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EnglandEast of EnglandUttlesfordCM6 1EBDunmow St Mary's Primary School
Primary

Dunmow St Mary's Primary School

Primary

Uttlesford · Dunmow · CM6 1EB http://www.dsmprimary.essex.sch.uk

Pupils
463
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
463
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
463
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 27/06/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Dunmow St Mary's Primary School · Primary · Essex

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
58%
+6pp
76%64%52%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 58%
RWM higher standard
8%
+1pp
14%10%5%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
72%
Reading higher standard
30%
Writing expected standard
65%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
78%
Maths higher standard
20%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
65%
SPAG higher standard
22%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
463
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
5%
FSM eligible
18%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
High Stile, Great Dunmow, Dunmow, CM6 1EB
Local authority
Essex
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2558%8%72%30%65%10%78%20%88%65%104.0104.0103.017%463
2023/2452%7%68%22%70%12%68%12%90%68%103.0103.0102.012%471
2022/2357%5%75%17%77%15%75%12%88%77%105.0104.0103.0-1.00+0.50-0.7011%470
2018/1971%10%78%25%83%24%88%25%86%76%106.0106.0106.0+1.70+1.20+1.5013%411
2017/1876%14%76%29%86%22%88%27%88%80%105.0105.0105.0-0.10+1.00+0.1015%410
2016/1751%8%66%27%83%17%61%12%85%66%103.0102.0102.0-0.90+0.40-2.8014%423

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2546321.217%5%18%5%12%
2023/2447120.412%4%19%5%13%
2022/2347021.311%6%18%6%14%
2021/2247320.614%6%16%7%20%
2020/2147122.616%9%16%
2018/1941121.213%8%12%4%6%
2017/1841022.415%9%10%4%5%
2016/1742323.714%7%11%4%6%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.