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St Margaret's Church of England Academy, Bowers Gifford

2–11Ages
182Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
143453URN

London Road, Bowers Gifford, Basildon, SS13 2DU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2024 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

1.8per place

0.6 below Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

32 applications for 18 places · 289th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

32%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 24 September 2024Ofsted'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

1.8applications per place, Reception

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

32 applications · 18 places offered · 17 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; Essex median median 2.4
2025 1.4; Essex median median 2.4
2024 1.4; Essex median median 2.4
2023 1.4; Essex median median 2.4
2022 1.3; Essex median median 2.4
2021 1.5; Essex median median 2.3
2020 1.6; Essex median median 2.4
2019 1.8; Essex median median 2.5
2018 1.8; Essex median median 2.5
2017 1.9; Essex median median 2.6
2016 2.0; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2015 1.4; 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 Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Bowers Gifford (URN 115150), 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	18	32	1.8	17	0.94
Sep 2025	24	34	1.4	23	0.96
Sep 2024	26	35	1.4	21	0.81
Sep 2023	23	32	1.4	23	1.00
Sep 2022	19	25	1.3	19	1.00
Sep 2021	30	44	1.5	30	1.00
Sep 2020	28	45	1.6	25	0.89
Sep 2019	30	54	1.8	34	1.13
Sep 2018	30	54	1.8	28	0.93
Sep 2017	25	48	1.9	24	0.96
Sep 2016 *	30	60	2.0	34	1.13
Sep 2015 *	30	43	1.4	19	0.63
Sep 2014 *	21	36	1.7	17	0.81

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 39% · Maths 54% → all three 32% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard32%373rd of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard64%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard14%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard39%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard54%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard14%

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	32%	7%	101	100
2023/24	50%	4%	103	103
2022/23	55%	17%	105	107

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 Margaret's Church of England Academy, Bowers GiffordThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
Eversley Primary School
1.0 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Northlands Primary School and Nursery
1.6 km · Essex

Good2024

1.6applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Jotmans Hall Primary School
1.6 km · Essex

Requires improvement2024

3.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Woodham Ley Primary School
1.7 km · Essex

Good2023

3.3applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Montgomerie Primary School
1.7 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Maple Grove Primary School
1.8 km · Essex

2026

2.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Briscoe Primary School & Nursery
2.0 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Felmore Primary School
2.2 km · Essex

Good2023

2.1applications per place 60%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: 143453 · 881/3401
Trust: The Diocese of Chelmsford Vine Schools Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 182 on roll
Free school meals: 19.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 October 2016
Replaced: St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Bowers Gifford (URN 115150)
Address: London Road, Bowers Gifford, Basildon, SS13 2DU
Local authority: Essex · Basildon

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