Davenant Foundation School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Loughton, Essex
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Not published
From Essex County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →Davenant Foundation School is a secondary school in Loughton, Essex for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Essex has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2025 to 2026 entry.
Davenant Foundation School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Not published |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 in 2026 had 212 first-choice applications for 185 offers; 173 offers went to first-choice families, and 39 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 187 of the 532 applications (35%) for Year 7 in 2026 came from families living outside Essex, and 58 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 68% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Essex.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Essex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Chester Road, Loughton, IG10 2LD
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 1,199 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 13 January 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud of their friendly and welcoming school.”
- “They develop a sense of belonging quickly in this supportive and inclusive environment.”
- “Their highly positive response to the ambitious expectations set for them is reflected in their academic success, especially at GCSE.”
To improve
- “While students achieve well overall, attainment at A level is not as consistently above the national average as it is at the end of Year 11.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 March 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 68% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 56.7 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 212 first-preference applications, 185 offers in total, 173 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- Debden Park High School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Roding Valley High School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Epping St John's Church of England School 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- West Hatch High School 3.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow 6.1 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Sir Frederick Gibberd College 6.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Passmores Academy 6.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published