St John's RC School (Essex)
Non-maintained special school · Mixed · Essex
Turpins Lane, Woodford Bridge, IG8 8AX
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
88.8%
33.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
102
Capacity used
Over capacity102%
100 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Non-maintained special school
- Age range
- 5–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Wendy Killilea
- Address
- Turpins Lane, Woodford Bridge, IG8 8AX
- Phone
- 02085041818
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward / constituency
- Grange Hill · Epping Forest
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 115466
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 36% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 25% | — | — |
| SEN support | 0% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
102 pupils · 100 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
21 April 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Expected standard Achievement Expected standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Expected standard Attendance and behaviour Strong standard Leadership and governance Expected standard Early years Not applicable Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard Post-16 provision Expected standard - 21
08 December 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 72 pupils
Attendance
88.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
11.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
33.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
4.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in cohort | 12 | — |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.