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Mountnessing Church of England Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Essex

279 Roman Road, Brentwood, CM15 0UH

Website 01277353160

57

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

83%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

92.7%

20.0% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

191

Capacity used

Nearly full

98%

195 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

83%

1st preference success rate

29 of 35 families who put it first got an offer

29

Places offered

130

Total applications

4.5

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference3529● 83%
2nd preference520● 0%
3rd preference280● 0%
4th preference150● 0%
Total1302922%

1st preference success by year

93%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
77%
2024
83%
2025

Essex lets families list 4 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
5–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Holly Obank
Address
279 Roman Road, Mountnessing, Brentwood, CM15 0UH
Phone
01277353160
Local authority
Essex
Ward / constituency
Ingatestone, Fryerning & Mountnessing · Brentwood and Ongar
Area
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
145773

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals16%——
English as additional language1%——
SEN support10%——
55% boys (105)45% girls (86)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: MID ESSEX ANGLICAN ACADEMY TRUST

191 pupils · 195 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 22

    15 September 2022

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
Read the full Ofsted report

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 160 pupils

Attendance

92.7%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

7.3%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

20.0%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

2.5%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.7%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

8%
20/21
22%
21/22
16%
22/23
14%
23/24
20%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths57%——
Higher standard0%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard81%
+19% vs England
Higher standard19%
+11% vs England

Reading

Expected standard100%
+25% vs England
Higher standard44%
+11% vs England
Average score110
+4 vs England

Writing

Expected standard81%
+9% vs England
Greater depth19%
+6% vs England

Maths

Expected standard88%
+14% vs England
Higher standard31%
+5% vs England
Average score107
+2 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard94%
+21% vs England
Higher standard38%
+8% vs England
Average score108
+3 vs England

Science

Expected standard94%
+12% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

802019502023572024812025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)81%61%
Higher standard19%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Essex council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.