Voluntary controlled school · Essex

Matching Green Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

4–11Ages
92Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
115126URN

Little Laver Road, Matching Green, Matching Green Ce Primary School, Harlow, CM17 0QB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.5per place

1.1 above Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

49 applications for 14 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%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 · 3 July 2023Ofsted'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

3.5applications per place, Reception

1.1 above Essex median (2.4) 1.3 above England median (2.2)

49 applications · 14 places offered · 17 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.5; Essex median median 2.4
2025 3.0; Essex median median 2.4
2024 3.0; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.9; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.9; Essex median median 2.4
2021 1.9; Essex median median 2.3
2020 2.4; Essex median median 2.4
2019 1.6; Essex median median 2.5
2018 3.0; Essex median median 2.5
2017 4.2; Essex median median 2.6
2016 3.4; Essex median median 2.8
2015 2.6; Essex median median 2.7
2014 2.4; Essex median median 2.8

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	14	49	3.5	17	1.21
Sep 2025	7	21	3.0	3	0.43
Sep 2024	11	33	3.0	9	0.82
Sep 2023	10	29	2.9	9	0.90
Sep 2022	8	23	2.9	8	1.00
Sep 2021	9	17	1.9	9	1.00
Sep 2020	14	34	2.4	13	0.93
Sep 2019	14	23	1.6	15	1.07
Sep 2018	9	27	3.0	8	0.89
Sep 2017	9	38	4.2	8	0.89
Sep 2016	14	48	3.4	12	0.86
Sep 2015	14	36	2.6	10	0.71
Sep 2014	14	33	2.4	11	0.79

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 75% · Maths 67% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%255th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth25%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard8%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	58%	8%	108	105
2023/24	67%	7%	104	103
2022/23	46%	0%	104	104

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

Matching Green Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.5applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Moreton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
3.8 km · Essex

Good2023

2.0applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
4.4 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Hatfield Heath Primary School
4.5 km · Essex

Standards maintained2024

3.2applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Dr Walker's CofE Primary School
5.1 km · Essex

Requires improvement2024

1.0applications per place
Churchgate Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Harlow
5.2 km · Essex

Good2024

2.5applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hatfield Broad Oak
5.9 km · Essex

2026

3.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Newhall Primary Academy
6.0 km · Essex

Good2023

3.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Harlowbury Primary School
6.0 km · Essex

2026

2.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard

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: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 115126 · 881/3239
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 98 pupils · 92 on roll
Free school meals: 10.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Little Laver Road, Matching Green, Matching Green Ce Primary School, Harlow, CM17 0QB
Local authority: Essex · Epping Forest

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