Great Dunmow Primary School
Walnut Walk, Woodlands Park Drive, Great Dunmow, CM6 1ZROpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Great Dunmow Primary School is a primary school in Great Dunmow for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 604 schools in Essex. It ranks 24th of 387 primary schools in Essex. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in November 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 5 November 2024, report published 12 January 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 5 November 2024
Pupils flourish at this happy inclusive school. They are incredibly proud of their school. Pupils value that they have friends who are kind and staff that care for them. Pupils appreciate how staff listen and quickly resolve any worries they may have. Pupils' behaviour is exemplary in classrooms and during social times. Pupils delight in receiving a special school badge for 'doing the right thing'. They enjoy celebrating the achievements of their classmates. Pupils work well together across the school. This makes classrooms purposeful places to learn. Pupils celebrate faiths and cultures that may be different from their own. For example, they discussed the festival of Diwali with respect because their teachers have taught them the importance of learning about others. The school provides a range of educational experiences to enrich the curriculum. There are a wide range of clubs here, such as dodgeball, gardening and cookery club. These clubs are very well attended. Pupils take part in a high number of sporting competitions with success. These opportunities support pupils to develop resilience.
What the school should improve
- In a few subjects, the school's checks on how well pupils have learned the curriculum are not fully effective. This means that some pupils have gaps in their learning which staff have not addressed. The school needs to strengthen this aspect of its work so that pupils achieve highly across the breadth of the curriculum.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
61 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
421 pupils on roll, with places for 420
Schools near Great Dunmow Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunmow St Mary's Primary School | 0.3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 58% met the expected standard |
| Great Easton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 41% met the expected standard |
| Takeley Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 74% met the expected standard |
| Stebbing Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 62% met the expected standard |
| The Flitch Green Academy | 3 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 38% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Foundation school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mr Kevin Watts
- Phone
- 01371873184
- Address
- Walnut Walk, Woodlands Park Drive, Great Dunmow, CM6 1ZR
- Local authority
- Essex
- URN
- 115298
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.