Essex Schools and Education

There are 689 schools in Essex (excluding independent schools), including 521 primary schools, 107 secondary schools, and 8 serving sixth-form education. Essex has 5 schools with Pupil Referral Unit places, and 3 with places for teen mothers. There are 5 schools in Essex under Special Measures.

Primary Schools Secondary Schools Sixth Forms Pupils Referral Units

Essex Education Profile

The median school in Essex has 16% of its pupils entitled to free schools meals, the 20th lowest figure in England. This represents about 46,000 pupils, or approximately 1 in 6 of Essex's pupils. Looking at the number of pupils per teacher, the median ratio for Essex is 20.43 school children per full-time equivalent teacher. This is the 4th highest ratio in England, and the highest pupil/teacher ratio in the East of England region of the UK.

The 5 schools in Essex operating with pupil referral units offer 179 PRU places to the local area. For teen mothers, there are an unknown number of places available (data quality standards vary) from the 3 schools providing places for teen mothers.

Looking at schools offering support for special educational needs, ; and .

Colchester has the largest number of schools in Essex, 55 in total. This is followed by Southend-on-Sea with 54 schools, and Chelmsford with 44 schools.

Primaries

521

9.02% Outstanding • 74% Good

Secondaries

107

11% Outstanding • 58% Good

Sixth Forms

8

13% Outstanding • 63% Good

Primary Schools in Essex

Most of Essex's primary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 387 schools or 74% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between low and good - about 18% and 18% of primary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 19% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Essex's primary schools most commonly have a very high ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted KS2 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Abacus Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
High
Good
Abbots Hall Primary School 2–11 yrs 270
Good
Good
High
Abbotsweld Primary Academy 5–11 yrs 315
Good
Very low
Low
Acorn Academy 3–7 yrs 270
All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Great Oakley 4–11 yrs 133
Good
Very low
Low
Church of England
All Saints Maldon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 4–11 yrs 315
Good
High
High
Church of England
All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Dovercourt 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
High
Church of England
Alresford Primary School 4–11 yrs 240
Good
Very low
High
Alton Park Junior School 7–11 yrs
High
Arthur Bugler Primary School 5–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
Very high
Ashdon Primary School 4–11 yrs 105
Good
Low
Low
Ashingdon Primary Academy 5–11 yrs 210
Requires improvement
Low
High
Aveley Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Baddow Hall Infant School 5–7 yrs 180
Good
Very high
Baddow Hall Junior School 7–11 yrs 240
Good
Very low
Good
Bardfield Academy 2–11 yrs 360
Good
Good
Very high
Barling Magna Primary Academy 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Low
Barnes Farm Infant School 5–7 yrs 270
Good
High
Barnes Farm Junior School 7–11 yrs 360
Good
Low
Very high
Barons Court Primary School and Nursery 3–11 yrs 245
Outstanding
Good
Low
Baynards Primary School 4–11 yrs 105
Good
Very low
Good
Beckers Green Primary School 5–11 yrs 364
Beehive Lane Community Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Outstanding
Very high
Good
Belchamp St Paul Church of England Primary School 4–11 yrs 102
Good
High
Good
Church of England
Belmont Castle Academy 3–11 yrs 660
Good
High
Very high
Bentfield Primary School and Nursery 3–11 yrs 236
Good
Low
High
Bentley St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
Very high
Church of England
Benyon Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
High
Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 5–11 yrs 140
Good
Good
Very high
Church of England
Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 4–11 yrs 117
Good
Good
Very low
Church of England
Blackmore Primary School 4–11 yrs 175
Good
Very high
Good
Blenheim Primary School 3–11 yrs 657
Outstanding
Very high
Low
Bocking Primary School 5–11 yrs 210
Bonnygate Primary School 3–11 yrs 472
Boreham Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Requires improvement
Good
Good
Bournemouth Park Academy 4–11 yrs 630
Good
Good
Low
Bournes Green Infant School 4–7 yrs 180
Very high
Bournes Green Junior School 7–11 yrs 264
