Hereward Primary School

State-Funded School

hereward-primary-school-essex-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

Epping ForestConstituency

IG10 2HRPostcode

10.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Hereward Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Essex, East of England.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 445 pupils. Hereward Primary School is part of EPPING FOREST SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 88%
Higher standard: 31%
Reading score: 111
Maths score: 110

Ethnicity

White

82%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

445

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

14%

England average

27%

First language not English

22%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 445
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: EPPING FOREST SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
1 Jul 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
12 Jul 2013	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.