High Beech CofE Primary School | Primary in Loughton, Epping Forest | Ofsted & DfE

29%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

29%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

29%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 28/06/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityEssex

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio18.1:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterChurch of England

StatusOpen

Overview of High Beech CofE Primary School · Primary · Essex

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard

29%

-21pp

62%46%29%

'23'24'25

'25 · 29%

RWM higher standard

-13pp

13%7%0%

'23'24'25

'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

57%

Reading higher standard

14%

Writing expected standard

43%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

43%

Maths higher standard

Science expected standard

86%

SPAG expected standard

57%

SPAG higher standard

Reading scaled score

103.0

Maths scaled score

101.0

GPS scaled score

102.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

Pupil : teacher ratio

18.1

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

16%

SEN

21%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

Contact

Address

Mott Street, High Beech, Loughton, IG10 4AP

Local authority

Essex

Website

https://www.highbeechschool.org.uk/

Telephone

02085086048

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	29%	0%	57%	14%	43%	0%	43%	0%	86%	57%	103.0	101.0	102.0	—	—	—	21%	92
2023/24	50%	13%	63%	50%	50%	38%	50%	13%	75%	50%	104.0	100.0	100.0	—	—	—	26%	94
2022/23	62%	0%	77%	31%	69%	8%	62%	0%	92%	62%	108.0	101.0	105.0	+0.40	-1.60	-4.30	19%	93

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	92	15.9	21%	9%	16%	5%	9%
2023/24	94	17.4	26%	10%	22%	6%	17%
2022/23	93	23.3	19%	8%	19%	7%	14%
2021/22	90	17.8	16%	8%	18%	6%	14%
2020/21	103	14.6	12%	7%	18%	—	—
2018/19	100	—	15%	6%	11%	4%	7%