Great Easton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

School overview

Great Easton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a primary school serving Dunmow, Essex, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. It has 150 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Great Easton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 'Good'. 41% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 33.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 14% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Great Easton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is oversubscribed: about 7 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 27 first choices for 20 places. In 2025 the furthest child offered a place lived 2.19 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. Overall pupil absence was 5.6%. There are about 18.8 pupils per teacher. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.