Davenant Foundation SchoolEpping St Johns Church of England School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Davenant Foundation School and Epping St Johns Church of England School are secondary schools.
Davenant Foundation School scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Epping St Johns Church of England School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Davenant Foundation School is ahead on our composite score.
Davenant Foundation School was judged strong and Epping St Johns Church of England School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 56.7 for Davenant Foundation School and 42.8 for Epping St Johns Church of England School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Davenant Foundation School (60.1 in 2021-22, 56.7 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Epping St Johns Church of England School (44.4 in 2021-22, 42.8 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LoughtonDavenant Foundation School | EppingEpping St Johns Church of England School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B71/100Stronger figure | D54/100 | |
| Local ranking | 10th of 80 in Essex Stronger figure | 42nd of 80 in Essex | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: StrongStronger figure | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,239 | 1,031 | |
| Capacity | 1,170 | 1,036 | |
| Location | Loughton, IG10 2LD | Epping, CM16 5JB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 56.7 Stronger figure | 42.8 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 67.8% Stronger figure | 42.1% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 83.6% Stronger figure | 67.3% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 52.5% Stronger figure | 44.7% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.05 Stronger figure | 3.99 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 183 | 159 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 162 | 76 | |
| A-level average points | 35.8 | 38.0 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | B- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 35.8 | 40.1 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 14.9% | 18.8% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,239 | 1,031 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 10.2% | 22.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 4.6% | 4.6% | |
| SEN support | 8.2% | 11.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.4% | 2.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.7% Stronger figure | 9.9% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 18.6% Stronger figure | 30.0% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Davenant Foundation School
Epping St Johns Church of England School
Full profiles: Davenant Foundation School · Epping St Johns Church of England School