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Burnham-on-Crouch Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Dunkirk Road, Burnham-on-Crouch CM0 8LG · burnhamprimary.co.uk · 01621 782070
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 73%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Essex 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.77 mi
- 1.24 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 421
- 1 over 420 places · 100%
- Local authority
- Essex
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 24.5%
- First language not English
- 1.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.77 mi (1.24 km) from the school. Source: Essex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 73 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 79% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 73 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 72 | 1.2▲ | 75% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 71 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 63 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 87 | 1.5▲ | 69% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 0.77 mi1.24 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 17% the higher standard. Across Essex it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲73% | 62% | ||
| ▲17% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 15 January 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Burnham-on-Crouch Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 14 Jan 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Feb 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2019Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Nov 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Dec 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (162 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 162
- 39% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 62% who raised concerns
based on the 22% who had a child bullied
based on 31 parents (19%) with SEND