Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Buckhurst Hill, Essex
Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School is a primary school in Buckhurst Hill, Essex for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 11 December 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Lower Queen's Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6DS
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 389 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 11 December 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils happily attend this school.”
- “They enjoy the interesting learning tasks their teachers organise.”
- “These activities also help them to remember what they have learned.”
To improve
- “This means there was little opportunity for the usual catch-up work.”
- “There was also no access to the school hall, which limited pupils' other opportunities.”
- “This impacted on pupils’ achievement, as shown in the lower than expected provisional published outcomes for 2024.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 64% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 53 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 51 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- White Bridge Primary School 0.8 mi Good
- St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Buckhurst Hill 0.9 mi School remains Good
- The Alderton Infant School and Nursery 1.4 mi Good
- Chigwell Primary Academy 1.4 mi School remains Good
- The Alderton Junior School 1.4 mi Good
- Staples Road Primary School 1.8 mi School remains Good
- Limes Farm Infant School and Nursery 1.9 mi School remains Good
- Limes Farm Junior School 1.9 mi School remains Good