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Education in Uttlesford

District

The middle of the East of England. 96,762 people in 641 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Uttlesford, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Under 25250 or more

Uttlesford had 44 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

CouncilGreat Britain only
44
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Uttlesford had 44 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: Uttlesford among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Uttlesford is 44.

Schools

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Schools in Uttlesford

Uttlesford has 44 open schools: 37 primary, 3 secondary, 1 all-through, 1 special and 2 independent.

Outstanding
2
Good
15
Requires improvement
0
Inadequate
0

17 of the 41 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between March 2020 and May 2024.

4 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

5 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in Uttlesford

2 schools had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

R A Butler Junior School (May 2024), Saffron Walden County High School (March 2024).

Primary (37)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Ashdon Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 1158School remains Good, December 202220% met KS2 standard
Bentfield Primary School and NurseryCommunity school3 to 11208School remains Good, February 202471% met KS2 standard
Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1193Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met64% met KS2 standard
Chrishall Holy Trinity and St Nicholas CofE (Aided) Primary School and Pre-SchoolVoluntary aided school2 to 11124Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met73% met KS2 standard
Clavering Primary SchoolCommunity school5 to 11179Good (overall), May 202286% met KS2 standard
Debden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led4 to 11140Good (overall), June 202378% met KS2 standard
Dunmow St Mary's Primary SchoolFoundation school4 to 11459Good (overall), June 202358% met KS2 standard
Elsenham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11403Improved significantly, November 202478% met KS2 standard
Farnham Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 119School remains Good, June 2024
Felsted Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11197Good (overall), October 202367% met KS2 standard
Great Chesterford Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter4 to 11177Good (overall), July 202288% met KS2 standard
Great Dunmow Primary SchoolFoundation school4 to 11421Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade87% met KS2 standard
Great Easton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11147Good (overall), March 202441% met KS2 standard
Great Sampford Community Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 1179Good (overall), April 202375% met KS2 standard
Hatfield Heath Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11210Standards maintained, December 202474% met KS2 standard
Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery SchoolCommunity school3 to 11213Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade70% met KS2 standard
Katherine Semar Infant SchoolAcademy converter4 to 7180Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade
Katherine Semar Junior SchoolAcademy converter7 to 11256Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade79% met KS2 standard
Little Hallingbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school5 to 11119Standards maintained, November 202470% met KS2 standard
Magna Carta Primary AcademyFree schools4 to 11194Standards maintained, December 202469% met KS2 standard
Manuden Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11106Good (overall), January 202380% met KS2 standard
Newport Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11155Some aspects not as strong, February 2025Good (overall), March 202016% met KS2 standard
R A Butler Infant SchoolAcademy converter5 to 7271Improved significantly, November 2024
R A Butler Junior SchoolAcademy converter7 to 11384Outstanding (overall), May 202482% met KS2 standard
Radwinter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school5 to 11138Good (overall), April 202454% met KS2 standard
Rickling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school5 to 1198Standards maintained, November 202475% met KS2 standard
Rodings Primary SchoolFoundation school4 to 11293School remains Good, May 202322% met KS2 standard
Roseacres Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 11194School remains Good, May 202471% met KS2 standard
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11224School remains Good, May 202365% met KS2 standard
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hatfield Broad OakVoluntary aided school4 to 1149Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met56% met KS2 standard
St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary SchoolFoundation school5 to 11255Good (overall), January 202275% met KS2 standard
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron WaldenAcademy converter4 to 11206School remains Good, September 202394% met KS2 standard
Stebbing Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11200School remains Good, December 202262% met KS2 standard
Takeley Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 11350Good (overall), June 202274% met KS2 standard
Thaxted Primary SchoolFoundation school5 to 11228Good (overall), May 202464% met KS2 standard
The Flitch Green AcademyAcademy converter4 to 11272Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade38% met KS2 standard
Wimbish Primary AcademyAcademy converter4 to 1141School remains Good, May 2022

Secondary (3)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Forest Hall SchoolAcademy sponsor led11 to 16506Report card, February 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 42.8
Joyce Frankland Academy, NewportAcademy converter11 to 18865Good (overall), June 2023Attainment 8: 50.7
Saffron Walden County High SchoolAcademy converter11 to 182,157Outstanding (overall), March 2024Attainment 8: 55.8

All-through (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Helena Romanes SchoolAcademy converter4 to 181,265Good (overall), October 2023Attainment 8: 44.0

Special (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Cambian Great Dunmow SchoolOther independent special school11 to 1915No outcome in Ofsted's file

Independent (2)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Felsted SchoolOther independent school3 to 19932Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Howe Green House SchoolOther independent school2 to 11130Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.