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Bocking Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Academy
Church Street, Bocking, Braintree CM7 5LA · bockingstreet.essex.sch.uk · 01376 322650
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 62%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Essex 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 3.65 mi
- 5.87 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 203
- 97% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 15.8%
- First language not English
- 4.9%
- 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 3.65 mi (5.87 km) from the school. Source: Essex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 41 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 71% 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 | 30 | 41 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 29 | 27 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 31 | 1▲ | 94% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 32 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 3.65 mi5.87 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 62% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 12% 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 | |||
| ●62% | 62% | ||
| ▲12% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 114809)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 1 November 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Bocking Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 31 Oct 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2016
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 114809), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Sept 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114809)
Jul 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114809)
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (28 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 28
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 14% who had a child bullied