Academy sponsor led · Essex

St Cedd's Church of England Primary School

5–11Ages
120Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
140844URN

East End Road, Bradwell-on-Sea, Southminster, CM0 7PY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMay 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.7 below Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

26 applications for 16 places · 313th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

38%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMay 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

14 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
23 May 2017
Graded inspection: 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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Essex median (2.4) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

26 applications · 16 places offered · 12 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; Essex median median 2.4
2025 1.2; Essex median median 2.4
2024 1.4; Essex median median 2.4
2023 1.8; Essex median median 2.4
2022 1.4; Essex median median 2.4
2021 1.9; Essex median median 2.3
2020 1.3; Essex median median 2.4
2019 1.2; Essex median median 2.5
2018 1.4; Essex median median 2.5
2017 2.1; Essex median median 2.6
2016 1.5; Essex median median 2.8
2015 1.3; Essex median median 2.7
2014 1.9; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Essex median in 0 of 12 years.

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as St Cedd's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Bradwell (URN 115185), the previous school.

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	16	26	1.6	12	0.75
Sep 2025	23	28	1.2	22	0.96
Sep 2024	19	27	1.4	19	1.00
Sep 2023	12	21	1.8	12	1.00
Sep 2022	12	17	1.4	10	0.83
Sep 2021	15	28	1.9	14	0.93
Sep 2020	8	10	1.3	8	1.00
Sep 2019	18	21	1.2	16	0.89
Sep 2018	19	26	1.4	14	0.74
Sep 2017	12	25	2.1	12	1.00
Sep 2016	18	27	1.5	18	1.00
Sep 2015	19	24	1.3	19	1.00
Sep 2014 *	29	55	1.9	27	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 56% · Maths 81% → all three 38% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard38%358th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard56%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard0%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	38%	0%	104	103
2023/24	33%	0%	104	101
2022/23	69%	13%	106	104

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 Cedd's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Tillingham
3.4 km · Essex

Good2024

1.4applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Tollesbury School
5.8 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

1.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Mersea Island School
5.9 km · Essex

Good2023

1.1applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Leonard's Church of England Primary School
8.7 km · Essex

Good2024

0.9applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
Tolleshunt D'Arcy St Nicholas Primary Academy
9.0 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Maylandsea Primary School
10.8 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

3.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Burnham-on-Crouch
11.3 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

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

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140844 · 881/2106
Trust: The Diocese of Chelmsford Vine Schools Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 175 pupils · 120 on roll
Free school meals: 13.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 June 2014
Replaced: St Cedd's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Bradwell (URN 115185)
Address: East End Road, Bradwell-on-Sea, Southminster, CM0 7PY
Local authority: Essex · Maldon

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