High Ongar Primary School
The Street, High Ongar, Ongar, CM5 9NB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BRIDGE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jodie Evans
- Sponsor
- Bridge Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Brentwood and Ongar
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 150
- Pupils on roll
- 111
- URN
- 146139
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01277363761
About this school
High Ongar Primary School is a primary academy in Ongar. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 111 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 56% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 11% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 72% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 95% | 72% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 72% | 56% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.60 | - | - |
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 High Ongar 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 | 75% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 132 |
| 2023/24 | 126 |
| 2024/25 | 136 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How High Ongar Primary School compares
High Ongar Primary School ranked 273rd of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 7.3% | 16.2% | 111 | — |
| Ongar Primary School | 70% | 7.7% | 34.1% | 158 | 1.1 miles |
| Chipping Ongar Primary School | 64% | 5.5% | 11.7% | 208 | 1.4 miles |
| Dr Walker's CofE Primary School | — | — | — | 50 | 1.9 miles |
| Blackmore Primary School | 55% | 4.7% | 13.3% | 166 | 2.5 miles |
| Moreton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 75% | 6% | 9.6% | 191 | 2.7 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)
- 16.18%
- English as an additional language
- 3.7%
- Overall absence
- 7.25%
- Persistent absence
- 20.66%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ongar Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Ongar
-
Chipping Ongar Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Ongar
-
Dr Walker's CofE Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Ongar
-
Blackmore Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Ingatestone
-
Moreton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Ongar
Other schools in Ongar
- Chipping Ongar Primary School Primary
- Dr Walker's CofE Primary School Primary
- Moreton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Ongar Primary School Primary
- The Ongar Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does High Ongar Primary School teach?
- High Ongar Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Ongar.
- Who is the headteacher of High Ongar Primary School?
- The headteacher of High Ongar Primary School is Mrs Jodie Evans, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was High Ongar Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected High Ongar 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 High Ongar Primary School?
- High Ongar Primary School has 111 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is High Ongar Primary School full?
- High Ongar Primary School has capacity for 150 pupils and 111 on roll (74%), 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 High Ongar Primary School a faith school?
- No. High Ongar Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does High Ongar Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records High Ongar Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs High Ongar Primary School?
- High Ongar Primary School is part of BRIDGE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have High Ongar Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does High Ongar Primary School rank locally?
- High Ongar Primary School ranked 273rd of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is High Ongar Primary School's absence rate?
- High Ongar Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are High Ongar Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, High Ongar 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 10 July 2026.