Low
Very high
Boxted St Peter's Church of England School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
Very high
Church of England
Bradfield Primary School 4–11 yrs 120
Good
Very low
Low
Braiswick Primary School 4–11 yrs 450
Good
High
High
Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery 2–11 yrs 690
Requires improvement
Very low
Very high
Brightside Primary School 4–11 yrs 540
Good
High
High
Brinkley Grove Primary School 5–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Very high
Briscoe Primary School & Nursery Academy 2–11 yrs 315
Good
High
Very low
Broomfield Primary School 4–11 yrs 390
Good
Very low
High
Broomgrove Infant School 4–7 yrs 180
Good
High
Broomgrove Junior School 7–11 yrs 240
Good
Low
Very high
Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Very high
Bulphan Church of England Academy 5–11 yrs 86
Requires improvement
Very high
Good
Church of England
Burnham-on-Crouch Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
Very high
High
Burrsville Infant Academy 4–7 yrs 180
Good
Very high
Buttsbury Infant School 5–7 yrs 360
Outstanding
Very high
Buttsbury Junior School 7–11 yrs 512
Outstanding
Good
Very high
Camulos Academy 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Very low
Very high
Canewdon Endowed Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 4–11 yrs 157
Requires improvement
Very low
Very high
Church of England
Cann Hall Primary School 5–11 yrs 420
Good
Very low
Good
Canvey Island Infant School and Nursery 3–7 yrs 210
Good
High
Canvey Junior School 7–11 yrs 256
Outstanding
Very high
High
Chadwell St Mary Primary School 5–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Very high
Chalkwell Hall Infant School 4–7 yrs 330
Good
Good
Chalkwell Hall Junior School 7–11 yrs 480
Good
High
Good
Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford 4–11 yrs 210
Outstanding
Very high
High
Chappel Church of England Controlled Primary School 4–11 yrs 105
Serious Weaknesses
High
Low
Church of England
Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
Low
Cherry Tree Academy 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
Low
Cherry Tree Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Very high
Chigwell Primary Academy 4–11 yrs 270
Good
High
Good
Chigwell Row Infant School 5–7 yrs 78
Special Measures
Very low
Chipping Hill Primary School 5–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
Very high
Very high
Chipping Ongar Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Very high
Chrishall Holy Trinity and St Nicholas CofE (Aided) Primary School and Pre-School 2–11 yrs 105
Good
Very high
Good
Church of England
Church Langley Community Primary School 5–11 yrs 505
Good
Good
Very high
Churchgate Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Harlow 5–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Very high
Church of England
Clavering Primary School 5–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Good
Cold Norton Primary School 4–11 yrs 147
Outstanding
Very high
Good
Collingwood Primary School 4–11 yrs 315
Good
Good
High
Colne Engaine Church of England Primary School 4–11 yrs 112
High
Church of England
Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and Nursery 3–11 yrs 468
Good
Good
Very high
Coopersale and Theydon Garnon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 4–11 yrs 235
Good
Low
High
Church of England
Copford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 5–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
High
Church of England
Crays Hill Primary School 4–11 yrs 105
Good
Very low
Very low
Cressing Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Danbury Park Community Primary School 5–11 yrs 259
Outstanding
Low
High
Darlinghurst Academy 3–11 yrs 630
Good
High
Low
Debden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Academy 4–11 yrs 161
Requires improvement
Very low
Good
Church of England
Dedham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Outstanding
High
Good
Church of England
Deneholm Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Very low
Very high
Dilkes Academy 3–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
Very high
High
Doddinghurst Church of England Junior School 7–11 yrs 240
High
Church of England
Doddinghurst Infant School 4–7 yrs 180
Good
Good
Down Hall Primary School 4–11 yrs 315
Good
Very low
Good
Downham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 5–11 yrs 234
Good
Good
Good
Church of England
Dr Walker's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Fyfield 4–11 yrs 161
Good
Good
Very high
Church of England
