Academy sponsor led · Essex

Stambridge Primary School

3–11Ages
82Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141656URN

Stambridge Road, Stambridge, Rochford, SS4 2AP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

0.2 above Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

31 applications for 12 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

100%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 · 8 November 2023Ofsted'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

2.6applications per place, Reception

0.2 above Essex median (2.4) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

31 applications · 12 places offered · 7 named it first

2026 2.6; Essex median median 2.4
2025 4.4; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.5; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.6; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.2; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.6; Essex median median 2.3
2020 2.7; Essex median median 2.4
2019 3.5; Essex median median 2.5
2018 2.3; Essex median median 2.5
2017 2.6; Essex median median 2.6
2016 2.2; Essex median median 2.8
2015 6.0; Essex median median 2.7
2014 3.3; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as Stambridge Primary School (URN 114848), 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	12	31	2.6	7	0.58
Sep 2025	10	44	4.4	9	0.90
Sep 2024	13	32	2.5	8	0.62
Sep 2023	15	39	2.6	14	0.93
Sep 2022	14	31	2.2	14	1.00
Sep 2021	15	39	2.6	15	1.00
Sep 2020	12	32	2.7	9	0.75
Sep 2019	11	38	3.5	8	0.73
Sep 2018	8	18	2.3	8	1.00
Sep 2017	11	28	2.6	11	1.00
Sep 2016	12	26	2.2	15	1.25
Sep 2015	4	24	6.0	3	0.75
Sep 2014 *	12	39	3.3	11	0.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 100% · Writing 100% · Maths 100% → all three 100% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard100%1st of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard100%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard71%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard100%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard100%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard0%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	100%	0%	111	108
2023/24	100%	0%	108	105
2022/23	92%	8%	111	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

Stambridge Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.6applications per place 100%met the SATs standard
Waterman Primary School
2.0 km · Essex

2026

1.8applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Rochford Primary and Nursery School
2.2 km · Essex

2026

3.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
2.4 km · Essex

Good2023

2.1applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Holt Farm Junior School
2.5 km · Essex

Good2024

60%met the SATs standard
Holt Farm Infant School
2.6 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place
Temple Sutton Primary School
3.5 km · Southend-on-Sea

Good2023

1.5applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Canewdon Church of England Primary School
3.8 km · Essex

Requires improvement2020

1.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Barling Magna Primary Academy
3.8 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: 141656 · 881/2119
Trust: Hearts Academy Trust
Capacity: 105 pupils · 82 on roll
Free school meals: 16.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2015
Replaced: Stambridge Primary School (URN 114848)
Address: Stambridge Road, Stambridge, Rochford, SS4 2AP
Local authority: Essex · Rochford

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