Academy converter · Essex

Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery

3–11Ages
217Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145812URN

Church Hill, Laindon, Basildon, SS15 5SE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 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

71 applications for 30 places · 167th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

52%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 · 2 February 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

2.4applications per place, Reception

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

71 applications · 30 places offered · 24 named it first

2026 2.4; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.5; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.6; Essex median median 2.4
2023 3.5; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.5; Essex median median 2.4
2021 3.0; Essex median median 2.3
2020 2.9; Essex median median 2.4
2019 3.0; Essex median median 2.5
2018 4.0; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2017 4.0; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 4.7; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2015 3.7; 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 7 of 8 years.

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery (URN 114802), 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	71	2.4	24	0.80
Sep 2025	30	74	2.5	20	0.67
Sep 2024	27	70	2.6	24	0.89
Sep 2023	20	69	3.5	14	0.70
Sep 2022	30	76	2.5	18	0.60
Sep 2021	30	91	3.0	26	0.87
Sep 2020	27	78	2.9	20	0.74
Sep 2019	30	90	3.0	19	0.63
Sep 2018 *	20	80	4.0	21	1.05
Sep 2017 *	20	80	4.0	20	1.00
Sep 2016 *	20	94	4.7	21	1.05
Sep 2015 *	20	74	3.7	17	0.85
Sep 2014 *	20	85	4.3	20	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 59% · Writing 70% · Maths 63% → all three 52% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard52%305th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard59%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard63%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard19%

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	52%	7%	103	103
2023/24	50%	7%	104	103
2022/23	47%	11%	103	102

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

Laindon Park Primary School & NurseryThis school
This school

Good2023

2.4applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Millhouse Primary School
0.9 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Noak Bridge Primary School
0.9 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

2.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Janet Duke Primary School
0.9 km · Essex

2026

2.1applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
The Phoenix Primary School
1.0 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
St Anne Line Catholic Junior School
1.3 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

89%met the SATs standard
St Anne Line Catholic Infant School
1.3 km · Essex

Not yet inspected

1.9applications per place
Ghyllgrove Primary School
1.6 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Lee Chapel Primary School
1.8 km · Essex

Outstanding2023

3.4applications per place 85%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 converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145812 · 881/2191
Trust: Zenith Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 262 pupils · 217 on roll
Free school meals: 30.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2018
Replaced: Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery (URN 114802)
Address: Church Hill, Laindon, Basildon, SS15 5SE
Local authority: Essex · Basildon

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