Dunmow St Mary's Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
High
High
Church of England
Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
Very high
Earls Hall Primary School 4–11 yrs 630
Good
Very high
Very high
East Hanningfield Church of England Primary School 5–11 yrs 122
Good
Very low
High
Church of England
East Tilbury Primary School 4–11 yrs 750
Good
Good
Good
Eastwood Primary School & Nursery 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
High
Edward Francis Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
Very high
Edwards Hall Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Elm Hall Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Elmstead Primary School 4–11 yrs 208
Good
Good
High
Elmwood Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Very high
Elsenham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
Low
Church of England
Engaines Primary School and Nursery 3–11 yrs 266
Good
Good
High
Epping Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
Very high
Epping Upland CofE Primary School 5–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
High
Church of England
Eversley Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Very low
High
Fairhouse Community Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Very high
Fairways Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Good
Farnham Church of England Primary School 4–11 yrs 70
Good
Good
Very low
Church of England
Fawbert and Barnard's Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Very low
Good
Feering Church of England Primary School 4–11 yrs 174
Good
Good
Good
Church of England
Felmore Primary School 5–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Very high
Felsted Primary School 4–11 yrs 240
Outstanding
Very high
High
Finchingfield St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy 4–11 yrs 84 Church of England
Fingringhoe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 5–11 yrs 105
Good
Very low
Very high
Church of England
Ford End Church of England Primary School 4–11 yrs 84 Church of England
Fordham All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 4–11 yrs 115
Serious Weaknesses
Low
High
Church of England
Freshwaters Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 446
Good
Low
High
Friars Grove Primary School 5–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
Very high
Friars Primary School and Nursery 3–11 yrs 472
Good
Good
Good
Frinton-on-Sea Primary School 4–11 yrs 216
Good
Very low
Good
Galleywood Infant School 4–7 yrs 180
Outstanding
Very high
Ghyllgrove Primary School 4–11 yrs 600
Good
Very high
Very high
Giffards Primary School 4–11 yrs 630
Good
High
High
Glebe Primary School 3–11 yrs 440
Requires improvement
Low
Very high
Gosbecks Primary School 5–11 yrs 285
Good
Low
High
Gosfield Community Primary School 4–11 yrs 141
Good
High
Graham James Primary Academy 2–11 yrs 480
Good
Very high
Very high
Grange Primary School 4–11 yrs 315
Good
Very low
High
Great Bardfield Primary School 5–11 yrs 180
Good
Very high
Low
Great Bentley Primary School 5–11 yrs 210
Outstanding
High
Very high
Great Berry Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
Low
High
Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School 3–7 yrs 270
Good
Very high
Great Bradfords Junior School 7–11 yrs 355
Good
Low
High
Great Chesterford Church of England Primary Academy 4–11 yrs 210
Good
High
High
Church of England
Great Clacton Church of England Junior School 7–11 yrs 270
Good
Very low
Very high
Church of England
Great Dunmow Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
High
Very high
Great Easton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 4–11 yrs 160
Good
High
Good
Church of England
Great Leighs Primary School 5–11 yrs 240
Good
Low
High
Great Sampford Community Primary School 4–11 yrs 105
Good
Very low
Low
Great Tey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 4–11 yrs 84
Good
Very low
Good
Church of England
Great Totham Primary School 4–11 yrs 436
Good
Very high
High
Great Wakering Primary Academy 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
Very high
Great Waltham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 5–11 yrs 165
Good
Good
High
Church of England
Greensted Primary School & Nursery 3–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
Very low
Low
Greenways Primary School 4–11 yrs 1,050
Good
Low
Low
Grove Wood Primary School 4–11 yrs 630
Outstanding
Good
Very high
Hadleigh Infant and Nursery School 3–7 yrs 348
Good
Very high
Hadleigh Junior School 7–11 yrs 360
Good
Hamford Primary Academy 5–11 yrs 280
