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Great Dunmow Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Foundation school
Walnut Walk, Woodlands Park Drive, Great Dunmow CM6 1ZR · greatdunmowprimary.co.uk · 01371 873184
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 87%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Essex 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.72 mi
- 1.16 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 421
- 1 over 420 places · 100%
- Local authority
- Essex
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 8.8%
- First language not English
- 4.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.72 mi (1.16 km) from the school. Source: Essex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 76 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 79% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 76 | 1.3▲ | 79% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 86 | 1.4▲ | 70% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 74 | 1.2▲ | 80% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 68 | 1.1▲ | 87% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 71 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 0.72 mi1.16 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 87% 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 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲87% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Great Dunmow Primary School on 5 November 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 5 Nov 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Jun 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2023Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Apr 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jun 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (133 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 133
- 32% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 65% who raised concerns
based on the 23% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (10%) with SEND