Great Dunmow Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jun 14 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Essex
Unique reference
115298
Address
Walnut Walk, Woodlands Park Drive, CM6 1ZR

Pupils

Number of Pupils
423 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
55.1%
Girls
44.9%
First language not English
3.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
7.1%
Persistent absence
9.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
9.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 91%
Mixed 4.7%
Other White 3.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
African 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.5
WritingAbove average1.7
MathsWell above average3.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 78%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 13%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 108
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Great Dunmow Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
74
2nd preference
45
3rd preference
20
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
59
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30.2
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.4
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
60
36
24
Year 1
60
34
26
Year 2
60
36
24
Year 3
60
36
24
Year 4
61
28
33
Year 5
61
29
32
Year 6
61
34
27
Year 2023-2024

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