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Holland Park Primary School

5–11Ages
413Pupils
PrimaryPhase
147602URN

Holland Road, Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6NG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 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

142 applications for 60 places · 167th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%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 · 19 March 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

2.4applications per place, Reception

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

142 applications · 60 places offered · 52 named it first

2026 2.4; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.1; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.4; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.1; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.3; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.2; Essex median median 2.3
2020 2.2; Essex median median 2.4
2019 2.9; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2018 3.2; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2017 3.5; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 4.4; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2015 4.0; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 4.2; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Essex median in 1 of 7 years.

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as Holland Park Primary School (URN 141870), Holland Park Primary School (URN 115255), 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	60	142	2.4	52	0.87
Sep 2025	55	115	2.1	47	0.85
Sep 2024	45	109	2.4	45	1.00
Sep 2023	49	104	2.1	46	0.94
Sep 2022	60	140	2.3	64	1.07
Sep 2021	60	134	2.2	57	0.95
Sep 2020	51	111	2.2	50	0.98
Sep 2019 *	60	176	2.9	66	1.10
Sep 2018 *	60	190	3.2	70	1.17
Sep 2017 *	60	208	3.5	69	1.15
Sep 2016 *	60	264	4.4	86	1.43
Sep 2015 *	60	241	4.0	74	1.23
Sep 2014 *	59	250	4.2	79	1.34

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 66% · Writing 56% · Maths 76% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%295th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard66%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard14%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard56%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard12%

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	53%	3%	101	103
2023/24	63%	5%	104	104
2022/23	54%	5%	103	103

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

Holland Park Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.4applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Great Clacton Church of England Junior School
1.0 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

47%met the SATs standard
Burrsville Infant Academy
1.1 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place
Holland Haven Primary School
1.7 km · Essex

Standards maintained2024

2.3applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
White Hall Academy and Nursery
1.7 km · Essex

Good2024

1.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Cann Hall Primary School
2.3 km · Essex

Good2022

2.3applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Alton Park Junior School
2.4 km · Essex

Requires improvement2024

35%met the SATs standard
Oakwood Infant and Nursery School
2.4 km · Essex

2026

1.5applications per place
St Clare's Catholic Primary School
2.8 km · Essex

Remains Good · improving2024

1.8applications per place 73%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: 147602 · 881/2183
Trust: The Sigma Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 413 on roll
Free school meals: 24.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 October 2019
Replaced: Holland Park Primary School (URN 141870); Holland Park Primary School (URN 115255)
Address: Holland Road, Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6NG
Local authority: Essex · Tendring

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