Primary school

Fawbert and Barnard's Primary School

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Essex
  • CM17 0DA
Ofsted Good · inspected Jul 2013

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,778 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 79%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 31%31%2016/17: top 66%2017/18: top 81%2018/19: top 90%2022/23: top 38%2023/24: top 17%17% · 2023/242024/25: top 79%No exams

Against East of England

Expected standard, RWM52% · East of England 64%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM3% · East of England 7%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score104 · East of England 106Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score102 · East of England 105Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 64% · 28 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 57% · 30 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 52% · 29 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 47% · 30 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 66% · 29 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 77% · 30 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 52% · 29 pupils · East of England 64%77%47%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 4% · 28 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 3% · 30 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 7% · 29 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 7% · 30 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 14% · 29 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 3% · 30 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 3% · 29 pupils · East of England 7%14%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 28 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 104 · 30 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 104 · 29 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 101 · 30 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 106 · 29 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 107 · 30 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 104 · 29 pupils · East of England 106107101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 28 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 103 · 30 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 100 · 29 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 103 · 30 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 106 · 29 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 105 · 30 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 102 · 29 pupils · East of England 105106100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in82.3%
28 of 34 who put it first2014 · 48.3%2026 · 82.4%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3428
2nd330
3rd362

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2010Outstandingas predecessor
  3. 2013Goodas predecessor
  4. 2022Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026208
Free school meals (past 6 years)13.4%
First language not English8.6%
SEN support9.6%
EHC plan1.4%
Absence (sessions missed)4.0%
Persistently absent pupils6.6%

Girls 55.5%Boys 44.5%

99% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher24.2
Pupils per adult12.6
  • Classroom teachers 6.6
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 7.9
  • Other support 4.6

Teachers 8.6 FTE · Whole workforce 21.1 · 34 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,397
Spend per pupil£6,115
Staff spend per pupil£4,656
Reserve per pupil£445
  • +£93,000revenue reserve
  • +£59,000in-year balance

Grants £6,077 · self-generated £344 · premises £330 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: TEMPLEFIELDS MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST (3 academies) · trust reserve £337,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it