Epping St John's Church of England School

Secondary · state · Church of England · ages 11–18 · 1,036 pupils · has a sixth form · CM16 5JB · BMAT EDUCATION

GoodOfstedInspected Mar 2026

5.9%GCSE grades 8–9England median 9.6%

18.8%A levels AAB or betterEngland median 12.4%

1.1Applications per placeFirst choices, Year 7 2026

42.8Attainment 8England median 45.8

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18.7% of pupils eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted: Report card: achievement expected standard, curriculum and teaching expected standard

GCSE results (2024/25)

% of GCSE grades at 8 or 95.9% (typical 9.6%)

% of GCSE grades at 7 or above15.5% (typical 19.5%)

Attainment 8 (average across 8 GCSE-level subjects)42.8 (typical 45.8)

% with grade 5 or above in English and maths42.1% (typical 43.9%)

% with grade 4 or above in English and maths67.3% (typical 65.8%)

159 pupils at the end of Year 11.

A levels (2024/25)

% of A-level grades at A* or A22.1% (typical 15.4%)

% of A-level grades at A* to B63.6% (typical 38.7%)

% of A-level students with AAB or better18.8% (typical 12.4%)

A-level average points per entry37.98 (typical 32.5)

100 A-level students; average grade B-, best three A levels averaging B. Progress: well above average (value added +0.61).

How hard is it to get in?

For Year 7 in September 2026, 194 families put it first for 175 places (1.1 first choices per place). 82% of the families who put it first got a place.

Entry	Places	First choices	Per place	First choices offered a place
Year 7, 2024	184	191	1.0	85%
Year 7, 2025	185	189	1.0	93%
Year 7, 2026	175	194	1.1	82%

Sports facilities on site

Sports hall (4 courts), 3G pitch, 3 football pitches, 1 rugby pitch, cricket, tennis courts.

Some of these are open to the public (pay and play, clubs or community use) outside school hours. Schools nearby with similar facilities

Money

£6,513spent per pupil (typical secondary £7,863)

85%of spending on staff, 63% on teachers

£546krevenue reserve (7.3% of a year's income)

£742ksurplus in the year

Income £7.5m, spending £6.8m (September 2024 to August 2025, 1,040 pupils).

Run by Bmat Education, a trust of 12 academies and 6,933 pupils. The trust holds reserves of £3.6m, 6.1% of its income. Its accounts at Companies House.

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About these figures

Typical means the median state-funded school in England. In the bars, the fill is this school and the black line is the typical school.
Progress 8 (how pupils did against similar pupils nationally) isn't published for 2024/25, because these pupils sat no tests at 11 during Covid.
GCSE tables: GCSE (9–1) full courses taken in 2024/25; A-level tables: GCE A levels taken in 2024/25; subjects with 5 or more entries. Small entries swing a lot from year to year.
Applications per place are first choices. They are national offer day figures; places can change later through waiting lists and appeals.
Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place. Admissions are set by the council or the school, and rules such as catchment, siblings and faith decide who gets in: check its admissions policy and how far away the last places went in recent years.
Sports facilities, not results: there is no national data on schools' sporting success.
Spending per pupil mostly follows funding for deprivation, special needs and London weighting, so higher isn't the same as better. Small schools and sixth forms cost more per pupil.

Department for Education performance data 2024/25 and register of schools; Ofsted inspections to August 2026. Open Government Licence. Applications: DfE applications and offers. Contains data © Sport England (Active Places), matched to the school by name and postcode. Money: Department for Education academies accounts return, 2024-25; Open Government Licence.

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GCSE results (2024/25)

% of GCSE grades at 8 or 95.9% (typical 9.6%)

% of GCSE grades at 7 or above15.5% (typical 19.5%)

Attainment 8 (average across 8 GCSE-level subjects)42.8 (typical 45.8)

% with grade 5 or above in English and maths42.1% (typical 43.9%)

% with grade 4 or above in English and maths67.3% (typical 65.8%)

159 pupils at the end of Year 11.

GCSE grades by subject

Subject	Entries	Grades 8–9	England 8–9	Grades 7+	Grades 4+
English Language	158	3.2%	9.2%	14.6%	74.1%
Mathematics	158	5.7%	13%	13.3%	71.5%
English Literature	144	6.9%	9.9%	16%	84%
Geography	78	7.7%	13.6%	15.4%	70.5%
Spanish	76	5.3%	15.3%	18.4%	76.3%
Business	58	1.7%	10.9%	10.3%	62.1%
History	56	14.3%	15.2%	32.1%	83.9%
Design & Technology	37	0%	13.3%	0%	0%
Physics	32	12.5%	29.4%	18.8%	96.9%
Biology	32	12.5%	28.6%	34.4%	100%
Chemistry	32	9.4%	31.4%	21.9%	96.9%
Religious Studies	31	6.5%	19%	9.7%	100%
Media / Film / TV	26	3.8%	10.7%	23.1%	69.2%
Physical Education	24	4.2%	12.8%	12.5%	50%
Computer Science	22	0%	19.9%	0%	31.8%
Art and Design	21	9.5%	13.2%	19%	81%
Food Preparation & Nutrition	18	0%	11.5%	0%	55.6%
Drama	6	0%	15.9%	0%	66.7%

A levels (2024/25)

% of A-level grades at A* or A22.1% (typical 15.4%)

% of A-level grades at A* to B63.6% (typical 38.7%)

% of A-level students with AAB or better18.8% (typical 12.4%)

A-level average points per entry37.98 (typical 32.5)

100 A-level students; average grade B-, best three A levels averaging B. Progress: well above average (value added +0.61).

A-level grades by subject

Subject	Entries	A*–A	England A*–A	A*	A*–B
Sociology	22	22.7%	19.3%	4.5%	72.7%
Psychology	21	9.5%	19.8%	0%	57.1%
History	18	27.8%	25.5%	5.6%	77.8%
Media / Film / TV Studies	17	5.9%	14%	0%	58.8%
English Literature	15	26.7%	25.2%	6.7%	66.7%
Mathematics	14	50%	42.8%	7.1%	85.7%
Business Studies	14	7.1%	16.8%	0%	42.9%
Economics	11	36.4%	30.8%	0%	100%
Geography	11	18.2%	24.2%	0%	90.9%
Government and Politics	8	50%	28.3%	0%	62.5%
Biology	8	25%	29%	12.5%	50%
Religious Studies	8	0%	23.8%	0%	50%
Computer Science	7	0%	23.5%	0%	28.6%
Physics	7	57.1%	32.6%	0%	71.4%
Chemistry	6	33.3%	33.2%	16.7%	50%

Entry

Places

First choices

Per place

First choices offered a place

Year 7, 2024

184

191

1.0

85%

Year 7, 2025

185

189

1.0

93%

Year 7, 2026

175

194

1.1

82%