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Roydon Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Sponsored academy
Epping Road, Roydon, Harlow CM19 5HN · roydonacademy.org · 01279 793152
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 59%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Essex 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 173
- 82% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Essex
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 24.9%
- First language not English
- 8.1%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Bmat Education
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Essex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 25 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 29 | 25 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 21 | 19 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 27 | 24 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 32 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
Results
In 2024/25, 59% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% 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 | |||
| ▼59% | 62% | ||
| ▼4% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 9 May 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Roydon Primary Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 8 May 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Feb 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Jul 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (45 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 45
- 24% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 22% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (29%) with SEND