Academy converter · Essex

Beckers Green Primary School

5–11Ages
317Pupils
PrimaryPhase
147816URN

Beckers Green Road, Braintree, CM7 3PR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.5 above Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

125 applications for 44 places · 101st of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

Inspection history

28 June 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
17 January 2013
Graded inspection: Good · as Beckers Green Primary School, URN 114794

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

2.8applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Essex median (2.4) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

125 applications · 44 places offered · 59 named it first

2026 2.8; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.6; Essex median median 2.4
2024 3.0; Essex median median 2.4
2023 3.9; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.4; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.5; Essex median median 2.3
2020 2.2; Essex median median 2.4; as the previous school
2019 2.5; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2018 2.8; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2017 2.4; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 2.3; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2015 2.7; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 2.7; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Essex median in 5 of 6 years.

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as Beckers Green Primary School (URN 114794), 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	44	125	2.8	59	1.34
Sep 2025	44	113	2.6	44	1.00
Sep 2024	45	136	3.0	58	1.29
Sep 2023	25	98	3.9	25	1.00
Sep 2022	42	99	2.4	40	0.95
Sep 2021	45	114	2.5	48	1.07
Sep 2020 *	45	97	2.2	35	0.78
Sep 2019 *	45	113	2.5	45	1.00
Sep 2018 *	45	128	2.8	54	1.20
Sep 2017 *	45	110	2.4	39	0.87
Sep 2016 *	41	93	2.3	37	0.90
Sep 2015 *	38	104	2.7	34	0.89
Sep 2014 *	50	135	2.7	49	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 62% · Maths 71% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%238th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard62%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	60%	11%	104	104
2023/24	62%	7%	105	104
2022/23	72%	13%	108	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

Beckers Green Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Lyons Hall School
1.1 km · Essex

Good2022

1.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Great Bradfords Junior School
1.6 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

56%met the SATs standard
Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School
1.6 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place
Cressing Primary School
2.1 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
John Ray Infant School
2.1 km · Essex

Remains Good2019

1.7applications per place
John Ray Junior School
2.1 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

62%met the SATs standard
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree
2.5 km · Essex

Good2024

1.9applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
John Bunyan Primary School and Nursery
2.8 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

1.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147816 · 881/2134
Trust: Saffron Academy Trust
Capacity: 364 pupils · 317 on roll
Free school meals: 31.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2020
Replaced: Beckers Green Primary School (URN 114794)
Address: Beckers Green Road, Braintree, CM7 3PR
Local authority: Essex · Braintree

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