Academy · Essex
Epping St John's Church of England School
- Secondary
- Ages 11–18
- Church of England
- Sixth form
Term dates
Academies can set their own term dates. Many follow Essex council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.
2026/27
2027/28
Admissions
Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.
Apply for a secondary school place on GOV.UK
How places are given: as a Church of England school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.
For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.
How many families applied: Year 7
For September 2026, 194 families put this school as their first choice, and 175 places were offered. 159 of the families who put it first got a place (82%). More families put it first than there were places.
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 175 | 194 | 82% |
| September 2025 | 185 | 189 | 93% |
| September 2024 | 184 | 191 | 85% |
Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.
Before and after school
This club is registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:
- M.R.F.A. | Epping Holiday Course, holiday club. Ofsted report
Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.
Ofsted inspection
Report card, 10 March 2026. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Sixth form
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Safeguarding standards: met.
Previous inspection, 21 April 2022. Overall: Good
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Academy
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Pupils
- 1036 (capacity 1036)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chelmsford
- Academy trust
- BMAT EDUCATION
- Phone
- 01992573028
- Address
- Bury Lane, Epping, CM16 5JB
- Website
- eppingstjohnsschool.org
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.