Bartlow Road, Ashdon, Saffron Walden, Essex CB10 2HB
10 reasons to choose Ashdon Primary School
Top line
Ashdon Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 67. It is one of the best state primary schools in Saffron Walden and one of the 4 best independent or state primaries within 5 miles.
School fundamentals
Ashdon Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2022) inspection.
Average class size
Ashdon Primary School has three mixed-age classes and an average class size of 18 pupils.
Exam results and leavers' destinations
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Ashdon Primary School ranks in the top 16% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, the school achieves above average scores for pupil progress. Most pupils go on to Linton Village College at the end of Year 6.
The Ashdon Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. Subjects are taught separately, but some foundation subjects, such as geography and history, are taught as half-termly topics with cross-curricular links to other subjects. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a biennial residential trip for Years 5 and 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Ashdon Primary School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in some sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Ashdon Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There may be some occasional extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 8.00am to 5.30pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Ashdon Primary School
Stephen Perse Junior School Dame Bradbury’s (3.6 miles); Barnardiston Hall Preparatory School (11.3 miles); Landmark International School, Infants & Juniors (11.8 miles).
Radwinter Church of England Primary School (3.1 miles); St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden (4.4 miles); Great Sampford Community Primary School (5.9 miles).
Cambridge International School (7.5 miles); Landmark International School (11.8 miles); Stoke College (12.2 miles).
Linton Village College (4.3 miles); Saffron Walden County High School (4.9 miles); Samuel Ward Academy (7.7 miles).