Finchingfield Road, Great Sampford, Saffron Walden, Essex CB10 2RL
10 reasons to choose Great Sampford Community Primary School
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Great Sampford Community Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 67. It is one of the best state primary schools in Saffron Walden and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 7 miles.
School fundamentals
Great Sampford Community Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) 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 (2023) inspection.
Average class size
Great Sampford Community Primary School has four mixed-age classes and an average class size of 25 pupils.
Exam results and leavers' destinations
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Great Sampford Community Primary School achieves varied attainment scores, from the top 10% nationally to below the national average. By the same measure, progress scores have been variable around the national average, possibly reflecting different cohorts’ ability profiles. The majority of pupils move on to Saffron Walden County High School, Joyce Frankland Academy or Linton Village College at the end of Year 6.
The Great Sampford Community Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, horticulture (Years 1 & 2), Spanish. Subjects are taught separately and are organised by topics, with cross-curricular linking where appropriate. 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, Forest School for Reception children and a residential trip for Years 5 and 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for sport.
Sport at Great Sampford Community Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in some sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Great Sampford Community Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.30am (school staff) to 6.00pm (offsite external contractors).
Find another school near Great Sampford Community Primary School
Stephen Perse Junior School Dame Bradbury’s (7.2 miles); Stoke College, Prep School (9.8 miles).
Radwinter Church of England Primary School (3.4 miles); Ashdon Primary School (5.9 miles); St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden (7.8 miles).
Stoke College (9.8 miles); Gosfield School (12.3 miles).
Saffron Walden County High School (8.2 miles); Samuel Ward Academy (9.6 miles); Linton Village College (10.2 miles).