Academy converter · Essex

Bocking Primary School

5–11Ages
203Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148305URN

Church Street, Bocking, Braintree, CM7 5LA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2016

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

close to Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

77 applications for 30 places · 131st of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodSep 2016

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2023

Inspection history

1 November 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
28 September 2016
Graded inspection: Good · as Bocking Church Street Primary School, URN 114809

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

2.6applications per place, Reception

close to Essex median (2.4) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

77 applications · 30 places offered · 41 named it first

2026 2.6; Essex median median 2.4
2025 1.6; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.1; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.3; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.3; Essex median median 2.4
2021 1.9; Essex median median 2.3
2020 2.3; Essex median median 2.4; as the previous school
2019 2.4; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2018 3.4; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2017 2.9; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 3.3; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2015 2.4; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Essex median in 1 of 6 years.

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as Bocking Church Street Primary School (URN 114809), 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	30	77	2.6	41	1.37
Sep 2025	29	46	1.6	27	0.93
Sep 2024	30	64	2.1	31	1.03
Sep 2023	30	68	2.3	32	1.07
Sep 2022	30	70	2.3	29	0.97
Sep 2021	26	50	1.9	21	0.81
Sep 2020 *	27	62	2.3	26	0.96
Sep 2019 *	30	71	2.4	37	1.23
Sep 2018 *	19	64	3.4	17	0.89
Sep 2017 *	30	86	2.9	37	1.23
Sep 2016 *	30	99	3.3	37	1.23
Sep 2015 *	30	72	2.4	32	1.07
Sep 2014 *	60	117	2.0	41	0.68

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 77% · Maths 65% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%227th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard65%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard23%

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	62%	12%	105	103
2023/24	43%	0%	102	100
2022/23	61%	7%	105	105

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

Bocking Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
John Bunyan Primary School and Nursery
2.2 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

1.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Great Bradfords Junior School
2.2 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

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

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree
2.4 km · Essex

Good2024

1.9applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Lyons Hall School
2.8 km · Essex

Good2022

1.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
3.1 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Beckers Green Primary School
3.7 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
John Ray Junior School
4.1 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

62%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148305 · 881/2250
Trust: Attain Academy Partnership
Capacity: 210 pupils · 203 on roll
Free school meals: 15.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2021
Replaced: Bocking Church Street Primary School (URN 114809)
Address: Church Street, Bocking, Braintree, CM7 5LA
Local authority: Essex · Braintree

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