Academy · Essex
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
- Primary
- Ages 5–11
- Roman Catholic
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 Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.
Apply for a primary school place on GOV.UK
How places are given: as a Roman Catholic school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.
How many families applied: Reception
For September 2026, 26 families put this school as their first choice, and 29 places were offered. 26 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 29 | 26 | 100% |
| September 2025 | 30 | 30 | 97% |
| September 2024 | 30 | 24 | 100% |
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
These clubs are registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:
- Valley Hill Forest Nursery And Kids Club, after-school club. Ofsted report
- St John Fisher SSS Sports Camp, holiday club. Ofsted report
Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.
Ofsted inspection
Report card, 2 December 2025. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Safeguarding standards: met.
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
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Pupils
- 268 (capacity 390)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Diocese
- Diocese of Brentwood
- Academy trust
- OUR LADY OF FATIMA CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Phone
- 02085086315
- Address
- Burney Drive, Loughton, IG10 2DY
- Website
- st-johnfisher.essex.sch.uk
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.