Great Dunmow Primary School

EssexFoundation school

Walnut Walk, Woodlands Park Drive, Great Dunmow, CM6 1ZR

Headteacher: Mr Kevin WattsSchool website ↗Pupils: 421 (capacity: 420)
Ofsted inspected
Inspected November 2024
Oversubscribed
70% of first-choice applicants offered a place
87%
Reading, Writing & Maths
inspected
Inspected November 2024
70%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 5 November 2024Full report ↗

Not rated

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Good

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
87.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
13.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 87%·Writing 89%·Maths 90%All three 87%
Reading
Expected87%
Exceeding34%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected89%
Exceeding15%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected90%
Exceeding38%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
60
How many families wanted this school first?
86
How many got their first choice?
60of 86 (69.8%)
How many applied in total?
173

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
18.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
13.0%
Boys and girls
44%girls·56%boys
185 girls, 236 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 89% (2017/18), currently 87%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1657.0%7.0%-1.2+0.6-1.7
2016/1780.0%23.0%+2.1+2.3+1.5
2017/1889.0%22.0%+0.5+2.0+2.3
2018/1987.0%15.0%+0.4+0.5+2.3
2022/2378.0%13.0%-0.5+1.7+3.2
2023/2480.0%16.0%---
2024/2587.0%13.0%---