Dr Walker's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Fyfield
Walker Avenue, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RG
This school is closed (it closed in August 2025).
It was replaced by Dr Walker's CofE Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Interim Headteacher
- Mrs Jennifer Dean
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chelmsford
- Constituency
- Brentwood and Ongar
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 47
- URN
- 115125
- Local authority
- Essex
About this school
Dr Walker's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Fyfield was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Ongar. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 47 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Dr Walker's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Fyfield has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 18 | 6 | 6 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 50% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% | 83% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 50% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 83% | 50% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.20 | - | - |
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 Dr Walker's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Fyfield 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 | 44% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 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 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 89 |
| 2023/24 | 58 |
| 2024/25 | 47 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dr Walker's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Fyfield compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 9.3% | 42.6% | 47 | — |
| Dr Walker's CofE Primary School | — | — | — | 50 | 0.0 miles |
| High Ongar Primary School | 56% | 7.3% | 16.2% | 111 | 1.9 miles |
| Moreton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 75% | 6% | 9.6% | 191 | 2.2 miles |
| Ongar Primary School | 70% | 7.7% | 34.1% | 158 | 2.2 miles |
| Chipping Ongar Primary School | 64% | 5.5% | 11.7% | 208 | 3.1 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)
- 42.55%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 9.26%
- Persistent absence
- 30.23%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Dr Walker's CofE Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Ongar
-
High Ongar Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Ongar
-
Moreton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Ongar
-
Ongar Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Ongar
-
Chipping Ongar Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Ongar
Other schools in Ongar
- Chipping Ongar Primary School Primary
- Dr Walker's CofE Primary School Primary
- High Ongar Primary School Primary
- Moreton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Ongar Primary School Primary
- The Ongar Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Dr Walker's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Fyfield teach?
- Dr Walker's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Fyfield taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Ongar.
- Has Dr Walker's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Fyfield been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Dr Walker's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Fyfield under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Dr Walker's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Fyfield?
- Dr Walker's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Fyfield had 47 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Dr Walker's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Fyfield's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 44% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Dr Walker's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Fyfield's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dr Walker's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Fyfield'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 31 August 2025.