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Debden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Sponsored academy
High Street, Debden, Saffron Walden CB11 3LE · debdenprimary.co.uk · 01799 540302
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 78%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Essex 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.37 mi
- 2.20 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 140
- 87% of 161 places
- Local authority
- Essex
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 9.3%
- First language not English
- 6.4%
- 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 1.37 mi (2.20 km) from the school. Source: Essex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 14 families put the school first and 14 places were offered; 100% 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 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 23 | 25 | 1.1▲ | 80% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 17 | 16 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 1.37 mi2.20 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 78% 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
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲78% | 62% | ||
| ▲11% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 115128)
Ofsted
Debden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 20 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 20 Jun 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Oct 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 115128), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2019Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2015Inadequate
Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 115128)
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (49 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 49
- 37% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 18% who had a child bullied