Academy converter · Essex

Noak Bridge Primary School

4–11Ages
207Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144086URN

Coppice Lane, Basildon, SS15 4JS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

close to Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

70 applications for 30 places · 180th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

80%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodOct 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2022

Inspection history

11 May 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
17 October 2013
Graded inspection: Good · as Noak Bridge Primary School, URN 114894

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

2.3applications per place, Reception

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

70 applications · 30 places offered · 26 named it first

2026 2.3; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.7; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.4; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.7; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.8; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.9; Essex median median 2.3
2020 3.1; Essex median median 2.4
2019 3.4; Essex median median 2.5
2018 2.6; Essex median median 2.5
2017 3.6; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 2.9; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2015 3.3; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 2.4; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as Noak Bridge Primary School (URN 114894), 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	30	70	2.3	26	0.87
Sep 2025	30	82	2.7	40	1.33
Sep 2024	30	72	2.4	30	1.00
Sep 2023	30	82	2.7	32	1.07
Sep 2022	30	85	2.8	42	1.40
Sep 2021	30	87	2.9	45	1.50
Sep 2020	30	94	3.1	34	1.13
Sep 2019	30	101	3.4	39	1.30
Sep 2018	30	79	2.6	39	1.30
Sep 2017 *	30	109	3.6	46	1.53
Sep 2016 *	30	86	2.9	27	0.90
Sep 2015 *	30	100	3.3	45	1.50
Sep 2014 *	30	73	2.4	35	1.17

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 97% · Writing 80% · Maths 90% → all three 80% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard80%41st of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard97%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard30%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	80%	7%	107	106
2023/24	54%	0%	105	104
2022/23	66%	3%	106	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

Noak Bridge Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

2.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery
0.9 km · Essex

Good2023

2.4applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Ghyllgrove Primary School
1.6 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Millhouse Primary School
1.6 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

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

2026

2.1applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
St Anne Line Catholic Junior School
1.8 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

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

Not yet inspected

1.9applications per place
The Phoenix Primary School
1.9 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
The Willows Primary School
2.0 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

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144086 · 881/2568
Trust: Cresco Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 207 on roll
Free school meals: 23.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2018
Replaced: Noak Bridge Primary School (URN 114894)
Address: Coppice Lane, Basildon, SS15 4JS
Local authority: Essex · Basildon

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