Academy converter · Essex

Chipping Ongar Primary School

4–11Ages
208Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146195URN

Greensted Road, Ongar, CM5 9LA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

close to Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

73 applications for 30 places · 159th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%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 · 11 January 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

2.4applications per place, Reception

close to Essex median (2.4) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

73 applications · 30 places offered · 43 named it first

2026 2.4; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.1; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.1; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.0; Essex median median 2.4
2022 1.9; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.7; Essex median median 2.3
2020 2.5; Essex median median 2.4
2019 1.9; Essex median median 2.5
2018 2.3; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2017 2.7; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 3.2; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2015 2.7; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 2.4; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as Chipping Ongar Primary School (URN 114948), the previous school.

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	73	2.4	43	1.43
Sep 2025	30	63	2.1	36	1.20
Sep 2024	30	64	2.1	30	1.00
Sep 2023	30	61	2.0	31	1.03
Sep 2022	30	56	1.9	29	0.97
Sep 2021	30	82	2.7	40	1.33
Sep 2020	30	74	2.5	42	1.40
Sep 2019	30	56	1.9	36	1.20
Sep 2018 *	30	69	2.3	33	1.10
Sep 2017 *	30	81	2.7	39	1.30
Sep 2016 *	30	97	3.2	49	1.63
Sep 2015 *	30	80	2.7	42	1.40
Sep 2014 *	28	66	2.4	22	0.79

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 89% · Maths 79% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%205th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard89%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth25%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	64%	11%	104	105
2023/24	35%	9%	100	100
2022/23	77%	13%	107	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

Chipping Ongar Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Ongar Primary School
1.6 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

1.2applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
High Ongar Primary School
2.2 km · Essex

Good2023

2.5applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School
4.2 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Moreton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
4.7 km · Essex

Good2023

2.0applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's CofE Primary School
4.9 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

1.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Dr Walker's CofE Primary School
4.9 km · Essex

Requires improvement2024

1.0applications per place
Blackmore Primary School
5.5 km · Essex

2026

3.0applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Doddinghurst Church of England Junior School
5.5 km · Essex

Good2023

53%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146195 · 881/2685
Trust: Bridge Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 210 pupils · 208 on roll
Free school meals: 13.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 September 2018
Replaced: Chipping Ongar Primary School (URN 114948)
Address: Greensted Road, Ongar, CM5 9LA
Local authority: Essex · Epping Forest

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