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Ryedene Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Ryedene, Off Clover Way, Vange, Basildon SS16 4SY · ryedene.essex.sch.uk · 01268 559291
On the mapSearch near SS16 4SY
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improved significantly
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 76%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Essex 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.51 mi
- 2.42 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 461
- 41 over 420 places · 110%
- Local authority
- Essex
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 33.4%
- First language not English
- 19.3%
- 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 1.51 mi (2.42 km) from the school. Source: Essex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 40 families put the school first and 47 places were offered; 100% 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 | 47 | 40 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 47 | 40 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 34 | 30 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 39 | 34 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 39 | 38 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 1.51 mi2.42 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 76% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 18% 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 | |||
| ▲76% | 62% | ||
| ▲18% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 114949)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 26 March 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Ryedene Primary and Nursery School was: Improved significantly.
- Outcome
- Improved significantly
- Inspected
- 25 Mar 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 114949), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114949)
What parents said
75% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (28 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 75%
- Replies
- 28
- 7% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (43%) with SEND