Great Bardfield Primary School
Community school in Braintree, Essex.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Pupils on roll | 117 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 180 |
| Free school meals | 18.80% |
| Local authority | Essex |
| Address | Braintree Road, Great Bardfield, Braintree, Essex, CM7 4RN |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.greatbardfieldprimaryschool.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01371810252 |
| URN | 114835 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 21 April 2026, published 7 June 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Latest ungraded inspection: 23 February 2022, outcome: School remains Good.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Finchingfield St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy (primary school, about 2.3 km)
- Wethersfield CofE VC Primary School (primary school, about 3.2 km)
- Shalford Primary School (primary school, about 5.1 km)
- Great Sampford Community Primary School (primary school, about 5.9 km)
- Thaxted Primary School (primary school, about 6.4 km)
- Great Easton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (primary school, about 8.2 km)
- St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Toppesfield (primary school, about 9.3 km)
- Radwinter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (primary school, about 9.9 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.