Matching Green Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Epping Forest · CM17 0QB

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 92 pupils, 10.9% FSM

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Matching Green Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

General Information

Address: Little Laver Road, Matching Green, Harlow, CM17 0QB – View on map
Phone: 01279731225
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Andrew Lorkins
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 17 families put it first for 14 places – 12 for every 10 places. 76% of them were offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 9 · 2024 8 · 2025 4 · 2026 12
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

92 pupils out of 98 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 10
% eligible for free school meals: 10.9%
Pupil mix: 3 in 10 (less mixed than the Epping Forest average)
English as an additional language: 7% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 31.9% a year (Epping Forest 14.6%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 65% moved to another school, 35% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Essex: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 28 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 17 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 7 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Essex (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.1%
Persistently absent pupils: 10.7%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 9.8%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 5.4%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 58% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 8% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 7 percentage points below the Epping Forest average (65%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 58% against an expected 62%)
3-year average (expected standard): 58%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 75% · Writing 75% · Maths 67% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 67%
Average test scores: reading 108, maths 105
Based on: 12 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolEpping Forest averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 7 percentage points below the Epping Forest average (65%).

Year 6 SATs: 21st of 30 junior and primary schools in the area

=19Roydon Primary Academy59%
=19The Alderton Junior School59%
#21Matching Green Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School58%
#22Limes Farm Junior School57%
#23High Ongar Primary School56%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Hereward Primary School90%
#2Ivy Chimneys Primary School83%
=3Chigwell Primary Academy75%
=3Moreton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School75%
=3Staples Road Primary School75%
=3Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery75%
#7Coopersale and Theydon Garnon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School74%
#8Waltham Holy Cross Primary Academy73%
#9St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Buckhurst Hill72%
#10Stapleford Abbotts Primary Academy71%
#11Ongar Primary School70%
#12Epping Primary School66%
#13Lambourne Primary School65%
=14Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School64%
=14Chipping Ongar Primary School64%
=14White Bridge Primary School64%
=17St Andrew's CofE Primary School63%
=17Theydon Bois Primary School63%
=19Roydon Primary Academy59%
=19The Alderton Junior School59%
#21Matching Green Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School58%
#22Limes Farm Junior School57%
#23High Ongar Primary School56%
#24St John Fisher Catholic Primary School53%
#25Epping Upland CofE Primary School52%
#26Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School50%
#27Hillhouse CofE Primary School43%
#28Leverton Primary School42%
#29Upshire Primary Foundation School37%
#30High Beech CofE Primary School29%

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13th of 27 primary schools in Epping Forest for Ofsted rating

#11Lambourne Primary SchoolGood
#12Leverton Primary SchoolGood
#13Matching Green Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood
#14Moreton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood
#15Nazeing Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Hereward Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Chigwell Primary AcademyGood
#3Chipping Ongar Primary SchoolGood
#4Coopersale and Theydon Garnon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood
#5Epping Primary SchoolGood
#6Epping Upland CofE Primary SchoolGood
#7High Beech CofE Primary SchoolGood
#8High Ongar Primary SchoolGood
#9Hillhouse CofE Primary SchoolGood
#10Ivy Chimneys Primary SchoolGood
#11Lambourne Primary SchoolGood
#12Leverton Primary SchoolGood
#13Matching Green Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood
#14Moreton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood
#15Nazeing Primary SchoolGood
#16Ongar Primary SchoolGood
#17Roydon Primary AcademyGood
#18Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood
#19St Andrew's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#20St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Buckhurst HillGood
#21Stapleford Abbotts Primary AcademyGood
#22Staples Road Primary SchoolGood
#23Theydon Bois Primary SchoolGood
#24Thomas Willingale Primary School and NurseryGood
#25Waltham Holy Cross Primary AcademyGood
#26White Bridge Primary SchoolGood
#27Dr Walker's CofE Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £8,403 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

3rd of 28 primary schools in Epping Forest for spending per pupil

#1Upshire Primary Foundation School£9,588
#2Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£8,484
#3Matching Green Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£8,403
#4High Beech CofE Primary School£8,348
#5Lambourne Primary School£7,748

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Upshire Primary Foundation School£9,588
#2Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£8,484
#3Matching Green Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£8,403
#4High Beech CofE Primary School£8,348
#5Lambourne Primary School£7,748
#6St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Buckhurst Hill£7,386
#7Moreton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£6,827
#8Coopersale and Theydon Garnon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£6,779
#9Chigwell Primary Academy£6,656
#10St Andrew's CofE Primary School£6,588
#11Leverton Primary School£6,491
#12Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School£6,364
#13Chipping Ongar Primary School£6,302
#14Ongar Primary School£6,295
#15White Bridge Primary School£6,250
#16Hillhouse CofE Primary School£6,242
#17Ivy Chimneys Primary School£6,239
#18Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery£6,193
#19High Ongar Primary School£6,096
#20Hereward Primary School£6,025
#21St John Fisher Catholic Primary School£5,804
#22Stapleford Abbotts Primary Academy£5,761
#23Theydon Bois Primary School£5,714
#24Epping Upland CofE Primary School£5,667
#25Epping Primary School£5,560
#26Staples Road Primary School£5,498
#27Roydon Primary Academy£5,448
#28Waltham Holy Cross Primary Academy£671

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