Farnham Church of England Primary School

Uttlesford · CM23 1HR

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 9 pupils, 33.3% FSM

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Farnham Church of England Primary School

General Information

Address: Farnham, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 1HR – View on map
Phone: 01279771339
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Tracey Bratley
Age range: 4-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

9 pupils out of 70 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 3
% eligible for free school meals: 33.3%
English as an additional language: 11% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 25.5% a year (Uttlesford 13.5%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 0% moved to another school, 100% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Essex: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 28 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 17 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 7 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Essex (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 13.9%
Persistently absent pupils: 47.1%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 22.2%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 66.7%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil
Other difficulty or disability: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 3 pupils
Severe learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

SATs results for this school weren't published for 2024/25 - the Department for Education withholds them when a year group is too small to report without identifying pupils.

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8th of 30 primary schools in Uttlesford for Ofsted rating

#6Dunmow St Mary's Primary SchoolGood
#7Elsenham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood
#8Farnham Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#9Felsted Primary SchoolGood
#10Great Chesterford Church of England Primary AcademyGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Ashdon Primary SchoolGood
#2Bentfield Primary School and NurseryGood
#3Chrishall Holy Trinity and St Nicholas CofE (Aided) Primary School and Pre-SchoolGood
#4Clavering Primary SchoolGood
#5Debden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary AcademyGood
#6Dunmow St Mary's Primary SchoolGood
#7Elsenham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood
#8Farnham Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#9Felsted Primary SchoolGood
#10Great Chesterford Church of England Primary AcademyGood
#11Great Dunmow Primary SchoolGood
#12Great Easton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood
#13Great Sampford Community Primary SchoolGood
#14Hatfield Heath Primary SchoolGood
#15Little Hallingbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood
#16Magna Carta Primary AcademyGood
#17Manuden Primary SchoolGood
#18Newport Primary SchoolGood
#19Radwinter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood
#20Rickling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood
#21Rodings Primary SchoolGood
#22Roseacres Primary SchoolGood
#23St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood
#24St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary SchoolGood
#25St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron WaldenGood
#26Stebbing Primary SchoolGood
#27Takeley Primary SchoolGood
#28Thaxted Primary SchoolGood
#29The Flitch Green AcademyGood
#30Wimbish Primary AcademyGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £15,360 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

2nd of 33 primary schools in Uttlesford for spending per pupil

#1Wimbish Primary Academy£17,367
#2Farnham Church of England Primary School£15,360
#3St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hatfield Broad Oak£12,755
#4Ashdon Primary School£10,481

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Wimbish Primary Academy£17,367
#2Farnham Church of England Primary School£15,360
#3St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hatfield Broad Oak£12,755
#4Ashdon Primary School£10,481
#5Bentfield Primary School and Nursery£10,428
#6Great Easton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£8,684
#7Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£8,341
#8Rickling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£8,067
#9Great Sampford Community Primary School£7,745
#10Radwinter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£7,354
#11Stebbing Primary School£7,328
#12Chrishall Holy Trinity and St Nicholas CofE (Aided) Primary School and Pre-School£7,303
#13Newport Primary School£7,138
#14St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden£7,067
#15The Flitch Green Academy£6,974
#16Manuden Primary School£6,652
#17Clavering Primary School£6,535
#18Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School£6,483
#19St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School£6,430
#20Thaxted Primary School£6,360
#21Debden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Academy£6,310
#22Felsted Primary School£6,275
#23Rodings Primary School£6,166
#24Great Chesterford Church of England Primary Academy£6,097
#25Great Dunmow Primary School£6,068
#26Dunmow St Mary's Primary School£5,973
#27Elsenham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£5,918
#28Little Hallingbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£5,918
#29St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£5,866
#30Roseacres Primary School£5,739
#31Magna Carta Primary Academy£5,687
#32Hatfield Heath Primary School£5,558
#33Takeley Primary School£5,315

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