Of the 775 registered schools in Uttlesford: 117 schools were rated outstanding in their last OFSTED inspection, 437 were rated good, 56 require improvement and 6 were rated as inadequate 252 are academies, 423 are maintained schools, 56 are independent, 37 are special educational needs schools and 7 are colleges 651 schools in Uttlesford are primary schools, 187 are secondary schools and 131 are schools for those aged 16-18 540 schools have no religious character and 232 are Christian faith schools, (191 Church of England, 36 Roman Catholic, 1 Methodist, 1 Quaker, 3 Other)