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Schools in Epping

Reviewed by the catchment.school editorial team · Last updated 15 March 2026

Epping in Essex is served by 8 schools — 6 primaries and Epping St John's Church of England School as the local secondary. Four of the eight schools have a faith character, all Church of England, meaning supplementary information forms and faith-based criteria are a feature of admissions across much of the area. The average fill rate is 90%.

Epping St John's is a Church of England secondary, which uses faith criteria ahead of distance in its oversubscription policy. Two schools have received Good or Outstanding Ofsted ratings. Essex County Council coordinates admissions for the maintained schools in Epping — applications for September entry open in October the year before.

Use the catchment finder to check which school serves your postcode and to review the most recent last-distance-offered data. For faith schools, confirm whether a Supplementary Information Form is required alongside the main Essex application.

Primary Schools in Epping (6)

Secondary Schools in Epping (1)

Other Schools in Epping (1)

Catchment area boundaries for schools in Epping are set by Essex and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.

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