Academy sponsor led · Essex

St Osyth Church of England Primary School

5–11Ages
290Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
142775URN

Norman Close, St Osyth, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 8PN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

1.1 below Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

45 applications for 36 places · 352nd of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

55%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 · 17 May 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

1.3applications per place, Reception

1.1 below Essex median (2.4) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

45 applications · 36 places offered · 36 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.3; Essex median median 2.4
2025 1.3; Essex median median 2.4
2024 1.4; Essex median median 2.4
2023 1.2; Essex median median 2.4
2022 1.1; Essex median median 2.4
2021 1.1; Essex median median 2.3
2020 1.3; Essex median median 2.4
2019 1.2; Essex median median 2.5
2018 1.2; Essex median median 2.5
2017 1.4; Essex median median 2.6
2016 1.3; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2015 1.3; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Essex median in 0 of 10 years.

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as St Osyth Church of England Primary School (URN 115257), 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	36	45	1.3	36	1.00
Sep 2025	39	51	1.3	38	0.97
Sep 2024	43	59	1.4	42	0.98
Sep 2023	39	46	1.2	34	0.87
Sep 2022	34	36	1.1	31	0.91
Sep 2021	36	40	1.1	28	0.78
Sep 2020	25	32	1.3	23	0.92
Sep 2019	36	42	1.2	29	0.81
Sep 2018	29	34	1.2	25	0.86
Sep 2017	32	45	1.4	30	0.94
Sep 2016 *	43	56	1.3	39	0.91
Sep 2015 *	45	58	1.3	39	0.87
Sep 2014 *	45	78	1.7	47	1.04

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 69% · Maths 60% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard55%279th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth24%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard60%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	55%	14%	104	102
2023/24	56%	7%	104	102
2022/23	56%	13%	103	101

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 Osyth Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.3applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Sir Martin Frobisher Academy
2.7 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Ravens Academy
3.2 km · Essex

Good2024

1.5applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
St Clare's Catholic Primary School
3.4 km · Essex

Remains Good · improving2024

1.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Oakwood Infant and Nursery School
4.1 km · Essex

2026

1.5applications per place
Cann Hall Primary School
4.1 km · Essex

Good2022

2.3applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Alton Park Junior School
4.2 km · Essex

Requires improvement2024

35%met the SATs standard
Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery
4.4 km · Essex

Good2024

1.2applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
White Hall Academy and Nursery
4.5 km · Essex

Good2024

1.7applications per place 47%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: 142775 · 881/2137
Trust: The Diocese of Chelmsford Vine Schools Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 315 pupils · 290 on roll
Free school meals: 39.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 May 2016
Replaced: St Osyth Church of England Primary School (URN 115257)
Address: Norman Close, St Osyth, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 8PN
Local authority: Essex · Tendring

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