Academy converter · Essex

Great Berry Primary School

4–11Ages
426Pupils
PrimaryPhase
137226URN

Great Berry Primary School, Forest Glade, Langdon Hills, Basildon, SS16 6SG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.4 above Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

163 applications for 60 places · 111th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%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 · 18 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
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

2.7applications per place, Reception

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

163 applications · 60 places offered · 55 named it first

2026 2.7; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.7; Essex median median 2.4
2024 3.5; Essex median median 2.4
2023 3.4; Essex median median 2.4
2022 3.9; Essex median median 2.4
2021 3.8; Essex median median 2.3
2020 4.1; Essex median median 2.4
2019 4.2; Essex median median 2.5
2018 4.1; Essex median median 2.5
2017 4.6; Essex median median 2.6
2016 4.8; Essex median median 2.8
2015 4.6; Essex median median 2.7
2014 4.3; 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	60	163	2.7	55	0.92
Sep 2025	60	164	2.7	63	1.05
Sep 2024	60	211	3.5	83	1.38
Sep 2023	60	206	3.4	76	1.27
Sep 2022	60	232	3.9	87	1.45
Sep 2021	60	227	3.8	87	1.45
Sep 2020	60	247	4.1	83	1.38
Sep 2019	60	251	4.2	85	1.42
Sep 2018	60	247	4.1	66	1.10
Sep 2017	60	274	4.6	86	1.43
Sep 2016	60	287	4.8	96	1.60
Sep 2015	60	274	4.6	102	1.70
Sep 2014	60	257	4.3	84	1.40

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 70% · Maths 74% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%270th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard28%

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	56%	10%	105	105
2023/24	57%	14%	107	106
2022/23	65%	16%	107	105

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

Great Berry Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Lincewood Primary Academy
0.8 km · Essex

Not yet inspected

2.6applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Merrylands Primary School
1.0 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
The Phoenix Primary School
1.8 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Millhouse Primary School
2.2 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Janet Duke Primary School
2.3 km · Essex

2026

2.1applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Lee Chapel Primary School
2.6 km · Essex

Outstanding2023

3.4applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
St Anne Line Catholic Junior School
2.8 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

89%met the SATs standard
St Anne Line Catholic Infant School
2.8 km · Essex

Not yet inspected

1.9applications per place

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: 137226 · 881/2598
Trust: Cresco Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 426 on roll
Free school meals: 2.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2011
Replaced: Great Berry Primary School (URN 114908)
Address: Great Berry Primary School, Forest Glade, Langdon Hills, Basildon, SS16 6SG
Local authority: Essex · Basildon

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