Academy sponsor led · Essex

St Leonard's Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
258Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
140180URN

Burnham Road, Southminster, CM0 7ES · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

0.9per place

1.5 below Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

52 applications for 57 places · 363rd of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

29%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 · 30 April 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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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

0.9applications per place, Reception

1.5 below Essex median (2.4) 1.3 below England median (2.2)

52 applications · 57 places offered · 23 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 0.9; Essex median median 2.4
2025 1.0; Essex median median 2.4
2024 1.3; Essex median median 2.4
2023 1.2; Essex median median 2.4
2022 1.7; Essex median median 2.4
2021 1.3; Essex median median 2.3
2020 1.2; Essex median median 2.4
2019 1.2; Essex median median 2.5
2018 1.6; Essex median median 2.5
2017 1.4; Essex median median 2.6
2016 1.4; Essex median median 2.8
2015 1.8; Essex median median 2.7
2014 2.4; 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	57	52	0.9	23	0.40
Sep 2025	58	59	1.0	29	0.50
Sep 2024	30	39	1.3	18	0.60
Sep 2023	36	43	1.2	23	0.64
Sep 2022	38	66	1.7	32	0.84
Sep 2021	35	46	1.3	23	0.66
Sep 2020	34	42	1.2	23	0.68
Sep 2019	16	19	1.2	11	0.69
Sep 2018	14	23	1.6	14	1.00
Sep 2017	17	23	1.4	14	0.82
Sep 2016	26	37	1.4	24	0.92
Sep 2015	20	36	1.8	20	1.00
Sep 2014	17	41	2.4	16	0.94

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 54% · Writing 66% · Maths 43% → all three 29% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard29%377th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard54%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard11%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard66%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard43%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard0%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 97 (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	29%	0%	102	97
2023/24	23%	0%	101	96
2022/23	18%	0%	99	94

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

St Leonard's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

0.9applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Burnham-on-Crouch
2.7 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

3.5applications per place 94%met the SATs standard
Burnham-on-Crouch Primary School
3.4 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Tillingham
5.5 km · Essex

Good2024

1.4applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Maylandsea Primary School
5.5 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

3.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Christchurch Church of England Primary School
7.3 km · Essex

2026

1.2applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Canewdon Church of England Primary School
7.6 km · Essex

Requires improvement2020

1.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Cedd's Church of England Primary School
8.7 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Barling Magna Primary Academy
10.6 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place 68%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 sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140180 · 881/2095
Trust: The Diocese of Chelmsford Vine Schools Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 315 pupils · 258 on roll
Free school meals: 25.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 November 2013
Replaced: Southminster Church of England (Controlled) Primary School (URN 135268)
Address: Burnham Road, Southminster, CM0 7ES
Local authority: Essex · Maldon

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