Primary
Thaxted Primary School
Bardfield Road, Thaxted, Dunmow, CM6 2LW
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 228 of 266 places
- Local authority
- Essex
Ofsted
Last inspected May 2024
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Early yearsGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
February 2023
Ungraded inspection
Good
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SATs results
64%
108.0
3rd of 8 by our score, among the primary schools in Dunmow we can score - see them all. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 106 |
| Average reading score | 108 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 64% |
| Working at a higher standard | 11% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 49% |
| 23/24 | 70% |
| 24/25 | 64% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 106.0 |
| 23/24 | 106.0 |
| 24/25 | 108.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 102.0 |
| 23/24 | 105.0 |
| 24/25 | 106.0 |
Bardfield Road, Thaxted, Dunmow, CM6 2LW
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Essex admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Caroline Crompton
- Address
- Bardfield Road, Thaxted, Dunmow, CM6 2LW
- Telephone
- 01371830240
Other primary schools nearby
- Great Easton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School5.4/10
- Wimbish Primary Academy4.3/10
- Great Sampford Community Primary School7.1/10
- Debden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Academy7.1/10
- Great Bardfield Primary School3.9/10
- Radwinter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School5.8/10