Academy sponsor led · Essex

Larkrise Primary School

4–11Ages
174Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143124URN

Dorset Avenue, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, CM2 9UB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.4 above Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

59 applications for 21 places · 104th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

41%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 · 11 June 2024Ofsted'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

2.8applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Essex median (2.4) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

59 applications · 21 places offered · 19 named it first

2026 2.8; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.7; Essex median median 2.4
2024 3.4; Essex median median 2.4
2023 4.2; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.1; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.4; Essex median median 2.3
2020 1.9; Essex median median 2.4
2019 1.9; Essex median median 2.5
2018 1.5; Essex median median 2.5
2017 3.2; Essex median median 2.6
2016 2.9; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 2.1; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as Larkrise Primary School (URN 115035), 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	21	59	2.8	19	0.90
Sep 2025	23	63	2.7	17	0.74
Sep 2024	14	48	3.4	13	0.93
Sep 2023	11	46	4.2	7	0.64
Sep 2022	30	62	2.1	19	0.63
Sep 2021	23	54	2.4	18	0.78
Sep 2020	28	54	1.9	12	0.43
Sep 2019	23	43	1.9	14	0.61
Sep 2018	30	46	1.5	14	0.47
Sep 2017	9	29	3.2	8	0.89
Sep 2016 *	21	60	2.9	19	0.90
Sep 2015 *	27	58	2.2	23	0.85
Sep 2014 *	30	64	2.1	21	0.70

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 52% · Maths 55% → all three 41% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard41%354th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard52%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard55%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard10%

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	41%	7%	105	102
2023/24	64%	8%	104	106
2022/23	47%	7%	103	103

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

Larkrise Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.8applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Beehive Lane Community Primary School
0.8 km · Essex

2026

7.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Meadgate Primary School
1.1 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Baddow Hall Infant School
1.2 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place
Baddow Hall Junior School
1.2 km · Essex

Standards maintained2024

73%met the SATs standard
Moulsham Infant School
1.5 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place
Moulsham Junior School
1.5 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

67%met the SATs standard
Mildmay Primary School
1.6 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Oaklands Infant School
1.9 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications 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: 143124 · 881/2144
Trust: Quantum Multi-Academy Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 174 on roll
Free school meals: 39.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2016
Replaced: Larkrise Primary School (URN 115035)
Address: Dorset Avenue, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, CM2 9UB
Local authority: Essex · Chelmsford

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