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Kelvedon St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy

2–11Ages
464Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
139360URN

Docwra Road, Kelvedon, Colchester, CO5 9DS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

close to Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

138 applications for 60 places · 184th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

72%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 · 5 March 2024Ofsted'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	Outstanding

Inspection history

5 March 2024
Graded inspection: Good
15 December 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding (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

2.3applications per place, Reception

close to Essex median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

138 applications · 60 places offered · 77 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.3; Essex median median 2.4
2025 1.6; Essex median median 2.4
2024 1.7; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.2; Essex median median 2.4
2022 1.9; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.0; Essex median median 2.3
2020 1.9; Essex median median 2.4
2019 2.0; Essex median median 2.5
2018 1.9; Essex median median 2.5
2017 2.1; Essex median median 2.6
2016 1.9; Essex median median 2.8
2015 2.3; Essex median median 2.7
2014 1.7; Essex median median 2.8

More applications per place than the Essex median in 0 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	138	2.3	77	1.28
Sep 2025	55	87	1.6	50	0.91
Sep 2024	58	97	1.7	53	0.91
Sep 2023	49	106	2.2	48	0.98
Sep 2022	60	113	1.9	76	1.27
Sep 2021	60	121	2.0	66	1.10
Sep 2020	60	114	1.9	63	1.05
Sep 2019	60	117	2.0	69	1.15
Sep 2018	53	99	1.9	49	0.92
Sep 2017	60	123	2.1	74	1.23
Sep 2016	58	111	1.9	63	1.09
Sep 2015	42	95	2.3	39	0.93
Sep 2014	58	96	1.7	47	0.81

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 79% · Maths 77% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%122nd of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard21%

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	72%	9%	108	105
2023/24	82%	20%	110	106
2022/23	81%	25%	108	106

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

Kelvedon St Mary's Church of England Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2024

2.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Feering Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · Essex

Good2022

3.2applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Messing Primary School
3.0 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.9applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Baynards Primary School
3.1 km · Essex

2026

4.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Rivenhall Church of England Primary School
3.8 km · Essex

Good2023

3.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Milldene Primary School
3.9 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Tiptree Heath Primary School
4.2 km · Essex

Standards maintained2024

3.0applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary School
4.2 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Coggeshall
4.2 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 68%met the SATs standard

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139360 · 881/3211
Trust: Canonium Learning Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 464 on roll
Free school meals: 16.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 March 2013
Replaced: Kelvedon St Mary's Church of England Primary School (URN 115109)
Address: Docwra Road, Kelvedon, Colchester, CO5 9DS
Local authority: Essex · Braintree

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