Academy converter · Essex

Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
420Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
145996URN

Little Wheatley Chase, Rayleigh, SS6 9EH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMay 2016

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jan 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.4 below Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

116 applications for 59 places · 252nd of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMay 2016

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jan 2023

Inspection history

25 January 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
10 May 2016
Graded inspection: Good · as Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School, URN 115163

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

2.0applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Essex median (2.4) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

116 applications · 59 places offered · 72 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.0; Essex median median 2.4
2025 1.9; Essex median median 2.4
2024 1.9; Essex median median 2.4
2023 1.6; Essex median median 2.4
2022 1.6; Essex median median 2.4
2021 1.6; Essex median median 2.3
2020 1.6; Essex median median 2.4
2019 1.8; Essex median median 2.5
2018 1.6; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2017 2.7; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 2.1; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2015 1.8; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 2.2; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Essex median in 0 of 8 years.

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School (URN 115163), 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	59	116	2.0	72	1.22
Sep 2025	60	113	1.9	63	1.05
Sep 2024	61	115	1.9	63	1.03
Sep 2023	60	93	1.6	60	1.00
Sep 2022	59	96	1.6	44	0.75
Sep 2021	59	97	1.6	57	0.97
Sep 2020	55	85	1.6	45	0.82
Sep 2019	47	84	1.8	47	1.00
Sep 2018 *	58	93	1.6	52	0.90
Sep 2017 *	26	70	2.7	26	1.00
Sep 2016 *	42	90	2.1	38	0.90
Sep 2015 *	51	91	1.8	48	0.94
Sep 2014 *	59	130	2.2	72	1.22

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 75% · Maths 89% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%143rd of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard39%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard34%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	70%	9%	108	109
2023/24	78%	13%	108	107
2022/23	68%	13%	107	108

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

Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School
1.1 km · Essex

Remains Good2019

3.1applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
Glebe Primary School
1.1 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Down Hall Primary School
1.6 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

3.2applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Rayleigh Primary School
1.7 km · Essex

Good2024

3.1applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Edward Francis Primary School
2.0 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
The Robert Drake Primary School
2.8 km · Essex

Good2024

3.5applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Thundersley Primary School
3.0 km · Essex

Good2023

2.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Kingston Primary School
3.0 km · Essex

Outstanding2023

4.9applications per place 90%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145996 · 881/3461
Trust: Assisi Catholic Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 420 pupils · 420 on roll
Free school meals: 7.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2018
Replaced: Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School (URN 115163)
Address: Little Wheatley Chase, Rayleigh, SS6 9EH
Local authority: Essex · Rochford

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