Academy converter · Essex

Woodville Primary School

5–11Ages
412Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140447URN

Brent Avenue, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 5SE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

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

85 applications for 43 places · 251st of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 26 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

85 applications · 43 places offered · 42 named it first

2026 2.0; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.0; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.1; Essex median median 2.4
2023 1.9; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.5; Essex median median 2.4
2021 1.9; Essex median median 2.3
2020 2.1; Essex median median 2.4
2019 2.2; Essex median median 2.5
2018 2.4; Essex median median 2.5
2017 2.4; Essex median median 2.6
2016 2.6; Essex median median 2.8
2015 2.7; Essex median median 2.7
2014 3.0; 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	43	85	2.0	42	0.98
Sep 2025	59	115	2.0	57	0.97
Sep 2024	54	113	2.1	52	0.96
Sep 2023	54	105	1.9	53	0.98
Sep 2022	53	132	2.5	46	0.87
Sep 2021	60	112	1.9	61	1.02
Sep 2020	51	105	2.1	49	0.96
Sep 2019	57	126	2.2	53	0.93
Sep 2018	54	128	2.4	51	0.94
Sep 2017	56	135	2.4	53	0.95
Sep 2016	60	154	2.6	61	1.02
Sep 2015	48	131	2.7	48	1.00
Sep 2014	60	178	3.0	83	1.38

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 84% · Maths 81% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%170th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth22%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard26%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	67%	14%	107	106
2023/24	74%	11%	106	105
2022/23	92%	21%	109	110

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

Woodville Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Elmwood Primary School
0.9 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, SWF
1.0 km · Essex

Good2024

2.7applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers
1.1 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

4.4applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Collingwood Primary School
1.5 km · Essex

2026

2.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Primary School
1.8 km · Essex

Good2024

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Riverside Primary School
2.8 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Rettendon Primary School
4.0 km · Essex

Good2023

2.8applications per place
Cold Norton Primary School
4.6 km · Essex

Good2024

3.0applications per place 70%met the SATs standard

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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 converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140447 · 881/5213
Trust: The Chelmsford Learning Partnership
Capacity: 420 pupils · 412 on roll
Free school meals: 5.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 December 2013
Replaced: Woodville Primary School (URN 115253)
Address: Brent Avenue, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 5SE
Local authority: Essex · Chelmsford

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