Dr Walker's CofE Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Ongar (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
Though your beginning was small, your future will flourish indeed Job 8:7 On behalf of the children, staff and Governors we are delighted to welcome you to Dr Walker's C of E Primary School website. We hope that as you explore the pages of our site you get a true sense of the charm and character of our small and very friendly village school.
At the heart of the school is our commitment to providing an inclusive and nurturing environment where we support every single child to achieve both academically and above all personally. Our exciting curriculum provides our children with many opportunities to learn within meaningful contexts and share their learning with each other.
We are extremely proud of the close partnerships we have with parents, carers and the wider community and work closely to ensure that the educational provision provided is always of a high standard.
Our small team of staff is dedicated and work tirelessly to ensure our children are safe and well in order that they can feel motivated to learn and make the most of the learning opportunities provided to them.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Drama
Key facts
- URN
- 151943
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Essex
- Constituency
- Brentwood and Ongar
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2025
Governing body (5 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Julian Dutnall Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by trustees | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr David Turrell Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Lauren Fieldsend | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Frances Wilson | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Lesley Wallis | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Graham Laurence | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · 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