St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
Burney Drive, Loughton, IG10 2DY
268 pupils · 69% of 390 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- OUR LADY OF FATIMA CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 24.6%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 2 December 2025, published 2 February 2026. 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 | 53% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“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 | 29 | 26 | 75 | 27 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 30 | 88 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 24 | 89 | 29 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 35 | 27 | 85 | 34 |
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
- Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery 0.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Hereward Primary School 0.7 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- The Alderton Junior School 1.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The Alderton Infant School and Nursery 1.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Staples Road Primary School 2.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Lambourne Primary School 2.4 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · 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.