Academy sponsor led · Essex

Maple Grove Primary School

4–11Ages
295Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144349URN

High Road, Pitsea, Basildon, SS13 3AB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.3 below Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

60 applications for 29 places · 232nd of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 6 January 2026Published 11 February 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

6 January 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
14 September 2021
Graded inspection: Good

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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

2.1applications per place, Reception

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

60 applications · 29 places offered · 29 named it first

2026 2.1; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.2; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.5; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.1; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.2; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.3; Essex median median 2.3
2020 2.1; Essex median median 2.4
2019 2.2; Essex median median 2.5
2018 1.7; Essex median median 2.5
2017 2.0; Essex median median 2.6
2016 2.0; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2015 1.8; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 2.1; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Essex median in 1 of 10 years.

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as Maple Grove Primary School (URN 114807), The Len Wastell Infant School (URN 114808), 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	29	60	2.1	29	1.00
Sep 2025	32	69	2.2	27	0.84
Sep 2024	29	71	2.5	26	0.90
Sep 2023	35	72	2.1	30	0.86
Sep 2022	26	57	2.2	25	0.96
Sep 2021	27	61	2.3	25	0.93
Sep 2020	27	57	2.1	22	0.81
Sep 2019	26	57	2.2	23	0.88
Sep 2018	32	53	1.7	27	0.84
Sep 2017	41	82	2.0	38	0.93
Sep 2016 *	45	90	2.0	40	0.89
Sep 2015 *	45	83	1.8	31	0.69
Sep 2014 *	40	84	2.1	32	0.80

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 66% · Writing 80% · Maths 68% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%314th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard66%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth23%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard14%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	50%	7%	104	104
2023/24	82%	13%	107	107
2022/23	73%	9%	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

Maple Grove Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Basildon
0.7 km · Essex

2026

2.0applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Northlands Primary School and Nursery
0.7 km · Essex

Good2024

1.6applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Greensted Primary School & Nursery
0.9 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.0applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Bardfield Academy
1.0 km · Essex

Requires improvement2024

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

Improved significantly2025

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

Standards maintained2025

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

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Felmore Primary School
1.8 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 sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144349 · 881/2157
Trust: Lion Academy Trust
Capacity: 315 pupils · 295 on roll
Free school meals: 41.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 May 2017
Replaced: Maple Grove Primary School (URN 114807); The Len Wastell Infant School (URN 114808)
Address: High Road, Pitsea, Basildon, SS13 3AB
Local authority: Essex · Basildon

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