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EnglandEast of EnglandUttlesfordCM6 1ZRGreat Dunmow Primary School
Primary

Great Dunmow Primary School

Primary

Uttlesford · Great Dunmow · CM6 1ZR www.greatdunmowprimary.co.uk

Pupils
421
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
87%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
421
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
87%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
421
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 14/06/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Great Dunmow Primary School · Primary · Essex

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
87%
+7pp
89%84%78%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 87%
RWM higher standard
13%
-3pp
22%18%13%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
87%
Reading higher standard
34%
Writing expected standard
89%
Writing higher standard
15%
Maths expected standard
90%
Maths higher standard
38%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
89%
SPAG higher standard
49%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

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
421
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
9%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
7%

Contact

Address
Walnut Walk, Woodlands Park Drive, Great Dunmow, CM6 1ZR
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
2024/2587%13%87%34%89%15%90%38%90%89%107.0108.0108.013%421
2023/2480%16%85%34%87%21%92%51%97%93%107.0109.0110.012%423
2022/2378%13%83%28%88%22%92%40%85%85%107.0108.0108.0-0.50+1.70+3.208%421
2018/1987%15%90%26%95%25%100%41%97%97%106.0109.0112.0+0.40+0.50+2.306%426
2017/1889%22%89%42%100%42%100%51%100%100%108.0109.0112.0+0.50+2.00+2.307%416
2016/1780%23%92%37%92%32%92%30%93%92%107.0107.0109.0+2.10+2.30+1.506%427

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
2024/2542124.213%4%9%4%7%
2023/2442323.812%4%7%4%6%
2022/2342122.48%4%8%4%7%
2021/2241923.78%4%10%5%11%
2020/2142023.78%4%9%
2018/1942620.86%4%9%4%5%
2017/1841623.07%5%8%3%3%
2016/1742722.66%5%9%4%5%

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