St Luke's Park Primary School
Primary · Free schools · Mixed · Essex
Liberty Way, Wickford, SS11 7LH
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 07/05/2025
Application demand
77%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.3%
10.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
176
Capacity used
Has space84%
210 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
77%
1st preference success rate
30 of 39 families who put it first got an offer
30
Places offered
64
Total applications
2.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 39 | 30 | ● 77% |
| 2nd preference | 15 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 4 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 6 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 64 | 30 | 47% |
1st preference success by year
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
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Jen Kendall-Hobbs
- Address
- Liberty Way, Runwell, Wickford, SS11 7LH
- Phone
- 01268436050
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward / constituency
- Rettendon and Runwell · Maldon
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 149066
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 18% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 17% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: QUANTUM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
176 pupils · 210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
07 May 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessEarly years Requires improvement Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 117 pupils
Attendance
93.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
6.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
10.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
2.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
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.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.