Burnham-on-Crouch Primary School
Dunkirk Road, Burnham-on-Crouch, CM0 8LG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Alex Russ
- Constituency
- Maldon
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 421
- URN
- 114821
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01621782070
About this school
Burnham-on-Crouch Primary School is a community primary school in Burnham-on-Crouch. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 421 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 15 January 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 61 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 83% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 26% | 22% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 85% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 93% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% | 87% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Burnham-on-Crouch Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 77% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 421 |
| 2023/24 | 419 |
| 2024/25 | 420 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Burnham-on-Crouch Primary School compares
Burnham-on-Crouch Primary School ranked 115th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 5.4% | 26.7% | 421 | — |
| St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Burnham-on-Crouch | 94% | 4.6% | 15.8% | 246 | 0.6 miles |
| St Leonard's Church of England Primary School | 29% | 9.1% | 30% | 258 | 2.1 miles |
| Canewdon Church of England Primary School | 59% | 8.1% | 19.8% | 90 | 3.5 miles |
| Barling Magna Primary Academy | 68% | 5.8% | 20.5% | 167 | 4.5 miles |
| Maylandsea Primary School | 63% | 6.2% | 14.4% | 217 | 4.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 26.67%
- English as an additional language
- 1.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.39%
- Persistent absence
- 12.97%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Burnham-on-Crouch0.6 miles
Primary · Burnham-on-Crouch
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St Leonard's Church of England Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Southminster
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Canewdon Church of England Primary School3.5 miles
Primary · Rochford
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Barling Magna Primary Academy4.5 miles
Primary · Southend-on-Sea
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Maylandsea Primary School4.6 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
Other schools in Burnham-on-Crouch
Common questions
- What year groups does Burnham-on-Crouch Primary School teach?
- Burnham-on-Crouch Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Burnham-on-Crouch.
- Who is the headteacher of Burnham-on-Crouch Primary School?
- The headteacher of Burnham-on-Crouch Primary School is Mr Alex Russ, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Burnham-on-Crouch Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Burnham-on-Crouch Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Burnham-on-Crouch Primary School?
- Burnham-on-Crouch Primary School has 421 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Burnham-on-Crouch Primary School full?
- Burnham-on-Crouch Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 421 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Burnham-on-Crouch Primary School a faith school?
- No. Burnham-on-Crouch Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Burnham-on-Crouch Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Burnham-on-Crouch Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Burnham-on-Crouch Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Burnham-on-Crouch Primary School rank locally?
- Burnham-on-Crouch Primary School ranked 115th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Burnham-on-Crouch Primary School's absence rate?
- Burnham-on-Crouch Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Burnham-on-Crouch Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Burnham-on-Crouch Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 8 July 2026.