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Cressing Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Braintree Road, Tye Green, Cressing, Braintree CM77 8JE · cressingprimaryschool.co.uk · 01376 583397
On the mapSearch near CM77 8JE
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Sept 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 79%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Essex 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 4.52 mi
- 7.27 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 205
- 98% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Essex
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 19.5%
- 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 4.52 mi (7.27 km) from the school. Source: Essex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 28 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 93% 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 | 28 | 0.9 | 93% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 23 | 21 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 29 | 26 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 29 | 25 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 29 | 36 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 4.52 mi7.27 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 79% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% 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 | |||
| ▲79% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 114832)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 14 September 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Cressing Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 13 Sept 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2011
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 114832), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Sept 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114832)
Feb 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114832)
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (32 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 32
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 28% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (31%) with SEND