# Education in Uttlesford

The middle of the East of England. 96,762 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 641 square kilometres.

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

In: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england)

## Number of schools

Uttlesford: **44** (2026, council level, Great Britain only). Source: Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government. Published 15 October 2026.

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

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/number-of-schools?place=E07000077) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/number-of-schools) · https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford/education#l-schools-count

## Schools

Exact point level, Great Britain only. Source: Department for Education and Ofsted and Department for Education and Welsh Government and Scottish Government and Ordnance Survey.

Published as points, so there is no single figure for Uttlesford. The map shows each one.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?place=E07000077) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) · https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford/education#l-schools

## Schools in Uttlesford

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

| Latest Ofsted grade | Schools |
| --- | --- |
| 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.

### Primary (37) (37)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | Results (KS2 2024/25) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ashdon Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashdon-primary-school-e114964) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 58 | School remains Good, December 2022 | 20% met KS2 standard |
| [Bentfield Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bentfield-primary-school-and-nursery-e114978) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 208 | School remains Good, February 2024 | 71% met KS2 standard |
| [Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birchanger-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-primary-school-e115127) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 93 | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 64% met KS2 standard |
| [Chrishall Holy Trinity and St Nicholas CofE (Aided) Primary School and Pre-School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chrishall-holy-trinity-and-st-nicholas-cofe-aided-primary-school-and-pre-school-e115195) | Voluntary aided school | 2 to 11 | 124 | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 73% met KS2 standard |
| [Clavering Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/clavering-primary-school-e114967) | Community school | 5 to 11 | 179 | Good (overall), May 2022 | 86% met KS2 standard |
| [Debden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/debden-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-primary-academy-e143855) | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 140 | Good (overall), June 2023 | 78% met KS2 standard |
| [Dunmow St Mary's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dunmow-st-marys-primary-school-e115299) | Foundation school | 4 to 11 | 459 | Good (overall), June 2023 | 58% met KS2 standard |
| [Elsenham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elsenham-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-primary-school-e115129) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 403 | Improved significantly, November 2024 | 78% met KS2 standard |
| [Farnham Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/farnham-church-of-england-primary-school-e115189) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 9 | School remains Good, June 2024 | – |
| [Felsted Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/felsted-primary-school-e114875) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 197 | Good (overall), October 2023 | 67% met KS2 standard |
| [Great Chesterford Church of England Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/great-chesterford-church-of-england-primary-academy-e137516) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 177 | Good (overall), July 2022 | 88% met KS2 standard |
| [Great Dunmow Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/great-dunmow-primary-school-e115298) | Foundation school | 4 to 11 | 421 | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 87% met KS2 standard |
| [Great Easton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/great-easton-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-primary-school-e115177) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 147 | Good (overall), March 2024 | 41% met KS2 standard |
| [Great Sampford Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/great-sampford-community-primary-school-e114970) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 79 | Good (overall), April 2023 | 75% met KS2 standard |
| [Hatfield Heath Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hatfield-heath-primary-school-e141714) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 210 | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 74% met KS2 standard |
| [Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/henham-and-ugley-primary-and-nursery-school-e114975) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 213 | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 70% met KS2 standard |
| [Katherine Semar Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/katherine-semar-infant-school-e141574) | Academy converter | 4 to 7 | 180 | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Katherine Semar Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/katherine-semar-junior-school-e141572) | Academy converter | 7 to 11 | 256 | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 79% met KS2 standard |
| [Little Hallingbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/little-hallingbury-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-primary-school-e115182) | Voluntary aided school | 5 to 11 | 119 | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 70% met KS2 standard |
| [Magna Carta Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/magna-carta-primary-academy-e142771) | Free schools | 4 to 11 | 194 | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 69% met KS2 standard |
| [Manuden Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/manuden-primary-school-e114979) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 106 | Good (overall), January 2023 | 80% met KS2 standard |
| [Newport Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newport-primary-school-e114985) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 155 | Some aspects not as strong, February 2025 | 16% met KS2 standard |
| [R A Butler Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/r-a-butler-infant-school-e136325) | Academy converter | 5 to 7 | 271 | Improved significantly, November 2024 | – |
| [R A Butler Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/r-a-butler-junior-school-e136328) | Academy converter | 7 to 11 | 384 | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 | 82% met KS2 standard |
| [Radwinter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/radwinter-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-primary-school-e115191) | Voluntary aided school | 5 to 11 | 138 | Good (overall), April 2024 | 54% met KS2 standard |
| [Rickling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rickling-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-primary-school-e115130) | Voluntary aided school | 5 to 11 | 98 | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 75% met KS2 standard |
| [Rodings Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rodings-primary-school-e115266) | Foundation school | 4 to 11 | 293 | School remains Good, May 2023 | 22% met KS2 standard |
| [Roseacres Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/roseacres-primary-school-e141681) | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 194 | School remains Good, May 2024 | 71% met KS2 standard |
| [St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-primary-school-e115155) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 224 | School remains Good, May 2023 | 65% met KS2 standard |
| [St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hatfield Broad Oak](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-primary-school-hatfield-broad-oak-e115178) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 49 | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 56% met KS2 standard |
| [St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-cofe-foundation-primary-school-e115269) | Foundation school | 5 to 11 | 255 | Good (overall), January 2022 | 75% met KS2 standard |
| [St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-more-catholic-primary-school-saffron-walden-e137081) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 206 | School remains Good, September 2023 | 94% met KS2 standard |
| [Stebbing Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stebbing-primary-school-e114888) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 200 | School remains Good, December 2022 | 62% met KS2 standard |
| [Takeley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/takeley-primary-school-e142049) | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 350 | Good (overall), June 2022 | 74% met KS2 standard |
| [Thaxted Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thaxted-primary-school-e115288) | Foundation school | 5 to 11 | 228 | Good (overall), May 2024 | 64% met KS2 standard |
| [The Flitch Green Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-flitch-green-academy-e136441) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 272 | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 38% met KS2 standard |
| [Wimbish Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wimbish-primary-academy-e150061) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 41 | School remains Good, May 2022 | – |

