Academy converter · Essex

Mountnessing Church of England Primary School

5–11Ages
191Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
145773URN

279 Roman Road, Mountnessing, Brentwood, CM15 0UH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2011

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.6per place

2.2 above Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

137 applications for 30 places · 9th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

81%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2011

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2022

Inspection history

15 September 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
23 March 2011
Graded inspection: Good · as Mountnessing Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, URN 115117

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

4.6applications per place, Reception

2.2 above Essex median (2.4) 2.4 above England median (2.2)

137 applications · 30 places offered · 45 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 4.6; Essex median median 2.4
2025 4.5; Essex median median 2.4
2024 3.8; Essex median median 2.4
2023 3.9; Essex median median 2.4
2022 3.5; Essex median median 2.4
2021 3.0; Essex median median 2.3
2020 3.2; Essex median median 2.4
2019 4.3; Essex median median 2.5
2018 3.9; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2017 4.7; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 3.7; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2015 3.8; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 4.3; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Essex median in 8 of 8 years.

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as Mountnessing Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 115117), 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	137	4.6	45	1.50
Sep 2025	29	130	4.5	35	1.21
Sep 2024	29	111	3.8	35	1.21
Sep 2023	21	82	3.9	21	1.00
Sep 2022	29	101	3.5	20	0.69
Sep 2021	24	72	3.0	22	0.92
Sep 2020	30	95	3.2	27	0.90
Sep 2019	15	65	4.3	18	1.20
Sep 2018 *	15	59	3.9	16	1.07
Sep 2017 *	11	52	4.7	11	1.00
Sep 2016 *	15	56	3.7	9	0.60
Sep 2015 *	15	57	3.8	19	1.27
Sep 2014 *	12	52	4.3	7	0.58

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 100% · Writing 81% · Maths 88% → all three 81% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard81%39th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard100%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard44%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard31%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

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Essex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	81%	19%	110	107
2023/24	57%	0%	109	104
2022/23	50%	14%	109	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

Mountnessing Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

4.6applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Hutton All Saints' Church of England Primary School
2.1 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Long Ridings Primary School
2.3 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School
2.4 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.2applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Willowbrook Primary School
2.5 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

3.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Ingatestone and Fryerning Church of England Junior School
2.5 km · Essex

Not yet inspected

71%met the SATs standard
Ingatestone Infant School
2.9 km · Essex

Good2023

2.0applications per place
Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School
3.5 km · Essex

Outstanding2023

3.6applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
Brightside Primary School
4.0 km · Essex

Standards maintained2024

2.9applications per place 76%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145773 · 881/3221
Trust: Mid Essex Anglican Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 195 pupils · 191 on roll
Free school meals: 15.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 May 2018
Replaced: Mountnessing Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 115117)
Address: 279 Roman Road, Mountnessing, Brentwood, CM15 0UH
Local authority: Essex · Brentwood

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