Academy converter · Essex

Cressing Primary School

4–11Ages
205Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148306URN

Braintree Road, Tye Green, Cressing, Braintree, CM77 8JE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2011

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

close to Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

74 applications for 30 places · 152nd of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

79%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodSep 2011

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2023

Inspection history

14 September 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
26 September 2011
Graded inspection: Good · as Cressing Primary School, URN 114832

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

2.5applications per place, Reception

close to Essex median (2.4) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

74 applications · 30 places offered · 28 named it first

2026 2.5; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.4; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.5; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.5; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.6; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.7; Essex median median 2.3
2020 2.8; Essex median median 2.4; as the previous school
2019 3.4; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2018 2.9; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2017 3.2; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 4.9; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2015 4.5; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 5.8; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school

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

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as Cressing Primary School (URN 114832), 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	74	2.5	28	0.93
Sep 2025	23	56	2.4	21	0.91
Sep 2024	29	73	2.5	26	0.90
Sep 2023	29	71	2.5	25	0.86
Sep 2022	29	76	2.6	36	1.24
Sep 2021	22	60	2.7	17	0.77
Sep 2020 *	30	83	2.8	29	0.97
Sep 2019 *	22	74	3.4	16	0.73
Sep 2018 *	30	88	2.9	20	0.67
Sep 2017 *	30	96	3.2	28	0.93
Sep 2016 *	20	98	4.9	21	1.05
Sep 2015 *	20	90	4.5	16	0.80
Sep 2014 *	19	110	5.8	16	0.84

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 79% · Maths 86% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%49th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard34%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	79%	7%	105	107
2023/24	79%	7%	107	106
2022/23	78%	17%	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

Cressing Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Beckers Green Primary School
2.1 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
White Notley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
2.5 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

3.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
John Ray Infant School
2.8 km · Essex

Remains Good2019

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

Standards maintained2025

62%met the SATs standard
Silver End Academy
3.0 km · Essex

2026

1.2applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Lyons Hall School
3.2 km · Essex

Good2022

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

Standards maintained2025

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

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148306 · 881/2370
Trust: Attain Academy Partnership
Capacity: 210 pupils · 205 on roll
Free school meals: 19.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2021
Replaced: Cressing Primary School (URN 114832)
Address: Braintree Road, Tye Green, Cressing, Braintree, CM77 8JE
Local authority: Essex · Braintree

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