Thaxted Primary School
Foundation primary school in Dunmow (Essex).
KS2 RWM expected
64%
▲ 2pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
83%
▲ 8pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
81%
▲ 7pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
69%
▼ 3pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
95.0%
▲ 0.2pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
23.3
▲ 2.6 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
11.4%
▼ 13pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
86%
228 / 266 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Compare measures over time
Where each figure sits
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| Measure | Latest year | This school | In England | In Essex |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 2024/25 | 5% | joint 8,258th highest of 16,262 (42 schools have the same figure) | 248th highest of 433 |
| Unauthorised absence | 2024/25 | 1% | joint 10,754th highest of 16,262 (130 schools have the same figure) | joint 281st highest of 433 (5 schools have the same figure) |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 2024/25 | 0.8% | joint 7,470th highest of 16,268 (23 schools have the same figure) | joint 236th highest of 434 (2 schools have the same figure) |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 2024/25 | 1.6 | - | - |
| Permanent exclusions | 2024/25 | 0.00% | - | - |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 2025/26 | 11.4% | joint 12,689th highest of 16,710 (55 schools have the same figure) | joint 312th highest of 444 (2 schools have the same figure) |
| Any SEN | 2025/26 | 20.6% | joint 6,749th highest of 16,706 (85 schools have the same figure) | joint 145th highest of 444 (3 schools have the same figure) |
| SEN support | 2025/26 | 18% | joint 5,224th highest of 16,706 (84 schools have the same figure) | joint 123rd highest of 444 (6 schools have the same figure) |
| Education, health and care plans | 2025/26 | 2.6% | joint 11,342nd highest of 16,706 (324 schools have the same figure) | joint 269th highest of 444 (15 schools have the same figure) |
| Teachers (FTE) | 2024/25 | 11.0 | - | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | 2024/25 | 17 | - | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 2024/25 | 11.5 | - | - |
| Pupils per teacher | 2024/25 | 22.4 | joint 5,295th highest of 16,147 (204 schools have the same figure) | joint 206th highest of 431 (7 schools have the same figure) |
| Pupils per adult | 2024/25 | 10.9 | joint 7,586th highest of 16,163 (297 schools have the same figure) | joint 246th highest of 432 (12 schools have the same figure) |
| Teacher turnover | 2024/25 | 5.5% | joint 12,063rd highest of 16,165 (48 schools have the same figure) | joint 315th highest of 432 (2 schools have the same figure) |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 2024/25 | 73.3% | - | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 2024/25 | 2.3 | - | - |
| Key stage 2 expected standard | 2024/25 | 64% | joint 7,091st highest of 14,270 (368 schools have the same figure) | joint 206th highest of 388 (11 schools have the same figure) |
| Places | 2023/24 | 266 | - | - |
| Pupils | 2023/24 | 255 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 2023/24 | 4.1% | - | - |
| Key stage 2 reading progress | 2022/23 | -0.2 | - | - |
| Key stage 2 writing progress | 2022/23 | -1.5 | - | - |
| Key stage 2 maths progress | 2022/23 | -1.2 | - | - |
"Nth highest of N" counts the schools of the same type in the same school year that have a figure, with the highest figure first. It says where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. Where other schools have exactly the same figure the position is called "joint" and the number of schools with that figure is given. A dash means no position is held, because only one school has a figure or every school has the same figure.
Ofsted inspections
- 08/05/2024 (school year 2023/24): Good
- 06/06/2013 (school year 2012/13): Good
Figures: the yearly series on this page. Positions: open schools in England, built 2026-10-27 from the DfE releases held by WhatSchool (school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, key stage 2 and 4), Open Government Licence v3.0. Ofsted dates: Ofsted management information, as at 30 September 2026. DfE has not published key stage 2 progress since 2022/23, so each progress measure has one year.
