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Great Sampford Community Primary School

Primary school in Saffron Walden, Essex. Good (Apr 2023).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 25 April 2023, report published 14 June 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around April 2027

The last inspection was in April 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. That’s within the next six months.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

  1. 2.6 milesRadwinter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Primary, Saffron Walden, Essex

    Good (Apr 2024)

  2. 3.2 milesFinchingfield St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy

    Primary, Braintree, Essex

    Standards maintained (Nov 2024)

  3. 3.2 milesWimbish Primary Academy

    Primary, Saffron Walden, Essex

    School remains Good (May 2022)

  4. 3.4 milesThaxted Primary School

    Primary, Dunmow, Essex

    Good (May 2024)

  5. 3.7 milesGreat Bardfield Primary School

    Primary, Braintree, Essex

    Report card, Apr 2026: 7 expected

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.