Good
Very low
Good
Hamilton Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
Very high
Very high
Hamstel Infant School and Nursery 3–7 yrs 390
Good
Good
Hamstel Junior School 7–11 yrs 600
Good
Low
High
Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery 3–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
Very high
Very high
Harlowbury Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Very low
Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred 3–11 yrs 630
Outstanding
Good
Very high
Harris Primary Academy Mayflower 3–11 yrs 1,102
Outstanding
Very high
Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery 3–11 yrs 270
Good
Good
Good
Hatfield Heath Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Very low
High
Hatfield Peverel Infant and Nursery School 2–7 yrs 220
Good
Very high
Hatfield Peverel St Andrew's Junior School 7–11 yrs 240
Good
Low
Low
Church of England
Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery 3–7 yrs 232
Good
Very high
Hazelmere Junior School 7–11 yrs 240
Good
Low
Low
Heathlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, West Bergholt 5–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
Very high
Church of England
Helena Romanes School 4–18 yrs 1,593
Requires improvement
Low
Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Very low
Good
Henry Moore Primary School 5–11 yrs 570
Good
High
High
Hereward Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Very high
High
Herringham Primary Academy 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Very low
High
Heybridge Primary School 2–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
High
Heycroft Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Serious Weaknesses
Good
Good
High Beech CofE Primary School 4–11 yrs 105
Very low
Church of England
High Ongar Primary School 4–11 yrs 150
Good
High
Very high
Highfields Primary School 4–11 yrs 315
Outstanding
Low
Very high
Highwood Primary School 5–11 yrs 70
Good
Good
Low
Highwoods Community Primary School 4–11 yrs 428
Good
High
Very high
Hillhouse CofE Primary School 4–11 yrs 315
Good
Very low
High
Church of England
Hilltop Infant School 2–7 yrs 249
High
Hilltop Junior School 7–11 yrs 360
Good
Low
Low
Hinguar Community Primary School 2–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
Very high
Hockley Primary School 4–11 yrs 330
Outstanding
High
High
Hogarth Primary School and Nursery 3–11 yrs 420
Requires improvement
Good
Good
Holland Haven Primary School 5–11 yrs 360
Good
High
Very high
Holland Park Primary School 5–11 yrs 420
Very high
Holly Trees Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
Very high
Holt Farm Infant School 4–7 yrs 270
Good
High
Holt Farm Junior School 7–11 yrs 360
Good
High
Very high
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 236
Very high
Roman Catholic
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Harlow 5–11 yrs 430
Good
High
High
Roman Catholic
Holy Family Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 232
Good
Low
Good
Roman Catholic
Holy Family Catholic Primary School 5–11 yrs 210
Good
Roman Catholic
Holy Trinity Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Halstead 4–11 yrs 255
Good
Low
Good
Church of England
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham 5–11 yrs 140
Good
Good
Very low
Church of England
Home Farm Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
Horndon-On-the-Hill CofE Primary School 2–11 yrs 210
Very high
Church of England
Howbridge Church of England Junior School 7–11 yrs 384
Requires improvement
Low
Very high
Church of England
Howbridge Infant School 5–7 yrs 270
Good
High
Hutton All Saints' Church of England Primary School 4–11 yrs 231
Good
Very high
Low
Church of England
Iceni Academy 7–11 yrs 240
Good
Very high
Good
Ingatestone Infant School 4–7 yrs 135
Outstanding
High
Ingatestone and Fryerning Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School 7–11 yrs 192
Good
High
Very high
Church of England
Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 4–11 yrs 218
Good
Low
Good
Church of England
Ivy Chimneys Primary School 4–11 yrs 315
Good
Low
Very high
Janet Duke Primary School 4–11 yrs 660
Good
Very low
Very high
Jerounds Primary Academy 5–11 yrs 420
Good
Very low
Very high
John Bunyan Primary School and Nursery 3–11 yrs 630
Good
Low
Low
John Ray Infant School 2–7 yrs 360
Good
High
John Ray Junior School 7–11 yrs 432
Good
Very low
Very high
Jotmans Hall Primary School 5–11 yrs 315
Good
High
Very high
Katherine Semar Infant School 4–7 yrs 180
Very high
Katherine Semar Junior School 7–11 yrs 270
High
Low
Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery 3–11 yrs 315
Good
High
Very high
Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
High
Kelvedon St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy 2–11 yrs 406
Outstanding
Very high
Low
Church of England
Kendall Church of England Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Good
Church of England
Kenningtons Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
Good
Kents Hill Infant Academy 3–7 yrs 298
High
Kents Hill Junior School 7–11 yrs 360
Good
Good
Good
King's Ford Infant School and Nursery 3–7 yrs 180
Good
Very low
Kings Road Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Very low
Very high
Kingsmoor Academy 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
Low
Kingston Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Very high
Very high
Kingswood Primary School and Nursery 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
Very high
Kirby Primary Academy 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Good
Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery 3–11 yrs 140
Good
Low
Good
Lakelands Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
Lambourne Primary School 4–11 yrs 218
Good
Low
Low
Langenhoe Community Primary School 4–11 yrs 154
Good
Very low
Low
Langham Primary School 5–11 yrs 112
Good
Good
High
Lansdowne Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 734
Good
Very low
Good
Larchwood Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
Very high
Good
Larkrise Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
Low
Latchingdon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 4–11 yrs 175
Requires improvement
Very low
Good
Church of England
Latton Green Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
High
Lawford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 5–11 yrs 270
Good
Good
Very high
Church of England
Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
Low
Layer-de-la-Haye Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 5–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Very high
Church of England
Lee Chapel Primary School 2–11 yrs 960
Very high
Good
Leigh Beck Infant School and Nursery Academy 3–7 yrs 270
Good
Very high
Leigh Beck Junior School 7–11 yrs 360
Good
Good
Very high
Leigh North Street Primary School 5–11 yrs 630
Good
Low
Very high
Leverton Primary School 3–11 yrs 472
Good
Low
Good
Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils 3–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Good
Limes Farm Infant School and Nursery 3–7 yrs 180
Good
Low
Limes Farm Junior School 7–11 yrs 240
Good
Low
Very low
Lincewood Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
Very high
Little Hallingbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 5–11 yrs 140
Good
Very low
Good
Church of England
Little Parndon Primary Academy 4–11 yrs 420
Good
High
High
Little Thurrock Primary School 3–11 yrs 630
Very high
Little Waltham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 4–11 yrs 240
Good
Very low
High
Church of England
Long Ridings Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
High
Longwood Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
Low
Lubbins Park Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
Very high
Lyons Hall School 4–11 yrs 630
Good
Very high
Low
Magna Carta Primary Academy 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Very low
Maldon Primary School 4–11 yrs 240
Serious Weaknesses
Low
Low
Maltese Road Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
High
High
Manuden Primary School 4–11 yrs 105
Good
Good
Low
Maple Grove Primary School 4–11 yrs 315
Good
High
High
Margaretting Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 4–11 yrs 84
Good
Very high
Very low
Church of England
Matching Green Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 4–11 yrs 98
Good
Very low
Good
Church of England
Maylandsea Primary School 5–11 yrs 234
Good
Good
High
Meadgate Primary School 4–11 yrs 216
Good
Good
High
Merrylands Primary School 2–11 yrs 490
Good
Good
Good
Mersea Island School 2–11 yrs 468
Good
Very low
Good
Messing Primary School 4–11 yrs 84
Good
Very low
Low
Mildmay Primary School 3–11 yrs 630
Very high
Milldene Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
High
Millfields Primary School 4–11 yrs 250
Outstanding
Very high
Very high
Millhouse Primary School 3–11 yrs 656
Good
Very low
Good
Milton Hall Primary School and Nursery 3–11 yrs 659
Good
Very high
High
Milwards Primary School and Nursery 3–11 yrs 240
Requires improvement
Good
High
Mistley Norman Church of England Primary School 2–11 yrs 105
