Community school · Essex

The Mayflower Primary School

4–11Ages
356Pupils
PrimaryPhase
114747URN

Main Road, Dovercourt, Harwich, CO12 4AJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.7 below Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

73 applications for 43 places · 299th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

48%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 24 February 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Essex median (2.4) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

73 applications · 43 places offered · 43 named it first

2026 1.7; Essex median median 2.4
2025 1.8; Essex median median 2.4
2024 1.7; Essex median median 2.4
2023 1.7; Essex median median 2.4
2022 1.3; Essex median median 2.4
2021 1.7; Essex median median 2.3
2020 1.2; Essex median median 2.4
2019 1.7; Essex median median 2.5
2018 1.9; Essex median median 2.5
2017 2.4; Essex median median 2.6
2016 2.4; Essex median median 2.8
2015 2.0; Essex median median 2.7
2014 2.3; Essex median median 2.8

More applications per place than the Essex median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Essex median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	43	73	1.7	43	1.00
Sep 2025	40	71	1.8	40	1.00
Sep 2024	51	84	1.7	45	0.88
Sep 2023	34	58	1.7	28	0.82
Sep 2022	28	35	1.3	28	1.00
Sep 2021	30	50	1.7	30	1.00
Sep 2020	59	73	1.2	43	0.73
Sep 2019	44	75	1.7	35	0.80
Sep 2018	47	89	1.9	40	0.85
Sep 2017	39	93	2.4	37	0.95
Sep 2016	34	82	2.4	32	0.94
Sep 2015	50	101	2.0	44	0.88
Sep 2014	40	92	2.3	32	0.80

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 77% · Maths 60% → all three 48% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard48%325th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard46%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard60%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Essex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	48%	11%	108	104
2023/24	67%	12%	109	107
2022/23	62%	2%	109	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

The Mayflower Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.7applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Spring Meadow Primary School & Nursery
0.9 km · Essex

Good2024

1.7applications per place
All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Dovercourt
1.0 km · Essex

Good2024

2.4applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery
1.2 km · Essex

Good2023

1.9applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery
1.9 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

1.6applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Ramsey
3.4 km · Essex

Requires improvement2023

2.1applications per place
Shotley Community Primary School
3.7 km · Suffolk

Good2023

1.4applications per place 9%met the SATs standard
Langer Primary Academy
4.9 km · Suffolk

Good2023

2.3applications per place 35%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 114747 · 881/2059
Capacity: 390 pupils · 356 on roll
Free school meals: 44.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Main Road, Dovercourt, Harwich, CO12 4AJ
Local authority: Essex · Tendring

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources