Great Sampford Community Primary School
Community school in Saffron Walden, Essex.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 79 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 105 |
| Free school meals | 7.60% |
| Local authority | Essex |
| Address | Finchingfield Road, Great Sampford, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 2RL |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.greatsampford.essex.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01799586280 |
| URN | 114970 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 25 April 2023, published 14 June 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
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
- Radwinter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (primary school, about 4.2 km)
- Finchingfield St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy (primary school, about 5.1 km)
- Wimbish Primary Academy (primary school, about 5.2 km)
- Thaxted Primary School (primary school, about 5.5 km)
- Great Bardfield Primary School (primary school, about 5.9 km)
- Steeple Bumpstead Primary School (primary school, about 6.4 km)
- Castle Camps Church of England (Controlled) Primary School (primary school, about 7.9 km)
- Ashdon Primary School (primary school, about 8.9 km)
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