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Great Chesterford Church of England Primary Academy

4–11Ages
177Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
137516URN

School Street, Great Chesterford, Saffron Walden, CB10 1NN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.8 below Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

43 applications for 27 places · 321st of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

88%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 · 12 July 2022Ofsted'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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.8 below Essex median (2.4) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

43 applications · 27 places offered · 26 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; Essex median median 2.4
2025 1.3; Essex median median 2.4
2024 1.6; Essex median median 2.4
2023 1.4; Essex median median 2.4
2022 1.8; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.0; Essex median median 2.3
2020 1.9; Essex median median 2.4
2019 1.5; Essex median median 2.5
2018 1.7; Essex median median 2.5
2017 1.7; Essex median median 2.6
2016 1.7; Essex median median 2.8
2015 2.1; Essex median median 2.7
2014 1.9; Essex median median 2.8

More applications per place than the Essex median in 0 of 13 years.

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	27	43	1.6	26	0.96
Sep 2025	19	25	1.3	18	0.95
Sep 2024	30	47	1.6	32	1.07
Sep 2023	23	32	1.4	22	0.96
Sep 2022	30	55	1.8	33	1.10
Sep 2021	25	51	2.0	25	1.00
Sep 2020	30	58	1.9	28	0.93
Sep 2019	30	46	1.5	31	1.03
Sep 2018	28	48	1.7	27	0.96
Sep 2017	30	50	1.7	30	1.00
Sep 2016	24	40	1.7	22	0.92
Sep 2015	31	66	2.1	35	1.13
Sep 2014	30	58	1.9	35	1.17

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 92% · Writing 96% · Maths 92% → all three 88% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard88%12th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard92%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard73%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard96%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard92%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard38%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	88%	8%	110	108
2023/24	69%	10%	107	107
2022/23	80%	0%	110	106

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

Great Chesterford Church of England Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

1.6applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Duxford Church of England Community Primary School
4.4 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2024

1.4applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
5.2 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

3.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
R A Butler Infant School
5.9 km · Essex

Improved significantly2024

2.0applications per place
R A Butler Junior School
5.9 km · Essex

Outstanding2024

82%met the SATs standard
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden
6.1 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 94%met the SATs standard
William Westley Church of England VC Primary School
6.2 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Great Abington Primary School
6.5 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2024

2.4applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Linton CofE Infant School
6.8 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

1.5applications per place

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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 137516 · 881/3710
Trust: Great Oak Multi Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 177 on roll
Free school meals: 3.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 October 2011
Replaced: Great Chesterford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 115190)
Address: School Street, Great Chesterford, Saffron Walden, CB10 1NN
Local authority: Essex · Uttlesford

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