Academy sponsor led · Essex

Weeley St Andrew's CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
179Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
140181URN

Old Clacton Road, Weeley, Clacton-On-Sea, CO16 9LW · 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

2.0per place

0.4 below Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

36 applications for 18 places · 245th 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 · 11 October 2022Ofsted'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

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

2.0applications per place, Reception

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

36 applications · 18 places offered · 16 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.0; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.2; Essex median median 2.4
2024 1.6; Essex median median 2.4
2023 1.6; Essex median median 2.4
2022 1.8; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.1; Essex median median 2.3
2020 1.6; Essex median median 2.4
2019 2.0; Essex median median 2.5
2018 2.4; Essex median median 2.5
2017 3.4; Essex median median 2.6
2016 3.2; Essex median median 2.8
2015 3.0; Essex median median 2.7
2014 2.9; 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	18	36	2.0	16	0.89
Sep 2025	13	29	2.2	11	0.85
Sep 2024	25	39	1.6	24	0.96
Sep 2023	14	22	1.6	14	1.00
Sep 2022	22	39	1.8	21	0.95
Sep 2021	17	36	2.1	15	0.88
Sep 2020	25	41	1.6	23	0.92
Sep 2019	24	48	2.0	20	0.83
Sep 2018	26	63	2.4	21	0.81
Sep 2017	27	92	3.4	26	0.96
Sep 2016	26	82	3.2	20	0.77
Sep 2015	30	90	3.0	25	0.83
Sep 2014	30	87	2.9	23	0.77

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 52% · Writing 48% · Maths 35% → 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 standard52%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard48%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard35%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard3%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 96 (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	96
2023/24	17%	0%	98	96
2022/23	52%	0%	100	98

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

Weeley St Andrew's CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.0applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
Rolph Church of England Primary School and Nursery
3.3 km · Essex

Good2022

1.5applications per place 27%met the SATs standard
Tendring Primary School
3.3 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

2.9applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Engaines Primary School and Nursery
3.4 km · Essex

Good2022

2.6applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Great Bentley Primary School
3.6 km · Essex

Remains Outstanding2022

2.2applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Cann Hall Primary School
5.2 km · Essex

Good2022

2.3applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Burrsville Infant Academy
5.7 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place
Great Clacton Church of England Junior School
5.8 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

47%met the SATs standard
St Clare's Catholic Primary School
5.9 km · Essex

Remains Good · improving2024

1.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140181 · 881/2096
Trust: The Diocese of Chelmsford Vine Schools Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 218 pupils · 179 on roll
Free school meals: 36.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 November 2013
Replaced: Weeley St Andrew's CofE Primary School (URN 115247)
Address: Old Clacton Road, Weeley, Clacton-On-Sea, CO16 9LW
Local authority: Essex · Tendring

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