LA
2
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 fill96%

434 pupils · 450 places

Pupils on roll
434
Boys / girls
212 / 222
School capacity
450
Capacity fill
434 / 450 (96%)
Free school meals
15.9%
FSM pupils
68
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

3 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: EPPING FOREST SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP TRUST
Academy trust
EPPING FOREST SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP TRUST
Sponsor
Epping Forest Schools Partnership Trust
Headteacher
Mr James Kenyon

Location

Address
Greensted Road
Postcode
IG10 3DR
Town
Loughton
County
Essex
Local authority
Essex
District
Epping Forest
Constituency
Epping Forest
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Special classes
Has Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision and SEN unit
Resourced places
2 on roll / 5 capacity
SEN unit places
2 on roll / 5 capacity

Local context

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

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Loughton, Essex, 434 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy, special school. Free school meals: 15.9%. SEN provision includes: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health.

Open schools in Loughton
14
Primary schools in Loughton
8
Academies among open schools in Loughton
79% (11)
Open schools in IG10
14
Primary in IG10
8
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.

Compare with theseAll in LoughtonNear IG10

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr James Kenyon
Telephone
02085088624
Website
www.whitebridge.essex.sch.uk

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