Primary school

West Horndon Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Essex
  • CM13 3TR
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 12,275 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 82%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 8%8%2016/17: top 1%1% · 2016/172017/18: top 43%2018/19: top 52%2022/23: top 8%2023/24: top 29%2024/25: top 82%No exams

Against East of England

Expected standard, RWM50% · East of England 64%Small cohort: 18 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · East of England 7%Small cohort: 18 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score103 · East of England 106Small cohort: 18 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score101 · East of England 105Small cohort: 18 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 80% · 15 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 95% · 19 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 70% · 10 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 67% · 15 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 81% · 16 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 71% · 21 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 50% · 18 pupils · East of England 64%95%50%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 15 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 11% · 19 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 0% · 10 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 7% · 15 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 19% · 16 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 0% · 21 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 0% · 18 pupils · East of England 7%19%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 15 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 109 · 19 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 104 · 10 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 103 · 15 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 109 · 16 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 105 · 21 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 103 · 18 pupils · East of England 106109103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 15 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 107 · 19 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 106 · 10 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 105 · 15 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 106 · 16 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 103 · 21 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 101 · 18 pupils · East of England 105107101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in87.9%
29 of 33 who put it first2014 · 82.4%2026 · 87.9%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3329
2nd81
3rd110

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2008–2022

  1. 2008Good
  2. 2010Satisfactory
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026180
Free school meals (past 6 years)11.6%
First language not English5.8%
SEN support9.8%
EHC plan7.5%
Absence (sessions missed)4.6%
Persistently absent pupils11.8%

Girls 39.9%Boys 60.1%

95.2% full · 189 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.1
Pupils per adult15.2
  • Classroom teachers 9.7
  • Leadership 1.5
  • Teaching assistants 0.7
  • Other support 3.7

Teachers 11.2 FTE · Whole workforce 15.5 · 19 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,110
Spend per pupil£7,816
Staff spend per pupil£5,349
Reserve per pupil£1,645
  • +£305,909revenue reserve
  • +£54,597in-year balance

Grants £8,024 · self-generated £86 · premises £783 per pupil