Ashdon Primary School
Bartlow Road, Ashdon, Saffron Walden, CB10 2HB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Marne Reynecke-Raybould
- Constituency
- North West Essex
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 58
- URN
- 114964
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01799584219
About this school
Ashdon Primary School is a community primary school in Saffron Walden. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 58 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ashdon Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 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 | 10 | 13 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 77% | 20% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 77% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 85% | 40% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 77% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 105.0 | 98.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.70 | - | - |
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 Ashdon 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 | 70% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 20% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 66 |
| 2023/24 | 58 |
| 2024/25 | 54 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ashdon Primary School compares
Ashdon Primary School ranked 386th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 20% | 4.8% | 7.4% | 58 | — |
| Castle Camps Church of England (Controlled) Primary School | 63% | 3.9% | 22% | 125 | 2.8 miles |
| Linton Heights Junior School | 71% | 5% | 20.2% | 231 | 3.2 miles |
| Linton CofE Infant School | — | 4.7% | 19.3% | 153 | 3.2 miles |
| Radwinter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 54% | 4.9% | 8% | 138 | 3.2 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 65% | 4.9% | 18.9% | 224 | 3.7 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)
- 7.41%
- English as an additional language
- 3.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.83%
- Persistent absence
- 2.38%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Castle Camps Church of England (Controlled) Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Linton Heights Junior School3.2 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Linton CofE Infant School3.2 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Radwinter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Saffron Walden
-
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School3.7 miles
Primary · Saffron Walden
Other schools in Saffron Walden
Ashdon Primary School ranks 11th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Saffron Walden.
- Clavering Primary School Primary
- Debden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Academy Primary
- Great Chesterford Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Great Sampford Community Primary School Primary
- Katherine Semar Infant School Primary
- Katherine Semar Junior School Primary
- R A Butler Infant School Primary
- R A Butler Junior School Primary
- Radwinter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Rickling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Ashdon Primary School teach?
- Ashdon Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Saffron Walden.
- Who is the headteacher of Ashdon Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ashdon Primary School is Mrs Marne Reynecke-Raybould, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ashdon Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ashdon 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 many pupils are at Ashdon Primary School?
- Ashdon Primary School has 58 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Ashdon Primary School full?
- Ashdon Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 58 on roll (55%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ashdon Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ashdon Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ashdon Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ashdon Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Ashdon Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 20% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ashdon Primary School compare with other schools in Essex?
- Ashdon Primary School ranked 386th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ashdon Primary School's absence rate?
- Ashdon Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ashdon Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ashdon 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.