Community school · Essex

Felsted Primary School

4–11Ages
197Pupils
PrimaryPhase
114875URN

Watch House Green, Felsted, Dunmow, CM6 3EB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

close to Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

66 applications for 30 places · 202nd of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 31 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.2applications per place, Reception

close to Essex median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

66 applications · 30 places offered · 26 named it first

2026 2.2; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.6; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.2; Essex median median 2.4
2023 3.0; Essex median median 2.4
2022 3.0; Essex median median 2.4
2021 3.5; Essex median median 2.3
2020 4.0; Essex median median 2.4
2019 4.6; Essex median median 2.5
2018 4.0; Essex median median 2.5
2017 4.3; Essex median median 2.6
2016 4.1; Essex median median 2.8
2015 2.8; Essex median median 2.7
2014 4.1; Essex median median 2.8

This school
Essex median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	66	2.2	26	0.87
Sep 2025	23	59	2.6	21	0.91
Sep 2024	29	65	2.2	26	0.90
Sep 2023	30	89	3.0	35	1.17
Sep 2022	30	90	3.0	36	1.20
Sep 2021	30	106	3.5	39	1.30
Sep 2020	30	120	4.0	43	1.43
Sep 2019	30	138	4.6	41	1.37
Sep 2018	30	120	4.0	52	1.73
Sep 2017	29	124	4.3	36	1.24
Sep 2016	30	122	4.1	32	1.07
Sep 2015	49	139	2.8	40	0.82
Sep 2014	34	138	4.1	38	1.12

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 74% · Maths 81% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%170th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard41%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard26%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Essex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	67%	15%	106	106
2023/24	65%	4%	106	105
2022/23	68%	0%	107	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Felsted Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
The Flitch Green Academy
2.5 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Rayne Primary and Nursery School
4.1 km · Essex

2026

1.6applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Stebbing Primary School
4.5 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

2.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Ford End Church of England Primary School
4.5 km · Essex

Good2023

2.6applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
White Court School
5.4 km · Essex

Good2022

2.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Notley Green Primary School
5.4 km · Essex

Improved significantly2024

3.0applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Great Leighs Primary School
5.5 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
6.2 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 52%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 114875 · 881/2510
Capacity: 210 pupils · 197 on roll
Free school meals: 6.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Watch House Green, Felsted, Dunmow, CM6 3EB
Local authority: Essex · Uttlesford

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources