Great Leighs Primary School

EssexCommunity school

Aragon Road, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 1RP

Headteacher: Mr James GarlickSchool website ↗Pupils: 205 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
83% of first-choice applicants offered a place
52%
Reading, Writing & Maths
83%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
52.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
6.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 79%·Writing 64%·Maths 67%All three 52%
Reading
Expected79%
Exceeding24%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected64%
Exceeding12%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected67%
Exceeding27%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
36
How many got their first choice?
30of 36 (83.3%)
How many applied in total?
60

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
12.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
3.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
9.0%
Boys and girls
48%girls·52%boys
99 girls, 106 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 71% (2017/18), currently 52%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1648.0%0.0%+0.9-2.1+1.0
2016/1766.0%13.0%+0.3+0.2+1.8
2017/1871.0%13.0%-0.2+2.4+1.0
2018/1959.0%6.0%-1.3-1.4-1.0
2022/2371.0%20.0%+0.8+0.3+1.2
2023/2457.0%10.0%---
2024/2552.0%6.0%---