Academy sponsor led · Thurrock

Bulphan Church of England Academy

5–11Ages
64Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
144603URN

Fen Lane, Bulphan, RM14 3RL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

0.3 above Thurrock median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Thurrock

31 applications for 12 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%met the expected standard

Thurrock 69% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 11 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
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

2.6applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Thurrock median (2.3) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

31 applications · 12 places offered · 9 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.6; Thurrock median median 2.3
2025 2.3; Thurrock median median 2.2
2024 2.1; Thurrock median median 2.2
2023 2.0; Thurrock median median 2.1
2022 2.9; Thurrock median median 2.1
2021 2.5; Thurrock median median 2.0
2020 2.6; Thurrock median median 2.1
2019 2.3; Thurrock median median 2.1
2018 3.4; Thurrock median median 1.9
2017 4.2; Thurrock median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 3.8; Thurrock median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 3.5; Thurrock median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 3.1; Thurrock median median 1.6; as the previous school

This school
Thurrock median

Dashed bars: as Bulphan Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 115092), 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	12	31	2.6	9	0.75
Sep 2025	11	25	2.3	10	0.91
Sep 2024	10	21	2.1	9	0.90
Sep 2023	5	10	2.0	5	1.00
Sep 2022	12	35	2.9	13	1.08
Sep 2021	12	30	2.5	12	1.00
Sep 2020	12	31	2.6	11	0.92
Sep 2019	12	28	2.3	12	1.00
Sep 2018	8	27	3.4	7	0.88
Sep 2017 *	6	25	4.2	6	1.00
Sep 2016 *	12	45	3.8	11	0.92
Sep 2015 *	11	38	3.5	9	0.82
Sep 2014 *	12	37	3.1	13	1.08

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 71% · Maths 86% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%37th of 39 in Thurrock

Thurrock 69% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Thurrock 80% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Thurrock 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Thurrock 82% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Thurrock 19% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Thurrock 83% England 77%

Higher standard14%

Thurrock 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Thurrock median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	57%	14%	108	107
2023/24	18%	0%	104	101
2022/23	33%	0%	98	93

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

Bulphan Church of England AcademyThis school
This school

Good2024

2.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
West Horndon Primary School
2.8 km · Essex

Good2022

1.8applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Great Berry Primary School
3.8 km · Essex

Good2023

2.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Horndon-On-the-Hill CofE Primary School
4.1 km · Thurrock

Good2023

2.6applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Lincewood Primary Academy
4.4 km · Essex

Not yet inspected

2.6applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Orsett Church of England Primary School
4.5 km · Thurrock

2026

2.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Merrylands Primary School
4.6 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Benyon Primary School
5.2 km · Thurrock

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
The Phoenix Primary School
5.6 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 54%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
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Urgent improvement
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School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144603 · 883/2013
Trust: The Diocese of Chelmsford Vine Schools Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 86 pupils · 64 on roll
Free school meals: 20.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2017
Replaced: Bulphan Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 115092)
Address: Fen Lane, Bulphan, RM14 3RL
Local authority: Thurrock

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