Voluntary controlled school · Essex

White Notley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

4–11Ages
108Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
115111URN

Vicarage Avenue, White Notley, Witham, CM8 1RZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodApr 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Dec 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

0.7 above Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

46 applications for 15 places · 72nd of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodApr 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Dec 2022

Inspection history

13 December 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
24 April 2013
Graded inspection: 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

3.1applications per place, Reception

0.7 above Essex median (2.4) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

46 applications · 15 places offered · 23 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.1; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.7; Essex median median 2.4
2024 3.0; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.7; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.6; Essex median median 2.4
2021 4.0; Essex median median 2.3
2020 3.5; Essex median median 2.4
2019 2.9; Essex median median 2.5
2018 2.9; Essex median median 2.5
2017 2.9; Essex median median 2.6
2016 2.9; Essex median median 2.8
2015 4.9; Essex median median 2.7
2014 4.1; 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	15	46	3.1	23	1.53
Sep 2025	15	41	2.7	15	1.00
Sep 2024	15	45	3.0	20	1.33
Sep 2023	15	40	2.7	18	1.20
Sep 2022	15	39	2.6	15	1.00
Sep 2021	8	32	4.0	7	0.88
Sep 2020	15	53	3.5	25	1.67
Sep 2019	13	38	2.9	11	0.85
Sep 2018	15	43	2.9	11	0.73
Sep 2017	15	43	2.9	16	1.07
Sep 2016	14	40	2.9	13	0.93
Sep 2015	15	73	4.9	21	1.40
Sep 2014	15	62	4.1	24	1.60

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 73% · Maths 87% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%110th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard47%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard40%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	73%	7%	108	108
2023/24	72%	11%	107	107
2022/23	71%	7%	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

White Notley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

3.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Cressing Primary School
2.5 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Silver End Academy
2.9 km · Essex

2026

1.2applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Terling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
3.3 km · Essex

Good2023

5.1applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Elm Hall Primary School
3.7 km · Essex

Good2024

4.0applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Templars Academy
3.8 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Witham Oaks Academy
3.9 km · Essex

Good2023

72%met the SATs standard
Acorn Infant Academy
3.9 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place
Rivenhall Church of England Primary School
4.2 km · Essex

Good2023

3.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 115111 · 881/3213
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 105 pupils · 108 on roll
Free school meals: 6.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Vicarage Avenue, White Notley, Witham, CM8 1RZ
Local authority: Essex · Braintree

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