Davenant Foundation School

State-Funded School

davenant-foundation-school-essex-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

Epping ForestConstituency

IG10 2LDPostcode

8.6

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Davenant Foundation School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Essex, East of England.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,199 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 13 Jan 2026 · published 22 Mar 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 56.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 67.8%
EBacc average point score: 5.05

Ethnicity

White

68%

Asian

Black

17%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,199

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,199
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
10 Nov 2021	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
30 Oct 2006	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.