Foundation school · Essex

Sunnymede Primary School

4–11Ages
389Pupils
PrimaryPhase
114910URN

The Meadoway, Billericay, CM11 2HL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.5per place

2.1 above Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

126 applications for 28 places · 10th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 18 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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

4.5applications per place, Reception

2.1 above Essex median (2.4) 2.3 above England median (2.2)

126 applications · 28 places offered · 23 named it first

2026 4.5; Essex median median 2.4
2025 3.3; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.6; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.9; Essex median median 2.4; as the previous school
2022 2.9; Essex median median 2.4; as the previous school
2021 2.9; Essex median median 2.3; as the previous school
2020 3.2; Essex median median 2.4; as the previous school
2019 2.9; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2018 3.4; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2017 3.7; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 3.4; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2015 3.3; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 2.7; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as Sunnymede Infant School (URN 114942), the previous school.

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	28	126	4.5	23	0.82
Sep 2025	49	161	3.3	39	0.80
Sep 2024	55	143	2.6	50	0.91
Sep 2023 *	56	160	2.9	48	0.86
Sep 2022 *	50	144	2.9	37	0.74
Sep 2021 *	60	175	2.9	53	0.88
Sep 2020 *	60	193	3.2	53	0.88
Sep 2019 *	60	175	2.9	51	0.85
Sep 2018 *	54	181	3.4	51	0.94
Sep 2017 *	60	219	3.7	69	1.15
Sep 2016 *	60	206	3.4	50	0.83
Sep 2015 *	60	197	3.3	46	0.77
Sep 2014 *	63	171	2.7	47	0.75

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 74% · Maths 81% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%157th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard47%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth23%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard31%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	69%	18%	108	106
2023/24	70%	27%	108	108
2022/23	69%	19%	109	107

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

Sunnymede Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.5applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
South Green Infant School
1.3 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place
South Green Junior School
1.3 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

46%met the SATs standard
Quilters Junior School
1.4 km · Essex

Standards maintained2024

85%met the SATs standard
Quilters Infant School
1.4 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

5.1applications per place
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Essex

Outstanding2024

2.2applications per place 96%met the SATs standard
Buttsbury Primary School
2.0 km · Essex

2026

2.5applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Brightside Primary School
2.6 km · Essex

Standards maintained2024

2.9applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Downham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
3.1 km · Essex

Remains Good2021

2.0applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 114910 · 881/2601
Capacity: 420 pupils · 389 on roll
Free school meals: 13.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Replaced: Sunnymede Infant School (URN 114942)
Address: The Meadoway, Billericay, CM11 2HL
Local authority: Essex · Basildon

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