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Ashdon Primary School, Saffron Walden CB10

Bartlow Road, Ashdon, Saffron Walden, Essex CB10 2HB

10 reasons to choose Ashdon Primary School

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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

Independent Prep Schools

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).

State Primary Schools

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).

Independent Senior Schools

Cambridge International School (7.5 miles); Landmark International School (11.8 miles); Stoke College (12.2 miles).

State Senior Schools

Linton Village College (4.3 miles); Saffron Walden County High School (4.9 miles); Samuel Ward Academy (7.7 miles).

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