Academy converter · Essex

Lyons Hall School

4–11Ages
558Pupils
PrimaryPhase
138028URN

Deerleap Way, Braintree, CM7 9FH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2022 Previous framework

Good

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

159 applications for 87 places · 281st 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

Overall effectiveness: Good · 18 October 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
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

1.8applications per place, Reception

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

159 applications · 87 places offered · 73 named it first

2026 1.8; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.6; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.4; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.3; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.4; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.4; Essex median median 2.3
2020 4.1; Essex median median 2.4
2019 2.3; Essex median median 2.5
2018 4.2; Essex median median 2.5
2017 3.3; Essex median median 2.6
2016 2.6; Essex median median 2.8
2015 2.7; Essex median median 2.7
2014 3.3; 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	87	159	1.8	73	0.84
Sep 2025	60	158	2.6	82	1.37
Sep 2024	76	184	2.4	69	0.91
Sep 2023	89	204	2.3	88	0.99
Sep 2022	87	211	2.4	83	0.95
Sep 2021	90	219	2.4	99	1.10
Sep 2020	60	246	4.1	100	1.67
Sep 2019	90	210	2.3	86	0.96
Sep 2018	60	250	4.2	116	1.93
Sep 2017	90	298	3.3	124	1.38
Sep 2016	90	238	2.6	95	1.06
Sep 2015	90	242	2.7	95	1.06
Sep 2014	90	295	3.3	90	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 80% · Maths 88% → 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 standard82%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard48%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth25%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard42%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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%	18%	108	107
2023/24	75%	13%	107	107
2022/23	72%	10%	106	109

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

Lyons Hall SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Great Bradfords Junior School
0.9 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

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

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place
Beckers Green Primary School
1.1 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree
2.2 km · Essex

Good2024

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

Remains Good2024

1.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Stisted Church of England Primary Academy
2.6 km · Essex

Outstanding2023

4.1applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
John Ray Junior School
2.7 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

62%met the SATs standard
John Ray Infant School
2.7 km · Essex

Remains Good2019

1.7applications per place

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138028 · 881/2080
Trust: Learning Pathways Academy
Capacity: 630 pupils · 558 on roll
Free school meals: 12.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2012
Replaced: Lyons Hall School (URN 131207)
Address: Deerleap Way, Braintree, CM7 9FH
Local authority: Essex · Braintree

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