St John Fisher Catholic Primary School

Burney Drive, Loughton, IG10 2DY

Local ranking380th of 430 primary schools in Essex

Ofsted: Expected

Primary

Phase

390

Capacity

5-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from St John Fisher Catholic Primary School (URN 115295) since 1 September 2022. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 2 December 2025 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met

Achievement: Needs attention
Curriculum & teaching: Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour: Expected standard
Personal development & wellbeing: Expected standard
Leadership & governance: Expected standard
Inclusion: Expected standard
Early years: Needs attention

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 53.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 3.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 57.0%
Writing (Expected): 63.0%
Maths (Expected): 57.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 67.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 103.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 99.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 101.0
Cohort Size: 30

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 280
Boys: 138 (49%)
Girls: 142 (51%)
Capacity: 390 (72% full)
SEND: 21.8%
FSM Eligible: 23.2%
EAL: 23.6%
SEN with EHC Plan: 3.9%
SEN Support: 17.9%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 24.6:1
Teachers (FTE): 11.4
Budget per Pupil: £5,804/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 6.9% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 20.4% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Religious Character: Roman Catholic
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 53.8%
White Other: 19.1%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 5.4%
Mixed Other: 5.4%
Black African: 4.7%
Asian Indian: 2.5%
Mixed White & Black African: 2.2%
Black Caribbean: 2.2%

53.8%

White British

19.1%

White Other

5.4%

Mixed White & Black Caribbean

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

02085086315

admin@st-johnfisher.essex.sch.uk

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Burney Drive

Loughton, East of England

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Administrative

URN: 149372
UKPRN: 10091112
Establishment No.: 5255
Trust: OUR LADY OF FATIMA CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

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