High Ongar Primary School | School performance

56%

RWM expected · 2024/25

11%

RWM higher · 2024/25

136

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

21%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

56%

RWM expected · 2024/25

11%

RWM higher · 2024/25

136

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

21%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

56%

RWM expected · 2024/25

11%

RWM higher · 2024/25

136

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

21%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 17/01/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityEssex

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio17.9:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of High Ongar Primary School · Primary · Essex

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

RWM expected standard

56%

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75%66%56%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 56%

RWM higher standard

11%

0pp

17%14%11%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

72%

Reading higher standard

17%

Writing expected standard

78%

Writing higher standard

22%

Maths expected standard

72%

Maths higher standard

11%

Science expected standard

72%

SPAG expected standard

56%

SPAG higher standard

22%

Reading scaled score

103.0

Maths scaled score

103.0

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

136

Pupil : teacher ratio

17.9

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

16%

SEN

15%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

21%

Contact

Address

The Street, High Ongar, Ongar, CM5 9NB

Local authority

Essex

Website

http://www.highongar.essex.sch.uk

Telephone

01277363761

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	56%	11%	72%	17%	78%	22%	72%	11%	72%	56%	103.0	103.0	103.0	—	—	—	15%	136
2023/24	56%	11%	72%	28%	72%	22%	72%	28%	72%	72%	107.0	105.0	105.0	—	—	—	14%	126
2022/23	75%	15%	90%	20%	85%	25%	95%	40%	95%	90%	107.0	108.0	106.0	+0.80	+0.60	+2.60	14%	132
2018/19	69%	17%	83%	41%	83%	21%	79%	21%	90%	83%	107.0	106.0	106.0	+2.10	+0.00	+0.30	8%	141

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	136	23.4	15%	4%	16%	7%	21%
2023/24	126	21.0	14%	5%	15%	6%	20%
2022/23	132	22.0	14%	2%	14%	5%	11%
2021/22	137	21.4	13%	1%	11%	6%	16%
2020/21	141	24.7	10%	1%	11%	—	—
2018/19	141	22.0	8%	1%	10%	3%	6%