Great Dunmow Primary School

State-Funded School

great-dunmow-primary-school-essex-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

North West EssexConstituency

CM6 1ZRPostcode

8.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Great Dunmow Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Essex, East of England.

It currently serves 421 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 80%
Higher standard: 16%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 109

Ethnicity

White

95%

Asian

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

421

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 421
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
12 Jan 2025	Good	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
19 May 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.