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EnglandEast of EnglandUttlesfordCM6 2LWThaxted Primary School
Primary

Thaxted Primary School

Primary

Uttlesford · Dunmow · CM6 2LW www.thaxted.essex.sch.uk

Pupils
246
cap. 266
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
246
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
246
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 08/05/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Thaxted Primary School · Primary · Essex

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
64%
-6pp
83%66%49%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 64%
RWM higher standard
11%
+8pp
11%7%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
83%
Reading higher standard
39%
Writing expected standard
69%
Writing higher standard
11%
Maths expected standard
81%
Maths higher standard
31%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
75%
SPAG higher standard
28%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
246
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
13%
SEN
22%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Bardfield Road, Thaxted, Dunmow, CM6 2LW
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
2024/2564%11%83%39%69%11%81%31%86%75%108.0106.0106.022%246
2023/2470%3%84%26%77%10%84%23%93%84%106.0105.0107.010%258
2022/2349%8%76%22%57%11%59%16%68%78%106.0102.0106.0-0.20-1.50-1.209%260
2018/1978%8%86%31%83%11%86%28%89%83%108.0106.0109.0+0.90-1.60-0.5010%250
2017/1883%10%93%33%83%17%90%30%83%87%108.0107.0108.0+0.70-1.80+0.409%243
2016/1785%8%87%26%90%18%87%23%90%90%107.0106.0107.0-0.40-0.70-0.9012%250

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
2024/2524622.422%4%13%5%12%
2023/2425821.910%5%12%6%14%
2022/2326022.09%3%14%6%22%
2021/2225323.914%1%13%8%23%
2020/2125422.712%1%11%
2018/1925020.210%0%10%4%8%
2017/1824320.99%1%13%4%9%
2016/1725020.412%1%14%4%6%

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