### Secondary (3) (3)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | Results (KS4 2025/26) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Forest Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/forest-hall-school-e141328) | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 16 | 506 | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8: 42.8 |
| [Joyce Frankland Academy, Newport](https://openindex.co.uk/school/joyce-frankland-academy-newport-e138734) | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 865 | Good (overall), June 2023 | Attainment 8: 50.7 |
| [Saffron Walden County High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/saffron-walden-county-high-school-e136776) | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 2,157 | Outstanding (overall), March 2024 | Attainment 8: 55.8 |

### All-through (1) (1)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | Results (KS4 2025/26) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Helena Romanes School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/helena-romanes-school-e137975) | Academy converter | 4 to 18 | 1,265 | Good (overall), October 2023 | Attainment 8: 44.0 |

### Special (1) (1)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cambian Great Dunmow School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cambian-great-dunmow-school-e149357) | Other independent special school | 11 to 19 | 15 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |

### Independent (2) (2)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Felsted School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/felsted-school-e115395) | Other independent school | 3 to 19 | 932 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| [Howe Green House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/howe-green-house-school-e115433) | Other independent school | 2 to 11 | 130 | Not 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.

## More on this place

- [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford)
- [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford/housing) (17)
- [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford/crime) (13)
- [People](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford/people) (24)
- [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford/deprivation) (8)
- [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford/health) (4)
- [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford/environment) (9)
- [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford/transport) (4)
- [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford/connectivity) (5)
- [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford/planning) (3)
- [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford/economy) (4)
- [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford/council-tax) (10)
- [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford/elections) (7)
- [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford/services) (3)
- [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford/sources) (28)

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