Academy converter · Essex

Runwell Community Primary School

2–11Ages
362Pupils
PrimaryPhase
137054URN

Canewdon Gardens, Runwell, Wickford, SS11 7BJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2024 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

1.8per place

0.5 below Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

55 applications for 30 places · 281st of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 10 December 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Requires improvement
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision	Good

Inspection history

10 December 2024
Graded inspection, no overall grade
19 July 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

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

55 applications · 30 places offered · 29 named it first

2026 1.8; Essex median median 2.4
2025 1.8; Essex median median 2.4
2024 1.9; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.3; Essex median median 2.4
2022 1.9; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.1; Essex median median 2.3
2020 2.2; Essex median median 2.4
2019 2.3; Essex median median 2.5
2018 2.0; Essex median median 2.5
2017 2.5; Essex median median 2.6
2016 2.1; Essex median median 2.8
2015 2.0; Essex median median 2.7
2014 2.8; Essex median median 2.8

More applications per place than the Essex median in 1 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	55	1.8	29	0.97
Sep 2025	41	72	1.8	38	0.93
Sep 2024	44	83	1.9	43	0.98
Sep 2023	49	114	2.3	49	1.00
Sep 2022	60	111	1.9	53	0.88
Sep 2021	60	128	2.1	58	0.97
Sep 2020	60	130	2.2	61	1.02
Sep 2019	60	138	2.3	60	1.00
Sep 2018	60	122	2.0	62	1.03
Sep 2017	45	114	2.5	40	0.89
Sep 2016	46	97	2.1	43	0.93
Sep 2015	45	90	2.0	41	0.91
Sep 2014	30	84	2.8	42	1.40

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 58% · Maths 67% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%295th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard58%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard14%

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	53%	4%	105	101
2023/24	40%	2%	102	100
2022/23	61%	5%	103	103

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

Runwell Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
The Wickford Church of England School
1.0 km · Essex

Outstanding2023

2.7applications per place
Wickford Primary School
1.1 km · Essex

Good2023

2.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Hilltop Infant School
1.4 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place
Hilltop Junior School
1.5 km · Essex

2026

67%met the SATs standard
North Crescent Primary School
1.5 km · Essex

Good2024

2.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Luke's Park Primary School
1.8 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place
Grange Primary School
2.1 km · Essex

Good2023

2.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Oakfield Primary School
2.2 km · Essex

Good2024

2.3applications per place 63%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 137054 · 881/2901
Trust: The Chelmsford Learning Partnership
Capacity: 420 pupils · 362 on roll
Free school meals: 22.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 August 2011
Replaced: Runwell Community Primary School (URN 115037)
Address: Canewdon Gardens, Runwell, Wickford, SS11 7BJ
Local authority: Essex · Chelmsford

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