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St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Burnham-on-Crouch

Maldon, CM0 8LZPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Sep 2022
KS2 Results
77%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.4×
Oversubscribed
42 1st-choice / 30 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#2230 of 13,686 nationally

About St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Burnham-on-Crouch

Parents considering St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School in Burnham-on-Crouch will find a school that is clearly in demand. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 112 applications for just 30 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3. 73, meaning nearly four families applied for every spot. Of those, 42 put St Mary's as their first preference, and 28 first-preference offers were made. This level of competition suggests a strong local reputation, though the school does not publish a parent-view recommendation percentage to confirm this directly. The school is a state-funded primary for mixed-gender pupils aged 4 to 11, with a Church of England religious character, and it is currently full to its capacity of 240 pupils. The headteacher is Anna Macartney, and the school sits within the Maldon borough of Essex.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressMarsh Road, Marsh Rd, Burnham-on-Crouch, Maldon, CM0 8LZ
HeadteacherAnna Macartney
Local AuthorityEssex
Number of Pupils240
Free School Meals (FSM)14.2%
School Capacity240 / 240 (100% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

28 Sept 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (28 Sept 2022): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 9 Sept 2016. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:40 – 15:10

Breakfast club

07:30-08:30

After-school care

15:15-17:30

Source: stmarysschoolburnham.org.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Burnham-on-Crouch has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.