Community school · Essex

Beehive Lane Community Primary School

4–11Ages
210Pupils
PrimaryPhase
114996URN

Beehive Lane, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, CM2 9SR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jul 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

7.3per place

4.9 above Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

212 applications for 29 places · 1st of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 7 July 2026Published 16 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

7 July 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
21 April 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding

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

7.3applications per place, Reception

4.9 above Essex median (2.4) 5.1 above England median (2.2)

212 applications · 29 places offered · 45 named it first

2026 7.3; Essex median median 2.4
2025 7.3; Essex median median 2.4
2024 7.0; Essex median median 2.4
2023 7.0; Essex median median 2.4
2022 9.0; Essex median median 2.4
2021 8.3; Essex median median 2.3
2020 8.3; Essex median median 2.4
2019 7.6; Essex median median 2.5
2018 7.6; Essex median median 2.5
2017 7.6; Essex median median 2.6
2016 6.7; Essex median median 2.8
2015 7.0; Essex median median 2.7
2014 6.1; Essex median median 2.8

More applications per place than the Essex median in 13 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	29	212	7.3	45	1.55
Sep 2025	30	219	7.3	55	1.83
Sep 2024	30	211	7.0	53	1.77
Sep 2023	29	202	7.0	59	2.03
Sep 2022	30	269	9.0	90	3.00
Sep 2021	30	248	8.3	59	1.97
Sep 2020	30	249	8.3	71	2.37
Sep 2019	30	227	7.6	51	1.70
Sep 2018	30	229	7.6	70	2.33
Sep 2017	30	228	7.6	49	1.63
Sep 2016	30	202	6.7	49	1.63
Sep 2015	29	203	7.0	31	1.07
Sep 2014	30	184	6.1	29	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 77% · Maths 81% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%65th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard61%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth35%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard52%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (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	77%	29%	111	110
2023/24	83%	37%	110	109
2022/23	73%	27%	108	108

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

Beehive Lane Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

7.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Larkrise Primary School
0.8 km · Essex

Good2024

2.8applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Mildmay Primary School
0.8 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Moulsham Infant School
1.2 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place
Moulsham Junior School
1.2 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

67%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School
1.5 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

78%met the SATs standard
Galleywood Infant School
1.5 km · Essex

Good2023

2.1applications per place
Oaklands Infant School
1.6 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place
Meadgate Primary School
1.7 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 114996 · 881/2789
Capacity: 210 pupils · 210 on roll
Free school meals: 12.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Beehive Lane, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, CM2 9SR
Local authority: Essex · Chelmsford

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources