Primary
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
Burney Drive, Loughton, IG10 2DY
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 268 of 390 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.3
- Local authority
- Essex
- Religious character
- Yes
- Trust
- OUR LADY OF FATIMA CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Diocese
- Diocese of Brentwood
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 16.2
- All staff (FTE)
- 26.8
- Pupils per adult
- 11.0
- Pupils
- 296
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected December 2025
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- Early yearsNeeds attention
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)SATs results
53%
11 points below the Loughton average (64% across 7 schools)
103.0
3.0 below the Loughton average (106.0 across 7 schools)
7th of 7 by our score, among the primary schools in Loughton we can score - 8 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 99 |
| Average reading score | 103 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 53% |
| Working at a higher standard | 3% |
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 time2 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 23/24 | 48% |
| 24/25 | 53% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 23/24 | 104.0 |
| 24/25 | 103.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 23/24 | 102.0 |
| 24/25 | 99.0 |
Burney Drive, Loughton, IG10 2DY
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 15 January, 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
- Ian Kendal
- Address
- Burney Drive, Loughton, IG10 2DY
- Telephone
- 02085086315