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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 14 December 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 23 October 2013Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry19 applications · 7 places offered · 7 named it first
- 2026 2.7; Essex median median 2.4
- 2025 4.6; Essex median median 2.4
- 2024 2.6; Essex median median 2.4
- 2023 2.7; Essex median median 2.4
- 2022 4.1; Essex median median 2.4
- 2021 6.0; Essex median median 2.3
- 2020 3.6; Essex median median 2.4
- 2019 4.7; Essex median median 2.5
- 2018 3.6; Essex median median 2.5
- 2017 3.1; Essex median median 2.6
- 2016 2.0; Essex median median 2.8
- 2015 2.3; Essex median median 2.7
- 2014 2.7; 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 | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 7 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 5 | 0.71 |
| Sep 2024 | 14 | 37 | 2.6 | 13 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2023 | 12 | 32 | 2.7 | 8 | 0.67 |
| Sep 2022 | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 8 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 9 | 32 | 3.6 | 5 | 0.56 |
| Sep 2019 | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 5 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2018 | 11 | 39 | 3.6 | 10 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2017 | 12 | 37 | 3.1 | 11 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2016 | 12 | 24 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2015 | 14 | 32 | 2.3 | 13 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2014 | 15 | 41 | 2.7 | 16 | 1.07 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 80% · Writing 30% · Maths 40% → all three 20% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Essex median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 20% | 0% | 106 | 98 |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 0% | 107 | 105 |
| 2022/23 | 70% | 20% | 108 | 108 |
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
- Ashdon Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20222.7applications per place 20%met the SATs standard
- 4.6 km · CambridgeshireGraded · no overall grade20241.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 5.1 km · CambridgeshireStandards maintained202571%met the SATs standard
- 5.2 km · Cambridgeshire20261.5applications per place
- Good20241.5applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
- Remains Good20233.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- 6.2 km · EssexImproved significantly20242.0applications per place
- 6.2 km · EssexOutstanding202482%met the SATs standard
- 6.2 km · EssexRemains Good20233.3applications per place 94%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
- 114964 · 881/2710
- Capacity
- 105 pupils · 58 on roll
- Free school meals
- 13.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 January 1900
- Address
- Bartlow Road, Ashdon, Saffron Walden, CB10 2HB
- Local authority
- Essex · Uttlesford
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources