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Thaxted Primary School

Foundation school · Dunmow · CM6 2LW

Ages 5–11 · 228 pupils · Essex

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

49%

Overall absence

6.1%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-05-08

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
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)49%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.7%
Unauthorised1.4%
Authorised absence
4.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.3%
Enrolments in measure
227

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill86%

228 pupils · 266 places

Pupils on roll
228
Boys / girls
120 / 108
School capacity
266
Capacity fill
228 / 266 (86%)
Free school meals
11.4%
FSM pupils
26
Gender
Mixed
School type
Foundation school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Supported by a trust
Headteacher
Mrs Caroline Crompton

Location

Address
Bardfield Road, Thaxted
Postcode
CM6 2LW
Town
Dunmow
County
Essex
Local authority
Essex
District
Uttlesford
Constituency
North West Essex
Urban/rural
Larger rural: Further from 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 foundation school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Dunmow, Essex, 228 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 11.4%.

Open schools in Dunmow
8
Primary schools in Dunmow
8
Academies among open schools in Dunmow
25% (2)
Open schools in CM6
12
Primary in CM6
9
Open schools in Essex LA
612
Primary in Essex LA
444

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Caroline Crompton
Telephone
01371830240
Website
www.thaxted.essex.sch.uk

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