Primary school in Waltham Abbey, Essex
Nazeing Primary School
Hyde Mead, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 2HS
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 19 July 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 250
- Places
- 315
- How full
- 79% full — 250 of 315 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 109 / 141
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Epping Forest 002D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 25%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 26%
- Households owning their home
- 68%
- Households in social housing
- 22%
- Households with no car
- 11%
- Adults economically inactive
- 41%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Jane Pomfret
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward
- Roydon & Lower Nazeing
- Constituency
- Harlow
- URN
- 151971
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wormley CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | No grade | 72% | 1.5 mi |
| Broxbourne CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Outstanding 2023 | 83% | 1.5 mi |
| St Cross Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 45% | 1.8 mi |
| Longlands Primary School and NurseryCommunity school | No grade | 38% | 1.9 mi |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 87% | 2 mi |
| Sheredes Primary SchoolCommunity school | Outstanding 2023 | 78% | 2 mi |
| St Catherine's Hoddesdon CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2023 | 30% | 2.2 mi |
| Churchfield Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 55% | 2.2 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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