Glebe Primary School
Creswick Avenue, Rayleigh, SS6 9HG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- RAYLEIGH SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Martyn Clarke
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Rayleigh schools Trust
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Rayleigh and Wickford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 440
- Pupils on roll
- 403
- URN
- 145110
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01268784253
About this school
Glebe Primary School is a primary academy in Rayleigh. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 403 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Glebe Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 58 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 60% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 7% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 72% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 72% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 67% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.60 | - | - |
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 Glebe 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 | 60% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 426 |
| 2023/24 | 402 |
| 2024/25 | 408 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Glebe Primary School compares
Glebe Primary School ranked 245th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 5.6% | 20.3% | 403 | — |
| Rayleigh Primary School | 78% | 4% | 17.9% | 463 | 0.5 miles |
| Down Hall Primary School | 81% | 4.9% | 17.5% | 272 | 0.5 miles |
| Edward Francis Primary School | 57% | 4.2% | 9.4% | 423 | 0.6 miles |
| St Nicholas Church of England Primary School | 32% | 7% | 11.4% | 141 | 0.7 miles |
| Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School | 70% | 4.3% | 9.2% | 420 | 0.7 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)
- 20.28%
- English as an additional language
- 4.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.62%
- Persistent absence
- 14.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Rayleigh Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Rayleigh
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Down Hall Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Rayleigh
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Edward Francis Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Rayleigh
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St Nicholas Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Rayleigh
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Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Rayleigh
Other schools in Rayleigh
Glebe Primary School ranks 5th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Rayleigh.
- Down Hall Primary School Primary
- Edward Francis Primary School Primary
- Grove Wood Primary School Primary
- Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School Primary
- Rayleigh Primary School Primary
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary School Primary
- Wyburns Primary School Primary
- The FitzWimarc School Secondary
- The Sweyne Park School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Glebe Primary School teach?
- Glebe Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Rayleigh.
- Who is the headteacher of Glebe Primary School?
- The headteacher of Glebe Primary School is Mr Martyn Clarke, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Glebe Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Glebe 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 many pupils are at Glebe Primary School?
- Glebe Primary School has 403 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Glebe Primary School full?
- Glebe Primary School has capacity for 440 pupils and 403 on roll (92%), so it has space against 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 Glebe Primary School a faith school?
- No. Glebe Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Glebe Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Glebe Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Glebe Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Glebe Primary School is part of RAYLEIGH SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Glebe Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Glebe Primary School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Glebe Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Glebe Primary School compare with other schools in Essex?
- Glebe Primary School ranked 245th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Glebe Primary School's absence rate?
- Glebe Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Glebe Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Glebe 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 10 July 2026.