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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| 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 |
Inspection history
- 10 December 2024Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 24 September 2019Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry26 applications · 12 places offered · 11 named it first
- 2026 2.2; Essex median median 2.4
- 2025 2.4; Essex median median 2.4
- 2024 3.6; Essex median median 2.4
- 2023 1.7; Essex median median 2.4
- 2022 2.6; Essex median median 2.4
- 2021 2.5; Essex median median 2.3
- 2020 3.0; Essex median median 2.4
- 2019 2.1; Essex median median 2.5
- 2018 1.5; Essex median median 2.5
- 2017 3.3; Essex median median 2.6
- 2016 2.8; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
- 2015 2.2; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
- 2014 2.3; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
- This school
- Essex median
Dashed bars: as Shalford Primary School (URN 114844), 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 | 26 | 2.2 | 11 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2025 | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 8 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 5 | 0.63 |
| Sep 2023 | 11 | 19 | 1.7 | 11 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 11 | 28 | 2.6 | 11 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 6 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 3 | 0.50 |
| Sep 2019 | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 5 | 0.71 |
| Sep 2018 | 15 | 22 | 1.5 | 15 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 6 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 * | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 7 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2015 * | 10 | 22 | 2.2 | 10 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 * | 15 | 34 | 2.3 | 11 | 0.73 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 87% · Writing 87% · Maths 93% → all three 87% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Essex median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 87% | 47% | 110 | 111 |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 14% | 108 | 108 |
| 2022/23 |
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
- Shalford Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20242.2applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
- 3.4 km · EssexGood20244.0applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
- 4.2 km · EssexRemains Good20232.6applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
- 5.1 km · Essex20262.2applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
- 5.2 km · Essex20261.6applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
- 5.2 km · EssexRemains Good20241.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
- 5.5 km · EssexGood20241.9applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
- Graded · no overall grade20252.0applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
- 5.8 km · EssexStandards maintained20241.8applications per place
- 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
- 142935 · 881/2138
- Capacity
- 105 pupils · 73 on roll
- Free school meals
- 23.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 December 2016
- Replaced
- Shalford Primary School (URN 114844)
- Address
- Church End, Shalford, Braintree, CM7 5EZ
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources