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EnglandEast of EnglandBraintreeCM7 4RNGreat Bardfield Primary School
Primary

Great Bardfield Primary School

Primary

Braintree · Braintree · CM7 4RN http://www.greatbardfieldprimaryschool.co.uk

Pupils
124
cap. 180
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
45%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
124
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
45%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
124
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 23/02/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Great Bardfield Primary School · Primary · Essex

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
45%
-34pp
79%62%45%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 45%
RWM higher standard
0%
-7pp
19%10%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
70%
Reading higher standard
25%
Writing expected standard
50%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
70%
Maths higher standard
50%
Science expected standard
75%
SPAG expected standard
75%
SPAG higher standard
45%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
109.0
GPS scaled score
110.0

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
124
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
21%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
7%

Contact

Address
Braintree Road, Great Bardfield, Braintree, CM7 4RN
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
2024/2545%0%70%25%50%0%70%50%75%75%106.0109.0110.014%124
2023/2479%7%86%43%86%21%86%21%93%93%108.0105.0107.019%127
2022/2362%5%76%19%76%24%67%24%95%81%104.0104.0104.0-0.70+2.20-0.1012%119
2018/1971%19%81%38%76%38%81%33%71%81%106.0105.0107.0+3.10+3.40+2.0012%139
2017/1878%11%89%11%89%44%78%33%78%89%105.0104.0109.0+2.10+6.00+1.8014%123
2016/1771%0%71%21%79%21%79%21%93%79%105.0105.0107.0+3.50+3.30+3.4020%115

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
2024/2512417.214%2%21%4%7%
2023/2412719.419%2%16%5%14%
2022/2311917.712%2%15%6%20%
2021/2213418.314%1%10%5%9%
2020/2113317.014%1%7%
2018/1913923.812%1%11%4%5%
2017/1812321.914%1%10%4%6%
2016/1711520.220%0%14%3%6%

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