Academy converter · Essex

Cherry Tree Primary School

3–11Ages
384Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143452URN

Church Road, Basildon, SS16 4AG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 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

82 applications for 42 places · 256th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

38%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 1 July 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision	Good

Inspection history

1 July 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
28 June 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

82 applications · 42 places offered · 41 named it first

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

2026 2.0; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.2; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.1; Essex median median 2.4
2023 1.7; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.0; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.3; Essex median median 2.3
2020 2.1; Essex median median 2.4
2019 1.9; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2018 2.1; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2017 2.3; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 2.6; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2015 2.1; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Essex median in 0 of 7 years.

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as Cherry Tree Primary School, Basildon (URN 132833), 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	42	82	2.0	41	0.98
Sep 2025	34	74	2.2	29	0.85
Sep 2024	50	103	2.1	39	0.78
Sep 2023	59	100	1.7	52	0.88
Sep 2022	51	104	2.0	42	0.82
Sep 2021	43	99	2.3	41	0.95
Sep 2020	60	127	2.1	61	1.02
Sep 2019 *	60	114	1.9	52	0.87
Sep 2018 *	60	123	2.1	54	0.90
Sep 2017 *	59	136	2.3	63	1.07
Sep 2016 *	55	143	2.6	40	0.73
Sep 2015 *	60	125	2.1	58	0.97
Sep 2014 *	57	112	2.0	42	0.74

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 55% · Writing 52% · Maths 53% → all three 38% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard38%358th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard55%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard52%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard53%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	38%	2%	102	100
2023/24	47%	0%	104	101
2022/23	46%	0%	106	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

Cherry Tree Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Fairhouse Community Primary School
0.6 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Bardfield Academy
0.8 km · Essex

Requires improvement2024

1.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Kingswood Primary School and Nursery
0.8 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Greensted Primary School & Nursery
1.1 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.0applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Ryedene Primary and Nursery School
1.3 km · Essex

Improved significantly2025

1.7applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Vange Primary School and Nursery
1.3 km · Essex

Good2022

3.0applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Basildon
1.3 km · Essex

2026

2.0applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
The Willows Primary School
1.5 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 76%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 converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143452 · 881/3253
Trust: Berlesduna Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 384 on roll
Free school meals: 44.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2019
Replaced: Cherry Tree Primary School, Basildon (URN 132833)
Address: Church Road, Basildon, SS16 4AG
Local authority: Essex · Basildon

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