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Farnham Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided
Farnham, Bishop's Stortford CM23 1HR · federationfarnhamrickling.co.uk · 01279 771339
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2024
- Key stage 2, 2023/24
- 75%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Essex 62%, England 61%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
- Pupils
- 9
- 13% of 70 places
- Local authority
- Essex
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 33.3%
- First language not English
- 11.1%
- 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.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 7 | 5 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2023/24, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% the higher standard. Across Essex it was 62%, and across England 61%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| hidden | 62% | ||
| hidden | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| hidden | 106 | ||
| hidden | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | hidden | 105 | |
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 27 June 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Farnham Church of England Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 27 Jun 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 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
77% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (13 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 77%
- Replies
- 13
- 35% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied