Foundation school · Essex

Dunmow St Mary's Primary School

4–11Ages
459Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
115299URN

High Stile, Great Dunmow, Dunmow, CM6 1EB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.3 below Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

127 applications for 60 places · 224th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%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 · 27 June 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

2.1applications per place, Reception

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

127 applications · 60 places offered · 58 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.4; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.1; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.2; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.7; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.3; Essex median median 2.3
2020 1.9; Essex median median 2.4
2019 2.0; Essex median median 2.5
2018 2.3; Essex median median 2.5
2017 3.1; Essex median median 2.6
2016 2.8; Essex median median 2.8
2015 3.0; Essex median median 2.7
2014 3.2; 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	60	127	2.1	58	0.97
Sep 2025	59	142	2.4	56	0.95
Sep 2024	58	123	2.1	49	0.84
Sep 2023	60	130	2.2	53	0.88
Sep 2022	60	159	2.7	65	1.08
Sep 2021	60	139	2.3	59	0.98
Sep 2020	90	168	1.9	79	0.88
Sep 2019	89	174	2.0	74	0.83
Sep 2018	57	131	2.3	49	0.86
Sep 2017	48	147	3.1	44	0.92
Sep 2016	55	153	2.8	48	0.87
Sep 2015	60	178	3.0	64	1.07
Sep 2014	60	191	3.2	72	1.20

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 65% · Maths 78% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%255th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard65%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	58%	8%	104	104
2023/24	52%	7%	103	103
2022/23	57%	5%	105	104

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

Dunmow St Mary's Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Great Dunmow Primary School
0.5 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.7applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Great Easton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
4.2 km · Essex

Good2024

3.0applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
The Flitch Green Academy
4.4 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Stebbing Primary School
4.5 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

2.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Takeley Primary School
5.2 km · Essex

Good2022

1.8applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Roseacres Primary School
6.0 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Felsted Primary School
6.6 km · Essex

Good2023

2.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Ford End Church of England Primary School
7.6 km · Essex

Good2023

2.6applications per place 64%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 115299 · 881/5259
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 459 on roll
Free school meals: 17.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: High Stile, Great Dunmow, Dunmow, CM6 1EB
Local authority: Essex · Uttlesford

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