Ashdon Primary School
Community primary school in Saffron Walden (Essex).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Welcome to Ashdon Primary School. The main building of the school which now houses the hall, a classroom and computer suite, dates from the Victorian era. Of course much has changed since then, including extensions for classrooms and our external classroom where Year 3 & 4 are currently taught.
The school is set in beautiful grounds which are home to a play trail, wild area, raised gardening beds and a Multi Use Games Area (MUGA). We are rightly proud of our grounds and try to use them as much as possible.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
10 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Band
- Choir
- Computing
- Dance
- Football
- Hockey
- Music
- Swimming
- Hamilton Trust
- Monster Phonics
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
Key facts
- URN
- 114964
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Essex
- Constituency
- North West Essex
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 1900
Governing body (8 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revd Brenda Brundritt | Chair of Governors | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Elrine Retief | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Natasha Sarah Gosling | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Karen Hoxby | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Samantha Dowding | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Marne Reynecke-Raybould | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Mr Peter Wiles | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mr Brian Saville | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2017 · until 2029 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record