Academy converter · Essex

Woodham Ley Primary School

3–11Ages
243Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141625URN

Rushbottom Lane, Great Tarpots, South Benfleet, Benfleet, SS7 4DN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

1.0 above Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

97 applications for 29 places · 41st of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%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 · 21 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

3.3applications per place, Reception

1.0 above Essex median (2.4) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

97 applications · 29 places offered · 39 named it first

2026 3.3; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.8; Essex median median 2.4
2024 3.0; Essex median median 2.4
2023 3.1; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.8; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.8; Essex median median 2.3
2020 3.6; Essex median median 2.4
2019 2.6; Essex median median 2.5
2018 2.7; Essex median median 2.5
2017 3.2; Essex median median 2.6
2016 2.7; Essex median median 2.8
2015 3.4; Essex median median 2.7
2014 2.3; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Essex median in 11 of 12 years.

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as Woodham Ley Primary School (URN 114795), 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	29	97	3.3	39	1.34
Sep 2025	30	83	2.8	42	1.40
Sep 2024	30	89	3.0	41	1.37
Sep 2023	27	83	3.1	26	0.96
Sep 2022	30	83	2.8	32	1.07
Sep 2021	30	83	2.8	43	1.43
Sep 2020	30	109	3.6	44	1.47
Sep 2019	30	77	2.6	25	0.83
Sep 2018	29	79	2.7	26	0.90
Sep 2017	30	97	3.2	35	1.17
Sep 2016	30	80	2.7	26	0.87
Sep 2015	30	102	3.4	49	1.63
Sep 2014 *	30	69	2.3	24	0.80

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 80% · Maths 83% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%143rd of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard37%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard27%

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	70%	17%	105	106
2023/24	63%	7%	105	105
2022/23	55%	3%	102	102

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

Woodham Ley Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.3applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Montgomerie Primary School
0.2 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Jotmans Hall Primary School
1.1 km · Essex

Requires improvement2024

3.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
The Robert Drake Primary School
1.3 km · Essex

Good2024

3.5applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Essex

Good2023

2.5applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Kents Hill Infant Academy
1.5 km · Essex

Good2024

2.3applications per place
Kents Hill Junior School
1.5 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

77%met the SATs standard
St Margaret's Church of England Academy, Bowers Gifford
1.7 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
Kingston Primary School
1.8 km · Essex

Outstanding2023

4.9applications per place 90%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141625 · 881/2136
Trust: Robus Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 243 on roll
Free school meals: 9.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2015
Replaced: Woodham Ley Primary School (URN 114795)
Address: Rushbottom Lane, Great Tarpots, South Benfleet, Benfleet, SS7 4DN
Local authority: Essex · Castle Point

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