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Chipping Ongar Primary School

Academy converter · Ongar · CM5 9LA

Ages 4–11 · 208 pupils · Essex

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

35%

Overall absence

5.4%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-01-11

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)35%
Higher standard (RWM)9%
Avg scaled score — reading
100.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
98.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.7%
Unauthorised1.4%
Authorised absence
4.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.2%
Enrolments in measure
173

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

30

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

28

Total preferences (any rank)
64
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill99%

208 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
208
Boys / girls
112 / 96
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
208 / 210 (99%)
Free school meals
13.5%
FSM pupils
28
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: BRIDGE ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
BRIDGE ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
Bridge Academy Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Helen Russell

Location

Address
Greensted Road
Postcode
CM5 9LA
Town
Ongar
County
Essex
Local authority
Essex
District
Epping Forest
Constituency
Brentwood and Ongar
Urban/rural
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
4 on roll / 8 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 4–11, in Ongar, Essex, 208 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 13.5%. SEN provision includes: SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty.

Open schools in Ongar
6
Primary schools in Ongar
5
Academies among open schools in Ongar
67% (4)
Open schools in CM5
6
Primary in CM5
5
Open schools in Essex LA
612
Primary in Essex LA
444

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Helen Russell
Telephone
01277363789
Website
www.chippingongar.essex.sch.uk/

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