Academy converter · Essex

Stisted Church of England Primary Academy

4–11Ages
103Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
137544URN

The Street, Stisted, Braintree, CM77 8AN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.1per place

1.8 above Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

62 applications for 15 places · 14th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

47%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 7 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	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

4.1applications per place, Reception

1.8 above Essex median (2.4) 1.9 above England median (2.2)

62 applications · 15 places offered · 33 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 4.1; Essex median median 2.4
2025 3.5; Essex median median 2.4
2024 4.2; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.9; Essex median median 2.4
2022 3.3; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.6; Essex median median 2.3
2020 3.7; Essex median median 2.4
2019 3.8; Essex median median 2.5
2018 4.5; Essex median median 2.5
2017 3.7; Essex median median 2.6
2016 3.9; Essex median median 2.8
2015 3.9; 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	15	62	4.1	33	2.20
Sep 2025	15	52	3.5	24	1.60
Sep 2024	15	63	4.2	27	1.80
Sep 2023	15	44	2.9	18	1.20
Sep 2022	15	49	3.3	20	1.33
Sep 2021	15	39	2.6	20	1.33
Sep 2020	15	56	3.7	15	1.00
Sep 2019	15	57	3.8	17	1.13
Sep 2018	15	67	4.5	24	1.60
Sep 2017	15	56	3.7	15	1.00
Sep 2016	15	59	3.9	15	1.00
Sep 2015	15	59	3.9	24	1.60
Sep 2014	15	65	4.3	21	1.40

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 73% · Maths 73% → all three 47% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard47%331st of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth27%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard20%

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	47%	20%	106	105
2023/24	73%	20%	108	108
2022/23	88%	25%	110	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

Stisted Church of England Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

4.1applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Lyons Hall School
2.6 km · Essex

Good2022

1.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Beckers Green Primary School
3.1 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Great Bradfords Junior School
3.4 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

56%met the SATs standard
Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School
3.4 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place
Bocking Primary School
4.2 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Cressing Primary School
4.5 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree
4.7 km · Essex

Good2024

1.9applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
John Bunyan Primary School and Nursery
4.8 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

1.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 137544 · 881/3460
Trust: Canonium Learning Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 105 pupils · 103 on roll
Free school meals: 13.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 October 2011
Replaced: Stisted Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 115162)
Address: The Street, Stisted, Braintree, CM77 8AN
Local authority: Essex · Braintree

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