Ongar Primary School
Milton Crescent, Shelley, Ongar, CM5 0FF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BRIDGE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Debbie Attridge
- Sponsor
- Bridge Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Brentwood and Ongar
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 175
- Pupils on roll
- 158
- URN
- 146230
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01277362354
About this school
Ongar Primary School is a primary academy in Ongar. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 158 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 27 September 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 | 25 | 22 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 73% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 14% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 82% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 82% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 77% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.90 | - | - |
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 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 | 68% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 168 |
| 2023/24 | 168 |
| 2024/25 | 176 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ongar Primary School compares
Ongar Primary School ranked 153rd of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 7.7% | 34.1% | 158 | — |
| Chipping Ongar Primary School | 64% | 5.5% | 11.7% | 208 | 1.0 miles |
| High Ongar Primary School | 56% | 7.3% | 16.2% | 111 | 1.1 miles |
| Moreton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 75% | 6% | 9.6% | 191 | 2.0 miles |
| Dr Walker's CofE Primary School | — | — | — | 50 | 2.2 miles |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary School | 63% | 5.8% | 30.2% | 356 | 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)
- 34.09%
- English as an additional language
- 2.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.73%
- Persistent absence
- 24.84%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chipping Ongar Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Ongar
-
High Ongar Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Ongar
-
Moreton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Ongar
-
Dr Walker's CofE Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Ongar
-
St Andrew's CofE Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Epping
Other schools in Ongar
- Chipping Ongar Primary School Primary
- Dr Walker's CofE Primary School Primary
- High Ongar Primary School Primary
- Moreton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- The Ongar Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Ongar Primary School teach?
- Ongar Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Ongar.
- Who is the headteacher of Ongar Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ongar Primary School is Mrs Debbie Attridge, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ongar Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected 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 Ongar Primary School?
- Ongar Primary School has 158 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Ongar Primary School full?
- Ongar Primary School has capacity for 175 pupils and 158 on roll (90%), 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 Ongar Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ongar Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ongar Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ongar Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Ongar Primary School?
- 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 Ongar Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ongar Primary School rank locally?
- Ongar Primary School ranked 153rd of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ongar Primary School's absence rate?
- Ongar Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ongar Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, 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.