Stebbing Primary School
High Street, Stebbing, Dunmow, CM6 3SH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lucy Heys
- Constituency
- Braintree
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 200
- URN
- 114888
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01371856260
About this school
Stebbing Primary School is a community primary school in Dunmow. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 200 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 15 December 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 22 | 20 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 23% | 45% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 50% | 65% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 27% | 70% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 41% | 75% | 58% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 97.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -7.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Stebbing Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 23% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 186 |
| 2023/24 | 185 |
| 2024/25 | 191 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Stebbing Primary School compares
Stebbing Primary School ranked 230th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 5.5% | 15.2% | 200 | — |
| The Flitch Green Academy | 38% | 6% | 11.7% | 272 | 2.5 miles |
| Dunmow St Mary's Primary School | 58% | 5.2% | 18.4% | 459 | 2.8 miles |
| Felsted Primary School | 67% | 4.8% | 5.9% | 197 | 2.8 miles |
| Great Dunmow Primary School | 87% | 4.1% | 8.6% | 421 | 3.0 miles |
| Great Easton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 41% | 7.2% | 13.3% | 147 | 3.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.18%
- English as an additional language
- 5.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.5%
- Persistent absence
- 11.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Flitch Green Academy2.5 miles
Primary · Dunmow
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Dunmow St Mary's Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Dunmow
-
Felsted Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Dunmow
-
Great Dunmow Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Great Dunmow
-
Great Easton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Dunmow
Other schools in Dunmow
Stebbing Primary School ranks 4th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Dunmow.
- Dunmow St Mary's Primary School Primary
- Felsted Primary School Primary
- Great Easton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Rodings Primary School Primary
- Takeley Primary School Primary
- Thaxted Primary School Primary
- The Flitch Green Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Stebbing Primary School teach?
- Stebbing Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Dunmow.
- Who is the headteacher of Stebbing Primary School?
- The headteacher of Stebbing Primary School is Mrs Lucy Heys, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Stebbing Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stebbing Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Stebbing Primary School?
- Stebbing Primary School has 200 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Stebbing Primary School full?
- Stebbing Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 200 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Stebbing Primary School a faith school?
- No. Stebbing Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Stebbing Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Stebbing Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Stebbing Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 23% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Stebbing Primary School rank locally?
- Stebbing Primary School ranked 230th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Stebbing Primary School's absence rate?
- Stebbing Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Stebbing Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stebbing Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.