High Beech CofE Primary SchoolStaples Road Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Loughton.

Summary of the comparison

High Beech CofE Primary School and Staples Road Primary School are primary schools in Loughton.

  • High Beech CofE Primary School scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Staples Road Primary School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). Staples Road Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • High Beech CofE Primary School was judged Good and Staples Road Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 29.0% for High Beech CofE Primary School and 75.0% for Staples Road Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at High Beech CofE Primary School (62.0% in 2022-23, 29.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Staples Road Primary School (60.0% in 2022-23, 75.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

High Beech CofE Primary School versus Staples Road Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LoughtonHigh Beech CofE Primary SchoolLoughtonStaples Road Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD45/100C61/100Stronger figure
Local ranking319th of 430 in Essex 168th of 430 in Essex Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll92 615
Capacity105 630
LocationLoughton, IG10 4AP Loughton, IG10 1HR
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard29.0% 75.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 7.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score101.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census92 615
Free school meals (ever 6)16.3% 5.7%
English as an additional language8.7% 11.5%
SEN support13.0% 10.7%
SEN with an EHC plan7.6% 2.4%
Attendance
Overall absence4.9% Stronger figure5.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence9.4% Stronger figure12.4% 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.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

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.

High Beech CofE Primary School

Staples Road Primary School

Full profiles: High Beech CofE Primary School · Staples Road Primary School