Academy sponsor led · Essex

North Crescent Primary School

2–11Ages
216Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145049URN

North Crescent, Wickford, SS12 9AP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

close to Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

50 applications for 21 places · 164th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 17 April 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	Outstanding

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

2.4applications per place, Reception

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

50 applications · 21 places offered · 19 named it first

2026 2.4; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.6; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.9; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.2; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.2; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.3; Essex median median 2.3
2020 2.3; Essex median median 2.4
2019 4.5; Essex median median 2.5
2018 2.2; Essex median median 2.5
2017 2.7; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 3.9; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2015 2.1; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as North Crescent Primary School (URN 115242), 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	21	50	2.4	19	0.90
Sep 2025	14	37	2.6	14	1.00
Sep 2024	17	50	2.9	15	0.88
Sep 2023	20	44	2.2	19	0.95
Sep 2022	30	67	2.2	27	0.90
Sep 2021	19	43	2.3	12	0.63
Sep 2020	20	45	2.3	15	0.75
Sep 2019	8	36	4.5	5	0.63
Sep 2018	26	56	2.2	21	0.81
Sep 2017 *	19	51	2.7	16	0.84
Sep 2016 *	12	47	3.9	9	0.75
Sep 2015 *	27	57	2.1	20	0.74
Sep 2014 *	29	57	2.0	23	0.79

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 86% · Maths 77% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%165th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard9%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard86%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard18%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	68%	9%	104	103
2023/24	72%	6%	105	102
2022/23	63%	0%	106	105

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

North Crescent Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Wickford Primary School
0.6 km · Essex

Good2023

2.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Oakfield Primary School
0.8 km · Essex

Good2024

2.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
The Wickford Church of England School
0.9 km · Essex

Outstanding2023

2.7applications per place
Grange Primary School
1.0 km · Essex

Good2023

2.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Abacus Primary School
1.4 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Hilltop Infant School
1.5 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place
Runwell Community Primary School
1.5 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Hilltop Junior School
1.6 km · Essex

2026

67%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: 145049 · 881/2166
Trust: Schools for Every Child
Capacity: 262 pupils · 216 on roll
Free school meals: 36.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2018
Replaced: North Crescent Primary School (URN 115242)
Address: North Crescent, Wickford, SS12 9AP
Local authority: Essex · Basildon

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