Schools in Loughton
Loughton sits in the Epping Forest district of Essex, with 14 schools split between 8 primaries and 3 secondaries. Essex County Council co-ordinates maintained school admissions here, and proximity to the Tube's Central line makes this one of the more commuter-oriented corners of Essex - with school oversubscription tracking closely with housing demand.
Davenant Foundation School and Roding Valley High School are the main secondary options, both well-regarded and drawing from a catchment that spans Loughton, Buckhurst Hill and the Debden area. Essex sets secondary preferences by the 31 October deadline and primary preferences by mid-January; late applications move to the bottom of the allocation order.
School demand in Loughton
Across the 14 schools in Loughton with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 97%. 5 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
3 schools in Loughton have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
11 of the schools in Loughton are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Essex, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
8 of the schools in Loughton have a current Ofsted rating, of which 8 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Loughton: 3 oversubscribed (8)
Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Foundation school
Loughton · IG10 3SR
High Beech CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Loughton · IG10 4AP
White Bridge Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Loughton · IG10 3DR
The Alderton Junior School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Loughton · IG10 3HE
The Alderton Infant School and Nursery
Primary · Academy converter
Loughton · IG10 3HE
Hereward Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Loughton · IG10 2HR
Staples Road Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Loughton · IG10 1HR
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Loughton · IG10 2DY
Secondary Schools in Loughton (3)
Debden Park High School
Secondary · Academy converter
Loughton · IG10 2BQ
Davenant Foundation School
Secondary · Academy converter
Loughton · IG10 2LD
Roding Valley High School
Secondary · Academy converter
Loughton · IG10 3JA
Other Schools in Loughton (3)
Oaklands School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Loughton · IG10 4RA
Woodcroft School
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Loughton · IG10 1SQ
Oak View School
Not applicable · Academy special converter
Loughton · IG10 1TS
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Loughton 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.