Runwell Community Primary School

Academy converterPrimaryAges 2–11Mixed

Canewdon Gardens, Runwell, Wickford, SS11 7BJ

Headteacher · Mr James Donaldson

From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 15 September 2026. Report a correction

Key facts

Pupils362Capacity 420

OfstedGraded inspectionInspected 10 December 2024

TrustThe Chelmsford Learning Partnership

Free school meals22.5%

Inspection on 10 December 2024. Ofsted no longer gives an overall grade.

Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.

Reception applications close 15 January 2027

For September 2027. Apply through Essex council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.

All 29 families who put it first were offered a place.

Places offered30

Applications55

First choice29

First-choice offers29

Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.

Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).