Great Dunmow Primary School is a primary school located in Great Dunmow. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 25/04/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Walnut Walk, Great Dunmow, CM6 1ZR
Website: www.greatdunmowprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01371873184
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Kevin Watts
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 115298

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 25/04/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 420
Number of Boys: 222
Number of Girls: 198

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -1.2 to 2
Writing
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -0.9 to 2
Maths
Above Average: 2.3 Confidence interval 0.9 to 3.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:87%
England Average:65%

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

School:15%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:109
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Great Dunmow Primary School
Walnut Walk , Woodlands Park Drive CM6 1ZR
3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Dunmow St Mary's Primary School
High Stile , Great Dunmow CM6 1EB
3out of 4 564 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Helena Romanes School
Parsonage Downs , CM6 2AU
3out of 4 1,061 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.