St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Burnham-on-Crouch
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Burnham-on-Crouch · CM0 8LZ · Essex
Ages 4–11
- KS277%
- Absence5.2%
- FSM13.4%
- Demand1.03
0.2 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 137152
Ormiston Rivers Academy
Academy sponsor led · Burnham-on-Crouch · CM0 8QB
Ages 11–18 · 1,103 pupils · Essex
Ofsted
School remains Good
Attainment 8
41.8
Overall absence
11.3%
Admissions demand
0.95 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2023-07-19
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.70
−20+2
Attainment 841.8
English & maths grade 5+37%
English & maths grade 4+60%
EBacc entry15%
EBacc APS: 3.5
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence11.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)34.2%
Unauthorised5.1%
- Authorised absence
- 6.2%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 5.5%
- Enrolments in measure
- 1,011
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
0.95 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
193
Places offered
206
1st-preference offers
192
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 295
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 206
- Applications from outside LA
- 1
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 0
- Admissions policy (GIAS)
- Non-selective
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill105%
1,103 pupils · 1,050 places
- Pupils on roll
- 1,103
- Boys / girls
- 596 / 507
- School capacity
- 1,050
- Capacity fill
- 1,103 / 1,050 (105%)
- Free school meals
- 17.9%
- FSM pupils
- 173
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Academy trust
- ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Sponsor
- Ormiston Academies Trust
- Headteacher
- Ms Dijana Piralic
Location
- Address
- Southminster Road, Brownhills
- Postcode
- CM0 8QB
- Town
- Burnham-on-Crouch
- County
- Essex
- Local authority
- Essex
- District
- Maldon
- Constituency
- Maldon
- Urban/rural
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex, 1,103 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 17.9%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Burnham-on-Crouch Primary School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedCommunity school · Primary
Burnham-on-Crouch · CM0 8LG · Essex
Ages 4–11
- KS283%
- Absence5.7%
- FSM24.5%
- Demand1.18
0.7 miles away
St Leonard's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Southminster · CM0 7ES · Essex
Ages 4–11
- KS223%
- Absence9.0%
- FSM25.2%
- Demand0.78
1.7 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Ms Dijana Piralic
- Telephone
- 01621782377