Attendance and behaviour
iAbsence is the share of possible sessions (half days) missed, for full academic years (no 2019/20 figure is published). Pupils suspended at least once and permanent exclusions are shares of pupils; suspensions per 100 pupils counts every suspension. 2020/21 and 2021/22 were affected by COVID-19.Overall absence5% 2024/25
This school
3.8%
2016/17
4.1%
2017/18
4.5%
2018/19
3.4%
2020/21
7.8%
2021/22
5.9%
2022/23
6.1%
2023/24
5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence1% 2024/25
This school
0.6%
2016/17
0.7%
2017/18
0.9%
2018/19
0.6%
2020/21
1.5%
2021/22
0.9%
2022/23
1.4%
2023/24
1%
2024/25
Pupils suspended at least once0.8% 2024/25
This school
0%
2017/18
0.4%
2018/19
0.8%
2019/20
0%
2020/21
0%
2021/22
0.4%
2022/23
1.6%
2023/24
0.8%
2024/25
Suspensions per 100 pupils1.6 2024/25
This school
0.0
2017/18
0.8
2018/19
0.8
2019/20
0.0
2020/21
0.0
2021/22
0.8
2022/23
2.3
2023/24
1.6
2024/25
Permanent exclusions0.00% 2024/25
This school
0.00%
2017/18
0.00%
2018/19
0.00%
2019/20
0.00%
2020/21
0.00%
2021/22
0.00%
2022/23
0.00%
2023/24
0.00%
2024/25
Pupils
iPupils eligible for free school meals (FSM) and special educational needs (SEN) are shares of all pupils on roll in the January census.Eligible for free school meals (census)11.4% 2025/26
This school
7.6%
2019/20
7.9%
2020/21
10.7%
2021/22
11.2%
2022/23
12%
2023/24
12.6%
2024/25
11.4%
2025/26
Any SEN20.6% 2025/26
This school
13.2%
2019/20
11.8%
2020/21
14.2%
2021/22
8.8%
2022/23
10.5%
2023/24
21.5%
2024/25
20.6%
2025/26
SEN support18% 2025/26
This school
8.8%
2019/20
8.7%
2020/21
11.9%
2021/22
5.8%
2022/23
8.9%
2023/24
19.1%
2024/25
18%
2025/26
Education, health and care plans2.6% 2025/26
This school
4.4%
2019/20
3.1%
2020/21
2.4%
2021/22
3.1%
2022/23
1.6%
2023/24
2.4%
2024/25
2.6%
2025/26
Staff
iTeacher numbers are full-time equivalents (FTE) or headcount from the November school workforce census. Turnover is the share of teachers who left in the year.Teachers (FTE)11.0 2024/25
This school
11.6
2017/18
12.4
2018/19
12.3
2019/20
11.2
2020/21
10.6
2021/22
11.8
2022/23
11.8
2023/24
11.0
2024/25
Teachers (headcount)17 2024/25
This school
17
2017/18
18
2018/19
17
2019/20
15
2020/21
16
2021/22
18
2022/23
17
2023/24
17
2024/25
Teaching assistants (FTE)11.5 2024/25
This school
10.5
2017/18
12.4
2018/19
11.3
2019/20
11.5
2020/21
12.6
2021/22
11.2
2022/23
8.2
2023/24
11.5
2024/25
Pupils per teacher22.4 2024/25
This school
20.9
2017/18
20.2
2018/19
20.4
2019/20
22.7
2020/21
23.9
2021/22
22.0
2022/23
21.9
2023/24
22.4
2024/25
Pupils per adult10.9 2024/25
This school
11.0
2017/18
10.1
2018/19
10.6
2019/20
11.2
2020/21
10.9
2021/22
11.3
2022/23
12.9
2023/24
10.9
2024/25
Teacher turnover5.5% 2024/25
This school
8.6%
2017/18
8.8%
2018/19
16.3%
2019/20
25%
2020/21
32.1%
2021/22
22%
2022/23
15.3%
2023/24
5.5%
2024/25
Teachers taking sickness absence73.3% 2024/25
This school
33.3%
2016/17
58.8%
2017/18
47.1%
2018/19
33.3%
2020/21
42.1%
2021/22
43.8%
2022/23
56.3%
2023/24
73.3%
2024/25
Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers)2.3 2024/25
This school
1.1
2016/17
3.2
2017/18
4.7
2018/19
1.2
2020/21
1.7
2021/22
0.9
2022/23
3.3
2023/24
2.3
2024/25
Results
iKey stage 2: pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Key stage 4: Attainment 8 (average points across eight subjects) and Progress 8.Key stage 2 expected standard64% 2024/25
This school
49%
2022/23
70%
2023/24
64%
2024/25
Places
iPlaces and pupils come from the school capacity survey, so pupil numbers can differ from the January census figure.Places266 2023/24
This school
266
2015/16
266
2016/17
266
2017/18
266
2018/19
266
2020/21
266
2021/22
266
2022/23
266
2023/24
Pupils255 2023/24
This school
243
2015/16
250
2016/17
242
2017/18
248
2018/19
253
2020/21
261
2021/22
260
2022/23
255
2023/24
Unfilled places4.1% 2023/24
This school
8.6%
2015/16
6%
2016/17
9%
2017/18
6.8%
2018/19
4.9%
2020/21
1.9%
2021/22
2.3%
2022/23
4.1%
2023/24
All the numbers
