Steeple Bumpstead Primary School

State-Funded School

steeple-bumpstead-primary-school-essex-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

BraintreeConstituency

CB9 7EDPostcode

2.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 189 pupils. Steeple Bumpstead Primary School is part of UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 57%
Higher standard: 4%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

96%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Pupils

189

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

11%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

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: 189
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
26 Sept 2022	Good	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good
23 Sept 2016	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.