Woodcroft School
Woodcroft School is an independent special school in Loughton for boys and girls aged 5 to 13. It has 41 pupils and room for 50.
Whitakers Way, Baldwins Hill, Loughton, IG10 1SQ020 8508 1369woodcroftschool.netMiss Claire Moore headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Essex council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
What parents say
From Ofsted's Parent View survey: 15 parents answered in the year to 6 April 2026. Parents choose whether to fill it in, and many only do so when an inspection is coming, so don't read too much into small differences. The England figures are the average for all schools with enough answers to publish.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 41 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 45 | 43 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 98% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staples Road Primary School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 626 | Good 2022 | 68 | Compare |
| Oak View School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 138 | Good 2022 | – | Compare |
| Davenant Foundation School | Academy | 0.9 miles | 1,199 | Report card 2026 | 85 | Compare |
| Hereward Primary School | Academy | 0.9 miles | 445 | Outstanding 2024 | 99 | Compare |
| St John Fisher Catholic Primary School | Academy | 1.0 miles | 268 | Report card 2025 | 6 | Compare |
| Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery | Foundation | 1.1 miles | 486 | Good 2023 | 70 | Compare |
| Debden Park High School | Academy | 1.1 miles | 1,046 | No overall grade 2025 | 68 | Compare |
| The Alderton Junior School | Academy | 1.2 miles | 225 | Good 2023 | 40 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Woodcroft School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Woodcroft School yet.
How many pupils does Woodcroft School have?
41 pupils aged 5 to 13 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 50 places, so it is 82% full.
What do parents say about Woodcroft School?
100% of the 15 parents who answered Ofsted's Parent View survey would recommend it to other parents, and 100% say their child is happy there. Across England, 84% of parents would recommend their child's school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Whitakers Way, Baldwins Hill, Loughton, IG10 1SQ
- Telephone
- 020 8508 1369
- Website
- www.woodcroftschool.net
- Headteacher
- Miss Claire Moore
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 5-13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward
- Loughton St John's
- Constituency
- Epping Forest
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 1965
- URN
- 115425 · LAESTAB 8816031 · UKPRN 10073564
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.