Great Totham Primary School
Walden House Road, Great Totham, Maldon, CM9 8PN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Miss Sarah Vass
- Constituency
- Witham
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 436
- Pupils on roll
- 431
- URN
- 115244
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01621891091
About this school
Great Totham Primary School is a foundation primary school in Maldon. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 431 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Great Totham 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 26 April 2023, 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 | 57 | 61 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 95% | 82% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 10% | 16% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 97% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 97% | 94% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 89% | 94% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
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 Great Totham 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 | 72% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 95% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 82% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 428 |
| 2023/24 | 426 |
| 2024/25 | 429 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Great Totham Primary School compares
Great Totham Primary School ranked 37th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 82% | 3.3% | 7.5% | 431 | — |
| Howbridge Church of England Junior School | 51% | 7.2% | 27.5% | 356 | 2.3 miles |
| Heybridge Primary School | 64% | 6.4% | 35.4% | 428 | 2.4 miles |
| Howbridge Infant School | — | 5.6% | 26.2% | 265 | 2.4 miles |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School | 70% | 2.9% | 23.7% | 201 | 2.4 miles |
| Chipping Hill Primary School | 67% | 4.2% | 10.3% | 421 | 2.6 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)
- 7.46%
- English as an additional language
- 0.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.25%
- Persistent absence
- 4.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Howbridge Church of England Junior School2.3 miles
Primary · Witham
-
Heybridge Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Maldon
-
Howbridge Infant School2.4 miles
Primary · Witham
-
Holy Family Catholic Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Witham
-
Chipping Hill Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Witham
Other schools in Maldon
Great Totham Primary School ranks 1st of the 8 ranked primary schools in Maldon.
- All Saints Maldon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Heybridge Primary School Primary
- Limebrook Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Maldon Primary School Primary
- St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon Primary
- Tollesbury School Primary
- Tolleshunt D'Arcy St Nicholas Primary Academy Primary
- Wentworth Primary School Primary
- Woodham Walter Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Plume School Secondary
- Mid Essex Co-Operative Academy Academies
- Maldon Court Preparatory School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Great Totham Primary School teach?
- Great Totham Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Maldon.
- Who is the headteacher of Great Totham Primary School?
- The headteacher of Great Totham Primary School is Miss Sarah Vass, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Great Totham Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Great Totham 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 Great Totham Primary School?
- Great Totham Primary School has 431 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Great Totham Primary School full?
- Great Totham Primary School has capacity for 436 pupils and 431 on roll (99%), 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 Great Totham Primary School a faith school?
- No. Great Totham Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Great Totham Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Great Totham Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Great Totham Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 82% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Great Totham Primary School compare with other schools in Essex?
- Great Totham Primary School ranked 37th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Great Totham Primary School's absence rate?
- Great Totham Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Great Totham Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Great Totham 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.