Academy sponsor led · Essex

Silver End Academy

4–11Ages
344Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144955URN

School Road, Silver End, Witham, CM8 3RZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

1.2 below Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

67 applications for 58 places · 358th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

45%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 19 May 2026Published 16 June 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

19 May 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
8 February 2022
Graded inspection: 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

1.2applications per place, Reception

1.2 below Essex median (2.4) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

67 applications · 58 places offered · 50 named it first

2026 1.2; Essex median median 2.4
2025 1.2; Essex median median 2.4
2024 1.3; Essex median median 2.4
2023 1.1; Essex median median 2.4
2022 1.1; Essex median median 2.4
2021 1.2; Essex median median 2.3
2020 1.2; Essex median median 2.4
2019 1.2; Essex median median 2.5
2018 1.1; Essex median median 2.5
2017 1.4; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 1.2; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2015 1.1; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 1.3; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Essex median in 0 of 9 years.

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as Silver End Primary School (URN 114828), 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	58	67	1.2	50	0.86
Sep 2025	45	56	1.2	42	0.93
Sep 2024	51	65	1.3	50	0.98
Sep 2023	52	59	1.1	49	0.94
Sep 2022	42	47	1.1	36	0.86
Sep 2021	40	48	1.2	40	1.00
Sep 2020	38	46	1.2	32	0.84
Sep 2019	33	38	1.2	31	0.94
Sep 2018	43	49	1.1	39	0.91
Sep 2017 *	47	66	1.4	44	0.94
Sep 2016 *	41	51	1.2	38	0.93
Sep 2015 *	55	59	1.1	52	0.95
Sep 2014 *	45	58	1.3	48	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 51% · Maths 68% → all three 45% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard45%346th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard51%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard13%

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	45%	0%	104	104
2023/24	33%	2%	102	101
2022/23	53%	3%	103	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

Silver End AcademyThis school
This school

2026

1.2applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Rivenhall Church of England Primary School
2.4 km · Essex

Good2023

3.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
White Notley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
2.9 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

3.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Elm Hall Primary School
2.9 km · Essex

Good2024

4.0applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Cressing Primary School
3.0 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Templars Academy
3.4 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Witham Oaks Academy
4.3 km · Essex

Good2023

72%met the SATs standard
Acorn Infant Academy
4.3 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place
Beckers Green Primary School
4.7 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144955 · 881/2164
Trust: Inspires MAT
Capacity: 440 pupils · 344 on roll
Free school meals: 22.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2017
Replaced: Silver End Primary School (URN 114828)
Address: School Road, Silver End, Witham, CM8 3RZ
Local authority: Essex · Braintree

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