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St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Tillingham

4–11Ages
87Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
147413URN

The Street, Tillingham, Southminster, CM0 7TJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.9 below Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

23 applications for 16 places · 342nd of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

47%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 · 4 June 2024Ofsted'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

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

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.9 below Essex median (2.4) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

23 applications · 16 places offered · 11 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.4; Essex median median 2.4
2025 1.8; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.3; Essex median median 2.4
2023 1.4; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.1; Essex median median 2.4
2021 1.9; Essex median median 2.3
2020 1.8; Essex median median 2.4
2019 1.6; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2018 1.4; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2017 1.5; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 2.1; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2015 2.6; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 2.1; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Essex median in 0 of 7 years.

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as St Nicholas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 115122), 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	16	23	1.4	11	0.69
Sep 2025	10	18	1.8	8	0.80
Sep 2024	8	18	2.3	6	0.75
Sep 2023	18	25	1.4	13	0.72
Sep 2022	21	43	2.1	20	0.95
Sep 2021	21	39	1.9	20	0.95
Sep 2020	20	35	1.8	20	1.00
Sep 2019 *	17	27	1.6	16	0.94
Sep 2018 *	20	27	1.4	20	1.00
Sep 2017 *	28	42	1.5	25	0.89
Sep 2016 *	16	33	2.1	15	0.94
Sep 2015 *	12	31	2.6	9	0.75
Sep 2014 *	24	50	2.1	24	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 47% · Writing 53% · Maths 53% → all three 47% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard47%331st of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard47%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard53%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard53%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard7%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	47%	0%	104	101
2023/24	33%	0%	101	100
2022/23	25%	0%	99	95

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

St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, TillinghamThis school
This school

Good2024

1.4applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
St Cedd's Church of England Primary School
3.4 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
St Leonard's Church of England Primary School
5.5 km · Essex

Good2024

0.9applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
Tollesbury School
7.5 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

1.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Burnham-on-Crouch
8.0 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

3.5applications per place 94%met the SATs standard
Burnham-on-Crouch Primary School
8.5 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Maylandsea Primary School
8.6 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

3.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Mersea Island School
9.2 km · Essex

Good2023

1.1applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Tolleshunt D'Arcy St Nicholas Primary Academy
10.2 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 65%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147413 · 881/3232
Trust: The Diocese of Chelmsford Vine Schools Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 147 pupils · 87 on roll
Free school meals: 19.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 December 2019
Replaced: St Nicholas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 115122)
Address: The Street, Tillingham, Southminster, CM0 7TJ
Local authority: Essex · Maldon

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