What did Ofsted judge Great Wakering Primary Academy's ungraded inspection to be?

Ofsted judged Great Wakering Primary Academy's ungraded inspection as Standards maintained at its inspection in January 2025 (no grade issued), on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Great Wakering Primary Academy?

Great Wakering Primary Academy has 412 pupils on roll.

What ages does Great Wakering Primary Academy take?

Great Wakering Primary Academy admits pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is Great Wakering Primary Academy located?

Great Wakering Primary Academy is located in Southend-on-Sea, SS3 0EJ, Essex.

How do I apply to Great Wakering Primary Academy?

Great Wakering Primary Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How close do you need to live to get into Great Wakering Primary Academy?

On offer day for 2026-27 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Great Wakering Primary Academy was 0.77 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Reception places decided at Great Wakering Primary Academy?

When Great Wakering Primary Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked After Children and previously looked after children (as defined in the Primary Education in Essex 2027/2028 booklet); 2. Sibling link — children living in the priority admission area with a sibling attending the school at the time of application. Sibling is defined in these arrangements as children who live as brother or sister in the same house, including natural brothers or sisters, adopted siblings, stepbrothers or sisters and foster brothers and sisters; 3. other children living in the priority admission area, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point.

What is the largest ethnic background at Great Wakering Primary Academy?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 95.9% of pupils at Great Wakering Primary Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Great Wakering Primary Academy: Ofsted, Results & Catchment

How close did you need to live?

0.77miles

was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2026-27 (Reception). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year — not a boundary, and not a guarantee. It moves with the number of applicants, so treat it as a guide rather than a line on a map.

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How places are decided at Great Wakering Primary Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked After Children and previously looked after children (as defined in the Primary Education in Essex 2027/2028 booklet)
2Sibling link — children living in the priority admission area with a sibling attending the school at the time of application. Sibling is defined in these arrangements as children who live as brother or sister in the same house, including natural brothers or sisters, adopted siblings, stepbrothers or sisters and foster brothers and sisters
3other children living in the priority admission area
4Sibling link — children living outside the priority admission area with a sibling attending the school
5other applications — other applications.

Read 2026-09-12 from Primary Education in South Essex Directory 2027/2028, page 54. Essex prints every school's admission policy, published admission number, applications received and the criterion under which the last child was admitted, two schools to a page. In 2026 the last child was admitted under criterion 4. CORRECTION 2026-09-13: this row was written on 12 September with the right admission number, notes and source but an empty rule list — every rule came out blank. The rules below were re-read from the same published document. The school was matched to its block in the directory by its DfE number 2130, page 54.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Great Wakering Primary Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Great Wakering Primary Academy's ungraded inspection to be?: Ofsted judged Great Wakering Primary Academy's ungraded inspection as Standards maintained at its inspection in January 2025 (no grade issued), on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Great Wakering Primary Academy?: Great Wakering Primary Academy has 412 pupils on roll.
What ages does Great Wakering Primary Academy take?: Great Wakering Primary Academy admits pupils aged 4 to 11.
Where is Great Wakering Primary Academy located?: Great Wakering Primary Academy is located in Southend-on-Sea, SS3 0EJ, Essex.
How do I apply to Great Wakering Primary Academy?: Great Wakering Primary Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How close do you need to live to get into Great Wakering Primary Academy?: On offer day for 2026-27 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Great Wakering Primary Academy was 0.77 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Reception places decided at Great Wakering Primary Academy?: When Great Wakering Primary Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked After Children and previously looked after children (as defined in the Primary Education in Essex 2027/2028 booklet); 2. Sibling link — children living in the priority admission area with a sibling attending the school at the time of application. Sibling is defined in these arrangements as children who live as brother or sister in the same house, including natural brothers or sisters, adopted siblings, stepbrothers or sisters and foster brothers and sisters; 3. other children living in the priority admission area, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point.
What is the largest ethnic background at Great Wakering Primary Academy?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 95.9% of pupils at Great Wakering Primary Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Great Wakering Primary Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked After Children and previously looked after children (as defined in the Primary Education in Essex 2027/2028 booklet)
2Sibling link — children living in the priority admission area with a sibling attending the school at the time of application. Sibling is defined in these arrangements as children who live as brother or sister in the same house, including natural brothers or sisters, adopted siblings, stepbrothers or sisters and foster brothers and sisters
3other children living in the priority admission area
4Sibling link — children living outside the priority admission area with a sibling attending the school
5other applications — other applications.

Great Wakering Primary Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Great Wakering Primary Academy's ungraded inspection to be?: Ofsted judged Great Wakering Primary Academy's ungraded inspection as Standards maintained at its inspection in January 2025 (no grade issued), on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Great Wakering Primary Academy?: Great Wakering Primary Academy has 412 pupils on roll.
What ages does Great Wakering Primary Academy take?: Great Wakering Primary Academy admits pupils aged 4 to 11.
Where is Great Wakering Primary Academy located?: Great Wakering Primary Academy is located in Southend-on-Sea, SS3 0EJ, Essex.
How do I apply to Great Wakering Primary Academy?: Great Wakering Primary Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How close do you need to live to get into Great Wakering Primary Academy?: On offer day for 2026-27 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Great Wakering Primary Academy was 0.77 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Reception places decided at Great Wakering Primary Academy?: When Great Wakering Primary Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked After Children and previously looked after children (as defined in the Primary Education in Essex 2027/2028 booklet); 2. Sibling link — children living in the priority admission area with a sibling attending the school at the time of application. Sibling is defined in these arrangements as children who live as brother or sister in the same house, including natural brothers or sisters, adopted siblings, stepbrothers or sisters and foster brothers and sisters; 3. other children living in the priority admission area, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point.
What is the largest ethnic background at Great Wakering Primary Academy?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 95.9% of pupils at Great Wakering Primary Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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