Thaxted Primary School

Type Primary / Foundation school
Age Range 5-11
Religion Unknown
Address Bardfield Road
Thaxted
Dunmow
Essex
CM6 2LW
Phone 01371830240
Reference Number 115288

General Makeup

Number of pupils 258
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.78%
Girls: 49.22%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 12%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 4.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 28.7
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28.2

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 16 24 40
2 21 17 38
3 19 16 35
4 20 17 37
5 19 19 38
6 15 16 31

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 88.4%
White, Other 2.7%
White & Black (Caribbean) 2.7%
Indian 2.7%
Mixed, Other 1.6%
White & Black (African) 1.2%
White & Asian 0.4%
African 0.4%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2024-06-17
Date Description Report
2024-05-08 School inspection: School inspection:
2023-02-02 School inspection School inspection
2017-02-02 Short inspection Short inspection
2013-06-06 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-06-30 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2006-10-10 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2002-03-11 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 49% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 8% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 106 Unlock Unlock
Maths 102 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -0.2 Unlock Unlock
Writing -1.5 Unlock Unlock
Maths -1.2 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 10 2
Third Preference 8 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Great Easton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Great Easton, Snow Hill, Dunmow, Essex, CM6 2DR
3.1 miles
Wimbish Primary Academy
Tye Green, Wimbish, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 2XE
3.24 miles
Great Sampford Community Primary School
Finchingfield Road, Great Sampford, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 2RL
3.42 miles
Debden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Academy
High Street, Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 3LE
3.97 miles
Great Bardfield Primary School
Braintree Road, Great Bardfield, Braintree, Essex, CM7 4RN
3.97 miles
Radwinter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Water Lane, Radwinter, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 2TX
4.1 miles
Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School
School Lane, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM22 6BP
4.47 miles
Finchingfield St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy
Vicarage Road, Finchingfield, Braintree, Essex, CM7 4LD
4.7 miles
Stebbing Primary School
High Street, Stebbing, Dunmow, Essex, CM6 3SH
4.85 miles
Name Distance
Helena Romanes School
Parsonage Downs, Great Dunmow, Essex, CM6 2AU
4.91 miles
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Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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