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Thaxted Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Foundation school

Bardfield Road, Thaxted, Dunmow CM6 2LW · thaxted.essex.sch.uk · 01371 830240

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected May 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
64%
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
0.8
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
228
86% of 266 places
Local authority
Essex
Free school meals
11.4%
First language not English
2.6%
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, 13 families put the school first and 16 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 34 (Places 38)34September 2023: 40 (Places 38)40September 2024: 17 (Places 19)17September 2025: 26 (Places 31)26September 2026: 13 (Places 16)13Places 16
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202616130.8100%
September 2025Sept 202531260.8100%
September 2024Sept 202419170.9100%
September 2023Sept 202338401.1▲95%
September 2022Sept 202238340.9100%

Results

In 2024/25, 64% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% the higher standard. Across Essex it was 63%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 45% (England 53%)45%2016/17: 85% (England 61%)85%2017/18: 83% (England 64%)83%2018/19: 78% (England 65%)78%2022/23: 49% (England 60%)49%2023/24: 70% (England 61%)70%2024/25: 64% (England 62%)64%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
●64%62%
▲11%8%
Average scaled score
●108106
●106105
●106105

Ofsted

Thaxted Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 8 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
8 May 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Feb 2023

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Feb 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Oct 2006Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (95 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
87%
Replies
95
37% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▲94% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲96% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲96% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼74% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲94% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn●86% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼76% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●93% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●92% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼73% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly●76% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 75% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●50% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 32% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲87% agreeEngland 68%

based on 16 parents (17%) with SEND

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