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Rickling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Voluntary aided
Rickling Green, Saffron Walden CB11 3YG · federationfarnhamrickling.co.uk · 01799 543274
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 75%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Essex 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 98
- 93% of 105 places
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 4.1%
- First language not English
- 2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Essex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 12 families put the school first and 13 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 13 | 12 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 10 | 9 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 13 | 12 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 15 | 16 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
Results
In 2024/25, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Essex it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲75% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 12 November 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Rickling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 12 Nov 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Feb 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Oct 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Sept 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
81% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (21 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 81%
- Replies
- 21
- 23% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied