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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 25 January 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 26 February 2014Graded inspection: Good · as Margaretting Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, URN 115116
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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 entry36 applications · 11 places offered · 8 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 3.3; Essex median median 2.4
- 2025 8.3; Essex median median 2.4
- 2024 4.1; Essex median median 2.4
- 2023 3.9; Essex median median 2.4
- 2022 3.9; Essex median median 2.4
- 2021 5.9; Essex median median 2.3
- 2020 4.3; Essex median median 2.4
- 2019 3.7; Essex median median 2.5
- 2018 4.1; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2017 5.8; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school
- 2016 4.3; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
- 2015 7.4; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
- 2014 5.8; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
- This school
- Essex median
Dashed bars: as Margaretting Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 115116), 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 | 11 | 36 | 3.3 | 8 | 0.73 |
| Sep 2025 | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| Sep 2024 | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 8 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 5 | 0.71 |
| Sep 2022 | 12 | 47 | 3.9 | 8 | 0.67 |
| Sep 2021 | 7 | 41 | 5.9 | 7 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 12 | 51 | 4.3 | 10 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2019 | 11 | 41 | 3.7 | 10 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2018 * | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 7 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2017 * | 8 | 46 | 5.8 | 7 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2016 * | 9 | 39 | 4.3 | 5 | 0.56 |
| Sep 2015 * | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 3 | 0.43 |
| Sep 2014 * | 10 | 58 | 5.8 | 8 | 0.80 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 80% · Writing 80% · Maths 80% → all three 80% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Essex median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 80% | 30% | 113 | 112 |
| 2023/24 | 91% | 27% | 110 | 108 |
| 2022/23 | 92% | 25% | 113 | 110 |
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
- Margaretting Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20233.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
- 2.6 km · EssexGood20232.0applications per place
- Not yet inspected71%met the SATs standard
- 3.5 km · EssexRemains Good20224.0applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
- 3.5 km · EssexGood20223.4applications per place 25%met the SATs standard
- 4.3 km · EssexRemains Good20232.1applications per place
- 4.3 km · EssexRemains Good2023
- 4.7 km · EssexGood20232.1applications per place
- Remains Good202278%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 146242 · 881/3220
- Trust
- Life Education Trust
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 84 pupils · 70 on roll
- Free school meals
- 24.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2018
- Replaced
- Margaretting Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 115116)
- Address
- Penny's Lane, Margaretting, Ingatestone, CM4 0HA
- Local authority
- Essex · Chelmsford
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources