Schools in Epping Forest[1]

Local authority district E07000072 · 54 open schools[2]

Neighbourhood deprivation

The district's 78 neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs)[3] by their place in England's Index of Multiple Deprivation, in fifths of all neighbourhoods (1 in 5 of England's neighbourhoods is in each fifth):

most deprived 20%: 0 (0%)[4]
second 20%: 13 (17%)[4]
middle 20%: 24 (31%)[4]
fourth 20%: 15 (19%)[4]
least deprived 20%: 26 (33%)[4]

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 deciles grouped in pairs; it describes the neighbourhoods, not the pupils who attend the district's schools.

By kind of deprivation

The share of the district's neighbourhoods in each fifth of England's on each part of the index (the most deprived 20% are deciles 1 and 2, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of England's neighbourhoods):

Measure	Most deprived 20%	Second	Middle	Fourth	Least deprived 20%
Income	1%[4]	19%[4]	27%[4]	26%[4]	27%[4]
Employment	4%[4]	17%[4]	21%[4]	26%[4]	33%[4]
Education and skills	4%[4]	36%[4]	19%[4]	22%[4]	19%[4]
Health and disability	0%[4]	5%[4]	10%[4]	26%[4]	59%[4]
Crime	5%[4]	35%[4]	42%[4]	13%[4]	5%[4]
Housing and services	9%[4]	18%[4]	17%[4]	26%[4]	31%[4]
Living environment	10%[4]	22%[4]	38%[4]	26%[4]	4%[4]
Children in low-income families	1%[4]	15%[4]	26%[4]	24%[4]	33%[4]

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Income: People on low incomes: out of work, or in work on low pay, and receiving benefits or tax credits. Employment: Working-age people out of work through unemployment, sickness, disability or caring. Education and skills: Low attainment and skills: children's results and staying on in education, adults' qualifications and English. Health and disability: Risk of early death and of a poorer quality of life through ill health or disability. Crime: Risk of personal and material victimisation: recorded violence, burglary, theft and criminal damage. Housing and services: Barriers to housing and services: distance to a GP, school, shop and post office, and housing that is unaffordable, overcrowded or hard to get. Living environment: The quality of the local environment: housing in poor condition or without central heating, air quality and road accidents. Children in low-income families: Children aged 0–15 living in income-deprived families (the IDACI, part of the income measure).

Census 2021

Shares in the district's neighbourhoods together, on census day (21 March 2021):

Households that own their home: 69.6% of 54,554 households[5] (England: 61.3%[5])
Adults with a degree or similar: 32.4% of 109,937 residents aged 16 and over[6] (England: 33.9%[6])
Adults in higher managerial and professional jobs: 16.3% of 109,923 residents aged 16 and over[7] (England: 13.2%[7])

Households that own their home: Households that own their home outright or with a mortgage or loan (shared ownership not included), of all households. Adults with a degree or similar: Residents aged 16 and over whose highest qualification is Level 4 or above (a degree, HND, NVQ level 4 or higher), of all residents aged 16 and over. Adults in higher managerial and professional jobs: Residents aged 16 and over in higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (NS-SEC classes 1–3, by their current or most recent job), of all residents aged 16 and over.

Secondary schools (7)

School	Ages	Headline results
Davenant Foundation School	11–18[2]	A8 55 2025/26[8] AL B- 2024/25[9]
Debden Park High School	11–18[2]	A8 47 2025/26[8] AL C+ 2024/25[9]
Epping St John's Church of England School	11–18[2]	A8 47 2025/26[8] AL B- 2024/25[9]
King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy	11–16[2]	A8 40 2025/26[8]
Roding Valley High School	11–18[2]	A8 44 2025/26[8] AL B- 2024/25[9]
The Ongar Academy	11–18[2]	A8 40 2025/26[8]
West Hatch High School	11–18[2]	A8 51 2025/26[8] AL C+ 2024/25[9]

Primary schools (35)

School	Ages	Headline results
Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 64% 2024/25[10]
Chigwell Primary Academy	4–11[2]	KS2 75% 2024/25[10]
Chigwell Row Infant School	5–7[2]
Chipping Ongar Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 64% 2024/25[10]
Coopersale and Theydon Garnon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 74% 2024/25[10]
Dr Walker's CofE Primary School	4–11[2]
Epping Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 66% 2024/25[10]
Epping Upland CofE Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 52% 2024/25[10]
Hereward Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 90% 2024/25[10]
High Beech CofE Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 29% 2024/25[10]
High Ongar Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 56% 2024/25[10]
Hillhouse CofE Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 43% 2024/25[10]
Ivy Chimneys Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 83% 2024/25[10]
Lambourne Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 65% 2024/25[10]
Leverton Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 42% 2024/25[10]
Limes Farm Infant School and Nursery	3–7[2]
Limes Farm Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 57% 2024/25[10]
Matching Green Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 58% 2024/25[10]
Moreton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 75% 2024/25[10]
Nazeing Primary School	5–11[2]
Ongar Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 70% 2024/25[10]
Roydon Primary Academy	4–11[2]	KS2 59% 2024/25[10]
Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 50% 2024/25[10]
St Andrew's CofE Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 63% 2024/25[10]
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 53% 2024/25[10]
St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Buckhurst Hill	5–11[2]	KS2 72% 2024/25[10]
Stapleford Abbotts Primary Academy	2–11[2]	KS2 71% 2024/25[10]
Staples Road Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 75% 2024/25[10]
The Alderton Infant School and Nursery	3–7[2]
The Alderton Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 59% 2024/25[10]
Theydon Bois Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 63% 2024/25[10]
Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery	3–11[2]	KS2 75% 2024/25[10]
Upshire Primary Foundation School	4–11[2]	KS2 37% 2024/25[10]
Waltham Holy Cross Primary Academy	3–11[2]	KS2 73% 2024/25[10]
White Bridge Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 64% 2024/25[10]

Independent schools (6)

School	Ages	Headline results
Chigwell School	4–18[2]	AL B 2024/25[9]
Coopersale Hall School	2–16[2]
Daiglen School	3–11[2]
Loyola Preparatory School	3–11[2]
Oaklands School	2–11[2]
Open Box Education Centre	14–17[2]

Special schools and alternative provision (6)

School	Ages	Headline results
Luxborough Court School	5–19[2]
Oak View School	3–19[2]
St John's RC School (Essex)	5–19[2]
The Tower School	11–18[2]
Wells Park School	4–11[2]
Woodcroft School	5–13[2]

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Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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