Primary school

Mountnessing Church of England Primary School

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 5–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Essex
  • CM15 0UH
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2011

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,559 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 11%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 94%94%2016/17: top 10%10% · 2016/172017/18: top 22%2018/19: top 18%2022/23: top 75%2023/24: top 65%2024/25: top 11%No exams

Against East of England

Expected standard, RWM81% · East of England 64%Small cohort: 16 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM19% · East of England 7%Small cohort: 16 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score110 · East of England 106Small cohort: 16 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score107 · East of England 105Small cohort: 16 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 26% · 19 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 83% · 12 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 79% · 14 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 80% · 15 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 50% · 14 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 57% · 14 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 81% · 16 pupils · East of England 64%83%26%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 5% · 19 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 0% · 12 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 0% · 14 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 13% · 15 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 14% · 14 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 0% · 14 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 19% · 16 pupils · East of England 7%19%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 19 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 105 · 12 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 107 · 14 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 103 · 15 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 109 · 14 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 109 · 14 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 110 · 16 pupils · East of England 106110101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 98 · 19 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 108 · 12 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 106 · 14 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 104 · 15 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 105 · 14 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 104 · 14 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 107 · 16 pupils · East of England 10510898No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in66.7%
30 of 45 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 66.7%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4530
2nd480
3rd300

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2022

  1. 2008Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2011Goodas predecessor
  3. 2016Ungraded visitas predecessor
  4. 2022Remains Good

26 strong areas

  • Pupils' attendance
  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils
  • The extent to which pupils feel safe
  • The use of assessment to support learning
  • Outcomes for individuals and groups of pupils
  • The effectiveness of care, guidance and support
  • The school's capacity for sustained improvement
  • The quality of pupils' learning and their progress
  • The extent to which pupils adopt healthy lifestyles
  • The leadership and management of teaching and learning
  • Outcomes for children in the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The quality of provision in the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The effectiveness with which the school promotes community cohesion
  • The effectiveness of the school's engagement with parents and carers
  • The effectiveness of partnerships in promoting learning and well-being
  • The extent of pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
  • The extent to which pupils contribute to the school and wider community
  • The effectiveness of leadership and management of the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The effectiveness with which the school promotes equality of opportunity and tackles discrimination
  • The extent to which the curriculum meets pupils' needs, including, where relevant, through partnerships
  • The quality of learning for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities and their progress
  • The effectiveness of the governing body in challenging and supporting the school so that weaknesses are tackled decisively...

4 weak areas

  • Pupils' attainment
  • The effectiveness of safeguarding procedures
  • The effectiveness with which the school deploys resources to achieve value for money
  • The extent to which pupils develop workplace and other skills that will contribute to their future economic well-being

30 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026191
Free school meals (past 6 years)9.3%
First language not English2.7%
SEN support9.3%
EHC plan2.8%
Absence (sessions missed)7.3%
Persistently absent pupils20.0%

Girls 45%Boys 55%

97.9% full · 195 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.5
Pupils per adult11.3
  • Classroom teachers 7.8
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 7.1
  • Other support 4.8

Teachers 9.8 FTE · Whole workforce 21.7 · 32 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,093
Spend per pupil£5,429
Staff spend per pupil£4,088
Reserve per pupil£786
  • +£143,000revenue reserve
  • +£121,000in-year balance

Grants £5,885 · self-generated £209 · premises £319 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: MID ESSEX ANGLICAN ACADEMY TRUST (5 academies) · trust reserve £915,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it