Dunmow St Mary's Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 4–11 · Dunmow, Essex
Dunmow St Mary's Primary School is a primary school in Dunmow, Essex for ages 4–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 27 June 2023.
Key facts
- Address
- High Stile, Great Dunmow, Dunmow, CM6 1EB
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 459 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 27 June 2023
Strengths
- “The high expectations set at Dunmow St Mary’s Primary School for behaviour and learning are met by pupils.”
- “The curriculum that pupils experience is established in most subjects.”
- “Where this is the case, pupils enjoy their learning and achieve well.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, in their curriculum thinking leaders have not made clear the most important knowledge and vocabulary pupils need to learn.”
- “Therefore, teaching of the curriculum does not always focus on the most important things pupils need to learn, such as subject-specific vocabulary.”
- “As a result, pupils sometimes struggle to explain important concepts.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 September 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 58% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 58 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 54 offers to first-preference applicants.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- Great Dunmow Primary School 0.3 mi Not judged
- Great Easton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 2.6 mi Good
- The Flitch Green Academy 2.7 mi Not judged
- Stebbing Primary School 2.8 mi School remains Good
- Takeley Primary School 3.2 mi Good
- Roseacres Primary School 3.7 mi School remains Good
- Felsted Primary School 4.1 mi Good
- Ford End Church of England Primary School 4.7 mi Good