Thaxted Primary School
Foundation school in Dunmow, Essex.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Foundation school |
| Age range | 5 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | None |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 228 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 266 |
| Free school meals | 11.40% |
| Local authority | Essex |
| Address | Bardfield Road, Thaxted, Dunmow, Essex, CM6 2LW |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.thaxted.essex.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01371830240 |
| URN | 115288 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 8 May 2024, published 16 June 2024:
| 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 |
Latest ungraded inspection: 3 February 2023, outcome: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
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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
- Great Easton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (primary school, about 5.0 km)
- Wimbish Primary Academy (primary school, about 5.2 km)
- Great Sampford Community Primary School (primary school, about 5.5 km)
- Debden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Academy (primary school, about 6.4 km)
- Great Bardfield Primary School (primary school, about 6.4 km)
- Radwinter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (primary school, about 6.6 km)
- Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School (primary school, about 7.2 km)
- Finchingfield St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy (primary school, about 7.6 km)
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