Community school · Essex

West Horndon Primary School

4–11Ages
180Pupils
PrimaryPhase
114921URN

Thorndon Avenue, West Horndon, Brentwood, CM13 3TR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.6 below Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

54 applications for 30 places · 287th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%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 · 1 November 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

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Essex median (2.4) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

54 applications · 30 places offered · 33 named it first

2026 1.8; Essex median median 2.4
2025 1.6; Essex median median 2.4
2024 1.4; Essex median median 2.4
2023 1.7; Essex median median 2.4
2022 1.7; Essex median median 2.4
2021 1.3; Essex median median 2.3
2020 1.6; Essex median median 2.4
2019 1.3; Essex median median 2.5
2018 1.6; Essex median median 2.5
2017 1.5; Essex median median 2.6
2016 1.6; Essex median median 2.8
2015 1.4; Essex median median 2.7
2014 1.5; 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	30	54	1.8	33	1.10
Sep 2025	30	47	1.6	22	0.73
Sep 2024	30	41	1.4	27	0.90
Sep 2023	15	26	1.7	12	0.80
Sep 2022	18	30	1.7	17	0.94
Sep 2021	29	39	1.3	29	1.00
Sep 2020	21	33	1.6	20	0.95
Sep 2019	26	33	1.3	24	0.92
Sep 2018	19	30	1.6	20	1.05
Sep 2017	25	37	1.5	23	0.92
Sep 2016	15	24	1.6	15	1.00
Sep 2015	14	20	1.4	11	0.79
Sep 2014	15	23	1.5	17	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 61% · Writing 78% · Maths 61% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%314th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard61%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard61%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard11%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	50%	0%	103	101
2023/24	71%	0%	105	103
2022/23	81%	19%	109	106

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

West Horndon Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.8applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Bulphan Church of England Academy
2.8 km · Thurrock

Good2024

2.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
3.1 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Great Berry Primary School
4.5 km · Essex

Good2023

2.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Warley Primary School
4.7 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Merrylands Primary School
4.8 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Lincewood Primary Academy
5.3 km · Essex

Not yet inspected

2.6applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Hogarth Primary School
5.3 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
The James Oglethorpe Primary School
5.4 km · Havering

Good2023

2.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 114921 · 881/2624
Capacity: 189 pupils · 180 on roll
Free school meals: 8.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Address: Thorndon Avenue, West Horndon, Brentwood, CM13 3TR
Local authority: Essex · Brentwood

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