Academy converter · Essex

Merrylands Primary School

2–11Ages
542Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143205URN

Cumberland Drive, Laindon, Basildon, SS15 6QS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.4 below Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

114 applications for 57 places · 245th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 11 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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

2.0applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Essex median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

114 applications · 57 places offered · 54 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.0; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.0; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.0; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.1; Essex median median 2.4
2022 1.9; Essex median median 2.4
2021 1.9; Essex median median 2.3
2020 2.2; Essex median median 2.4
2019 2.7; Essex median median 2.5
2018 2.8; Essex median median 2.5
2017 3.0; Essex median median 2.6
2016 3.5; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2015 2.9; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 2.9; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as Merrylands Primary School (URN 132262), 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	57	114	2.0	54	0.95
Sep 2025	52	103	2.0	43	0.83
Sep 2024	67	131	2.0	50	0.75
Sep 2023	65	137	2.1	57	0.88
Sep 2022	79	146	1.9	54	0.68
Sep 2021	63	118	1.9	51	0.81
Sep 2020	64	141	2.2	56	0.88
Sep 2019	60	160	2.7	48	0.80
Sep 2018	60	168	2.8	52	0.87
Sep 2017	60	177	3.0	55	0.92
Sep 2016 *	60	210	3.5	69	1.15
Sep 2015 *	60	172	2.9	52	0.87
Sep 2014 *	60	172	2.9	57	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 72% · Maths 62% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%295th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard62%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	53%	3%	104	101
2023/24	52%	6%	101	100
2022/23	63%	5%	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

Merrylands Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Great Berry Primary School
1.0 km · Essex

Good2023

2.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
The Phoenix Primary School
1.1 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Lincewood Primary Academy
1.2 km · Essex

Not yet inspected

2.6applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Millhouse Primary School
1.3 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Janet Duke Primary School
1.6 km · Essex

2026

2.1applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery
1.9 km · Essex

Good2023

2.4applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St Anne Line Catholic Junior School
2.2 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

89%met the SATs standard
St Anne Line Catholic Infant School
2.2 km · Essex

Not yet inspected

1.9applications 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 converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143205 · 881/3252
Trust: Berlesduna Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 630 pupils · 542 on roll
Free school meals: 23.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 October 2016
Replaced: Merrylands Primary School (URN 132262)
Address: Cumberland Drive, Laindon, Basildon, SS15 6QS
Local authority: Essex · Basildon

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