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Hereward Primary School

Primary school in Loughton, Essex. Outstanding (Jun 2024).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 4 June 2024, report published 1 July 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Outstanding overall. The top grade under the previous system. 12% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Outstanding.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Early yearsOutstanding
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around June 2028

The last inspection was in June 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

  1. 0.4 milesSt John Fisher Catholic Primary School

    Primary, Loughton, Essex

    Report card, Dec 2025: 4 expected, 3 needs attention

  2. 0.7 milesThomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery

    Primary, Loughton, Essex

    School remains Good (Apr 2023)

  3. 1.2 milesTheydon Bois Primary School

    Primary, Epping, Essex

    School remains Good (Oct 2022)

  4. 1.4 milesThe Alderton Junior School

    Primary, Loughton, Essex

    Good (Jan 2023)

  5. 1.4 milesThe Alderton Infant School and Nursery

    Primary, Loughton, Essex

    Good (Feb 2023)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.