Daiglen School, Buckhurst Hill
Daiglen School is an independent school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Buckhurst Hill. It is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) rather than Ofsted; its most recent ISI inspection was a routine inspection in June 2025.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Daiglen School in detail
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other independent schools to Daiglen School are Loyola Preparatory School (under 0.1 miles); Bancroft's School (0.7 miles); Bancroft's Preparatory School (0.7 miles, selective); and Avon House Preparatory School (1 mile).
Loyola Preparatory SchoolBancroft's SchoolBancroft's Preparatory SchoolAvon House Preparatory School
Who goes there
In 2026, 22 pupils (23.2%) received SEN support and 0 (0%) had an education, health and care plan.
Getting there
The nearest Underground station is Buckhurst Hill Underground Station, about 650 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Westbury Road (adjacent), 20 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Daiglen School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Sources: DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASISI Inspection Reports
Independent schools in England are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), not Ofsted.
Routine Inspection
17 June 2025
Educational Quality / Focused Compliance
7 June 2022
Short Visit
20 January 2020
Short Visit
26 June 2019
Regulatory Compliance
24 January 2018
Integrated
18 March 2014
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby schools
Keep up with Daiglen School
Getting There
Tube / Metro / Tram
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 15
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 15 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 12 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Essex is 9 (the median across 614 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
63%
Available places
95 pupils
152 places
57 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - Buckhurst Hill
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Buckhurst Hill
Across Essex council
Places available
17,590
Applications
16,568
Got 1st preference
83.4%
Got preferred school
97.0%
All secondary applications across Essex council (2026/27), not just this school.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
22
SEN Support
0
EHC Plans
23.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
No need-level breakdown available
Pupil Demographics
Key Indicators
95
Total Pupils
36
Boys
59
Girls
2026 academic year
Linked Schools
Schools linked by geographic proximity
Questions parents ask about Daiglen School
When was Daiglen School last inspected?
Daiglen School is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) rather than Ofsted. Its most recent ISI inspection was a routine inspection in June 2025.
How many pupils go to Daiglen School?
Daiglen School has around 95 pupils on roll.
How do I apply to Daiglen School?
Daiglen School is an independent school and runs its own admissions rather than going through the local authority. Contact the school directly for entry requirements, assessment dates, fees and any bursaries.
How many road collisions happen near Daiglen School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 15 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 12 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Essex is 9 (the median across 614 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Daiglen School?
Daiglen School is at 68 Palmerston Road, Buckhurst Hill, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5LG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)