The Flitch Green Academy
Tanton Road, Little Dunmow, Dunmow, CM6 3GG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE FLITCH GREEN ACADEMY
- Principal
- Mrs Claire Smyth
- Constituency
- North West Essex
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 272
- URN
- 136441
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01371822330
About this school
The Flitch Green Academy is a primary academy in Dunmow. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 272 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Flitch Green Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 38 | 37 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 47% | 38% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 5% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 74% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 61% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 50% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
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 The Flitch Green Academy 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 | 55% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 38% | 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 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 277 |
| 2023/24 | 278 |
| 2024/25 | 265 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Flitch Green Academy compares
The Flitch Green Academy ranked 359th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38% | 6% | 11.7% | 272 | — |
| Felsted Primary School | 67% | 4.8% | 5.9% | 197 | 1.5 miles |
| Stebbing Primary School | 62% | 5.5% | 15.2% | 200 | 2.5 miles |
| Ford End Church of England Primary School | 64% | 8.4% | 26.6% | 47 | 2.5 miles |
| Dunmow St Mary's Primary School | 58% | 5.2% | 18.4% | 459 | 2.7 miles |
| Great Dunmow Primary School | 87% | 4.1% | 8.6% | 421 | 3.0 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.7%
- English as an additional language
- 3.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.97%
- Persistent absence
- 15%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Felsted Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Dunmow
-
Stebbing Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Dunmow
-
Ford End Church of England Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
-
Dunmow St Mary's Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Dunmow
-
Great Dunmow Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Great Dunmow
Other schools in Dunmow
The Flitch Green Academy ranks 7th 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
- Stebbing Primary School Primary
- Takeley Primary School Primary
- Thaxted Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Flitch Green Academy teach?
- The Flitch Green Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Dunmow.
- Who is the principal of The Flitch Green Academy?
- The principal of The Flitch Green Academy is Mrs Claire Smyth, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Flitch Green Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Flitch Green Academy, 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 The Flitch Green Academy?
- The Flitch Green Academy has 272 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is The Flitch Green Academy full?
- The Flitch Green Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 272 on roll (130%), so it is at or above 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 The Flitch Green Academy a faith school?
- No. The Flitch Green Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does The Flitch Green Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Flitch Green Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is The Flitch Green Academy part of an academy trust?
- The Flitch Green Academy is part of THE FLITCH GREEN ACADEMY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Flitch Green Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 38% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Flitch Green Academy compare with other schools in Essex?
- The Flitch Green Academy ranked 359th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Flitch Green Academy's absence rate?
- The Flitch Green Academy's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Flitch Green Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Flitch Green Academy'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 1 July 2026.