Chipping Ongar Primary School
Greensted Road, Ongar, CM5 9LA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BRIDGE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Russell
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Bridge Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Brentwood and Ongar
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 208
- URN
- 146195
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01277363789
About this school
Chipping Ongar Primary School is a primary academy in Ongar. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 208 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Chipping Ongar 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. 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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 31 | 23 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 35% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 9% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 61% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 52% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 39% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 100.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 100.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.90 | - | - |
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 Chipping 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 | 77% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 35% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 205 |
| 2023/24 | 201 |
| 2024/25 | 205 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chipping Ongar Primary School compares
Chipping Ongar Primary School ranked 208th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 5.5% | 11.7% | 208 | — |
| Ongar Primary School | 70% | 7.7% | 34.1% | 158 | 1.0 miles |
| High Ongar Primary School | 56% | 7.3% | 16.2% | 111 | 1.4 miles |
| Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School | 60% | 6.6% | 21% | 147 | 2.6 miles |
| Moreton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 75% | 6% | 9.6% | 191 | 2.9 miles |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary School | 63% | 5.8% | 30.2% | 356 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.71%
- English as an additional language
- 0.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.52%
- Persistent absence
- 13.19%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ongar Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Ongar
-
High Ongar Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Ongar
-
Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Brentwood
-
Moreton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Ongar
-
St Andrew's CofE Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Epping
Other schools in Ongar
- 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 Chipping Ongar Primary School teach?
- Chipping Ongar Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Ongar.
- Who is the headteacher of Chipping Ongar Primary School?
- The headteacher of Chipping Ongar Primary School is Mrs Helen Russell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Chipping Ongar Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chipping 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 many pupils are at Chipping Ongar Primary School?
- Chipping Ongar Primary School has 208 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Chipping Ongar Primary School full?
- Chipping Ongar Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 208 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 Chipping Ongar Primary School a faith school?
- No. Chipping Ongar Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Chipping Ongar Primary School a selective school?
- No. Chipping Ongar Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Chipping Ongar Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Chipping Ongar Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Chipping Ongar Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Chipping 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.
- What SEN provision does Chipping Ongar Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Chipping Ongar Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Chipping Ongar Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chipping Ongar Primary School compare with other schools in Essex?
- Chipping Ongar Primary School ranked 208th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chipping Ongar Primary School's absence rate?
- Chipping Ongar Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chipping Ongar Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chipping 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.