Chigwell Primary Academy

State-Funded School

chigwell-primary-academy-essex-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

Epping ForestConstituency

IG7 6EDPostcode

7.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Chigwell Primary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Essex, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 200 pupils. Chigwell Primary Academy is part of REAch2 Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 65%
Higher standard: 15%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 107

Ethnicity

White

42%

Asian

31%

Black

11%

Mixed

14%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

200

Total Pupils

54%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

15%

England average

27%

First language not English

29%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 200
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: REAch2 Academy Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 12 October 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
20 Jun 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.