iA dash means no published figure for that year. Each year is a school year, for example 2024/25 is September 2024 to August 2025.Yearly series held by WhatSchool from DfE school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, capacity and performance table releases. Series end at different years because DfE publishes them on different timetables. Latest-year values here can differ from the headline on another tab where DfE has revised a figure.Scroll sideways for more
| Measure | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | - | - | 3.8% | 4.1% | 4.5% | - | 3.4% | 7.8% | 5.9% | 6.1% | 5% | - |
| Unauthorised absence | - | - | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.9% | - | 0.6% | 1.5% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | - |
| Pupils suspended at least once | - | - | 0% | 0% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0% | 0% | 0.4% | 1.6% | 0.8% | - |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 1.6 | - |
| Permanent exclusions | - | - | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | - |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | - | - | - | - | - | 7.6% | 7.9% | 10.7% | 11.2% | 12% | 12.6% | 11.4% |
| Any SEN | - | - | - | - | - | 13.2% | 11.8% | 14.2% | 8.8% | 10.5% | 21.5% | 20.6% |
| SEN support | - | - | - | - | - | 8.8% | 8.7% | 11.9% | 5.8% | 8.9% | 19.1% | 18% |
| Education, health and care plans | - | - | - | - | - | 4.4% | 3.1% | 2.4% | 3.1% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 2.6% |
| Teachers (FTE) | - | 13.1 | 12.2 | 11.6 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.0 | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | - | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | - | 8.1 | 8.1 | 10.5 | 12.4 | 11.3 | 11.5 | 12.6 | 11.2 | 8.2 | 11.5 | - |
| Pupils per teacher | - | 18.5 | 20.4 | 20.9 | 20.2 | 20.4 | 22.7 | 23.9 | 22.0 | 21.9 | 22.4 | - |
| Pupils per adult | - | 11.4 | 12.3 | 11.0 | 10.1 | 10.6 | 11.2 | 10.9 | 11.3 | 12.9 | 10.9 | - |
| Teacher turnover | 22.6% | 7.5% | 22.7% | 8.6% | 8.8% | 16.3% | 25% | 32.1% | 22% | 15.3% | 5.5% | - |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 44.4% | 35.3% | 33.3% | 58.8% | 47.1% | - | 33.3% | 42.1% | 43.8% | 56.3% | 73.3% | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 2.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 4.7 | - | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 2.3 | - |
| Key stage 2 expected standard | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 49% | 70% | 64% | - |
| Places | 266 | 266 | 266 | 266 | 266 | - | 266 | 266 | 266 | 266 | - | - |
| Pupils | 234 | 243 | 250 | 242 | 248 | - | 253 | 261 | 260 | 255 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 12% | 8.6% | 6% | 9% | 6.8% | - | 4.9% | 1.9% | 2.3% | 4.1% | - | - |
Where this school sits in England
iEach figure is placed among state-funded primary schools in England that report it for the same school year. "Higher than 70% of schools" means 70 in every 100 schools have a lower figure. This describes where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. It is not a ranking of the school.Scroll sideways for more
| Measure | This school | Year | Position | Schools compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 5% | 2024/25 | Higher than 49% of schools | 15,967 |
| Unauthorised absence | 1% | 2024/25 | Higher than 33% of schools | 15,967 |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 0.8% | 2024/25 | Higher than 54% of schools | 15,971 |
| Pupils per teacher | 23.3 | 2025/26 | Higher than 76% of schools | 16,358 |
| Pupils per adult | 12.5 | 2025/26 | Higher than 78% of schools | 16,358 |
| Teacher turnover | 5.5% | 2024/25 | Higher than 25% of schools | 15,868 |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 2.3 | 2024/25 | Higher than 38% of schools | 15,016 |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 11.4% | 2025/26 | Higher than 24% of schools | 16,436 |
| Special educational needs | 20.6% | 2025/26 | Higher than 59% of schools | 16,436 |
| Education, health and care plans | 2.6% | 2025/26 | Higher than 30% of schools | 16,436 |
| English as an additional language | 2.6% | 2025/26 | Higher than 19% of schools | 16,436 |
| Pupils on roll | 228 | year not recorded | Higher than 51% of schools | 16,437 |
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See also: Results · Disadvantage