Davenant Foundation School

Chester Road, Epping Forest, Essex, IG10 2LD

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About this school

Davenant Foundation School is an Academy converter serving secondary age pupils, located in Epping Forest, Essex. The school has 1,239 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 28 September 2021). Last inspected 13 January 2026. The Headteacher is Adam Thorne. The school is administered by Essex local authority. It belongs to DAVENANT FOUNDATION SCHOOL. The school has a Church of England religious character. It opened in 1 April 2011.

School details

Headteacher

Adam Thorne

Trust

DAVENANT FOUNDATION SCHOOL

Local authority

Essex

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Church of England

URN

136625

Contact

Admissions

Applications for places at Davenant Foundation School are handled by the school or the local authority (Essex). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

• Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
• Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
• Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
• EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

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