Academy converter · Essex

Canewdon Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
90Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
149618URN

High Street, Canewdon, Rochford, SS4 3QA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2020 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

1.2 below Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

15 applications for 13 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

59%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 4 February 2020Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
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

1.2applications per place, Reception

1.2 below Essex median (2.4) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

15 applications · 13 places offered · 11 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.2; Essex median median 2.4
2025 1.4; Essex median median 2.4
2024 1.1; Essex median median 2.4
2023 1.9; Essex median median 2.4; as the previous school
2022 1.6; Essex median median 2.4; as the previous school
2021 1.4; Essex median median 2.3; as the previous school
2020 1.2; Essex median median 2.4; as the previous school
2019 1.4; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2018 1.5; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2017 1.4; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 1.5; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2015 1.3; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 1.1; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as Canewdon Endowed Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 115091), 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	13	15	1.2	11	0.85
Sep 2025	8	11	1.4	7	0.88
Sep 2024	14	15	1.1	11	0.79
Sep 2023 *	8	15	1.9	7	0.88
Sep 2022 *	11	18	1.6	11	1.00
Sep 2021 *	22	30	1.4	24	1.09
Sep 2020 *	13	16	1.2	13	1.00
Sep 2019 *	15	21	1.4	15	1.00
Sep 2018 *	13	20	1.5	10	0.77
Sep 2017 *	17	24	1.4	17	1.00
Sep 2016 *	12	18	1.5	12	1.00
Sep 2015 *	9	12	1.3	7	0.78
Sep 2014 *	15	16	1.1	11	0.73

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 82% · Maths 76% → all three 59% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard59%250th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard41%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard18%

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	59%	12%	106	103
2023/24	53%	7%	104	102
2022/23	73%	0%	106	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

Canewdon Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2020

1.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Stambridge Primary School
3.8 km · Essex

Good2023

2.6applications per place 100%met the SATs standard
Waterman Primary School
4.1 km · Essex

2026

1.8applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Lift Ashingdon
4.3 km · Essex

Good2023

2.9applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Holt Farm Infant School
4.4 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place
Holt Farm Junior School
4.4 km · Essex

Good2024

60%met the SATs standard
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
4.5 km · Essex

Good2023

2.1applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Rochford Primary and Nursery School
4.8 km · Essex

2026

3.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Burnham-on-Crouch
5.5 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

3.5applications per place 94%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: 149618 · 881/3103
Trust: Berlesduna Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 157 pupils · 90 on roll
Free school meals: 25.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 December 2023
Replaced: Canewdon Endowed Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 115091)
Address: High Street, Canewdon, Rochford, SS4 3QA
Local authority: Essex · Rochford

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