Takeley Primary School
Bennet Canfield, Little Canfield, Dunmow, CM6 1YE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Phillips
- Sponsor
- The Learning Partnership Trust
- Constituency
- North West Essex
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 350
- URN
- 142049
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01279870541
About this school
Takeley Primary School is a primary academy in Dunmow. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 350 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 58 | 53 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 66% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 9% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 74% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 79% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 75% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
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 Takeley 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 | 57% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 349 |
| 2023/24 | 348 |
| 2024/25 | 352 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Takeley Primary School compares
Takeley Primary School ranked 106th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 4.4% | 15.3% | 350 | — |
| Roseacres Primary School | 71% | 4.4% | 19.9% | 194 | 0.5 miles |
| Great Dunmow Primary School | 87% | 4.1% | 8.6% | 421 | 2.9 miles |
| Dunmow St Mary's Primary School | 58% | 5.2% | 18.4% | 459 | 3.2 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hatfield Broad Oak | 56% | 5.2% | 17.8% | 49 | 3.3 miles |
| Great Easton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 41% | 7.2% | 13.3% | 147 | 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)
- 15.34%
- English as an additional language
- 6%
- Overall absence
- 4.37%
- Persistent absence
- 8.92%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Roseacres Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bishop's Stortford
-
Great Dunmow Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Great Dunmow
-
Dunmow St Mary's Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Dunmow
-
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hatfield Broad Oak3.3 miles
Primary · Bishop's Stortford
-
Great Easton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School3.7 miles
Primary · Dunmow
Other schools in Dunmow
Takeley Primary School ranks 1st 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
- Thaxted Primary School Primary
- The Flitch Green Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Takeley Primary School teach?
- Takeley Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Dunmow.
- Who is the headteacher of Takeley Primary School?
- The headteacher of Takeley Primary School is Mrs Claire Phillips, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Takeley Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Takeley 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 Takeley Primary School?
- Takeley Primary School has 350 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Takeley Primary School full?
- Takeley Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 350 on roll (83%), 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 Takeley Primary School a faith school?
- No. Takeley Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Takeley Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Takeley Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Takeley Primary School?
- Takeley Primary School is part of THE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Takeley Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Takeley Primary School rank locally?
- Takeley Primary School ranked 106th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Takeley Primary School's absence rate?
- Takeley Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Takeley Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Takeley 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 2 July 2026.