High Ongar Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Ongar · CM5 9NB · Essex
Ages 4–11
- KS275%
- Absence5.9%
1.9 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: Requires improvementURN 151943
Dr Walker's CofE Primary School
Academy converter · Ongar · CM5 0RG
Ages 4–11 · 50 pupils · Essex
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Requires improvement
Inspection date
2024-01-31
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill48%
50 pupils · 105 places
- Pupils on roll
- 50
- Boys / girls
- 17 / 33
- School capacity
- 105
- Capacity fill
- 50 / 105 (48%)
- Free school meals
- 36%
- FSM pupils
- 18
- 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
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chelmsford
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: LIFE EDUCATION TRUST
- Academy trust
- LIFE EDUCATION TRUST
- Sponsor
- Life Education Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Melissa Taylor
Location
- Address
- Walker Avenue, Fyfield
- Postcode
- CM5 0RG
- Town
- Ongar
- County
- Essex
- Local authority
- Essex
- District
- Epping Forest
- Constituency
- Brentwood and Ongar
- Urban/rural
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
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, 50 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 36%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Chelmsford.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Voluntary aided school · Primary
Ongar · CM5 0JD · Essex
Ages 4–11
- KS276%
- Absence6.3%
2.2 miles away
Ongar Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Ongar · CM5 0FF · Essex
Ages 4–11
- KS268%
- Absence6.7%
2.2 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Melissa Taylor
- Telephone
- 01277899298