Secondary
Davenant Foundation School
Chester Road, Loughton, IG10 2LD
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1199 of 1170 places
- Local authority
- Essex
- Religious character
- Yes
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- DAVENANT FOUNDATION SCHOOL
Ofsted
Last inspected January 2026
- AchievementStrong standard
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
- InclusionStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceStrong standard
- Sixth formExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
September 2021
Previous framework
Good
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formOutstanding
GCSE results
68%
56.7
1st of 3 by our score, among the secondary schools in Loughton we can score - see them all. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 56.7 |
| EBacc average point score | 5.05 |
| Entered the EBacc | 53% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 84% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 68% |
| A level average points per entry | 35.76 |
| A level students | 162 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 74% |
| 22/23 | 64% |
| 23/24 | 68% |
| 24/25 | 68% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 39.2 |
| 22/23 | 37.7 |
| 23/24 | 35.5 |
| 24/25 | 35.8 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.42 |
| 22/23 | +0.48 |
| 23/24 | +0.47 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 60.1 |
| 22/23 | 56.6 |
| 23/24 | 55.4 |
| 24/25 | 56.7 |
Chester Road, Loughton, IG10 2LD
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Essex admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Adam Thorne
- Address
- Chester Road, Loughton, IG10 2LD
- Telephone
- 02085080404