Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School
Lower Queen's Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6DS
389 pupils · 93% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- EPPING FOREST SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 18.3%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 11 December 2024, published 2 March 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 64% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 12% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.9 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 59 | 53 | 135 | 59 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 52 | 150 | 60 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 49 | 45 | 133 | 49 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 45 | 149 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 52 | 46 | 139 | 52 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 58 | 165 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 62 | 186 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- White Bridge Primary School 1.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Buckhurst Hill 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Wells Primary School 2 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Ray Lodge Primary School 2.1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Antony's Catholic Primary School 2.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- The Alderton Infant School and Nursery 2.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.