Requires improvement
Very low
Very high
Church of England
Monkwick Infant and Nursery School 2–7 yrs 372
Good
High
Monkwick Junior School 7–11 yrs 360
Good
Very low
Very low
Montgomerie Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
High
High
Montgomery Infant School and Nursery, Colchester 3–7 yrs 322
Outstanding
High
Montgomery Junior School, Colchester 7–11 yrs 360
Good
Low
Very high
Moreton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 4–11 yrs 205
Good
Low
Good
Church of England
Moulsham Infant School 4–7 yrs 360
Good
Low
Moulsham Junior School 7–11 yrs 720
Good
Good
Very high
Mountnessing Church of England Primary School 5–11 yrs 150
Good
High
High
Church of England
Myland Community Primary School 5–11 yrs 335
Good
High
High
Nazeing Primary School 5–11 yrs 280
Good
Good
High
Newhall Primary Academy 2–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
Newlands Spring Primary and Nursery School 2–11 yrs 446
Low
Good
Newport Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Very high
Noak Bridge Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
High
High
North Crescent Primary School 4–11 yrs 262
Requires improvement
Very low
Good
North Primary School and Nursery 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Very high
Northlands Primary School and Nursery 3–11 yrs 525
Good
Very low
Very high
Northwick Park Primary and Nursery Academy 3–11 yrs 630
Good
Very high
Good
Notley Green Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
High
Oakfield Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
Very high
Oaklands Infant School 5–7 yrs 180
High
Oakwood Infant and Nursery School 3–7 yrs 360
Good
High
Old Heath Community Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
Very high
Ongar Primary School 4–11 yrs 175
Low
Low
Orsett Church of England Primary School 5–11 yrs 218
Good
Very low
Very high
Church of England
Ortu Corringham Primary School and Nursery 2–11 yrs 480
Good
Low
High
Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School 5–11 yrs 218
Good
High
Very high
Roman Catholic
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School 2–11 yrs 479
Good
Low
Very high
Roman Catholic
Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
Very high
Roman Catholic
Parkwood Academy 3–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Good
Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
Very high
Church of England
Pear Tree Mead Academy 3–11 yrs 315
Good
Good
Very high
Pemberley Academy 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
Perryfields Infant School 5–7 yrs 180
Good
Good
Perryfields Junior School 7–11 yrs 270
Very high
Very high
Plumberow Primary Academy 5–11 yrs 650
Good
High
Very high
Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
Very low
Potter Street Academy 5–11 yrs 251
Good
High
Low
Powers Hall Academy 7–11 yrs 360
Requires improvement
Good
Very low
Prettygate Infant School 5–7 yrs 180
Good
High
Prettygate Junior School 7–11 yrs 256
Good
Good
Very high
Prince Avenue Academy and Nursery 2–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
High
Priory Primary School, Bicknacre 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Good
Purfleet Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 630
Good
Good
Very high
Purford Green Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
High
High
Purleigh Community Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Quarry Hill Academy 2–11 yrs 510
Outstanding
Very high
Very high
Queen Boudica Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Very high
Quilters Infant School 4–7 yrs 174
Outstanding
Very high
Quilters Junior School 7–11 yrs 256
Outstanding
High
Very low
R A Butler Infant School 5–7 yrs 270
Good
High
R A Butler Junior School 7–11 yrs 360
Good
High
High
Radwinter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 5–11 yrs 105
Good
Very high
Low
Church of England
Ravens Academy 3–11 yrs 420
Special Measures
Very low
Low
Rayleigh Primary School 3–11 yrs 472
Low
High
Rayne Primary and Nursery School 3–11 yrs 259
Good
Very low
High
Rettendon Primary School 4–11 yrs 140
Good
High
High
Richard de Clare Community Academy 3–11 yrs 466
Good
Richmond Avenue Primary and Nursery School 2–11 yrs 460
Good
Very low
Very high
Rickling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 5–11 yrs 105
Good
Very high
Low
Church of England
Ridgewell Church of England Primary School 4–11 yrs 105
Good
Low
Very low
Church of England
Rivenhall Church of England Primary School 4–11 yrs 122
Good
Very low
High
Church of England
Riverside Primary School 4–11 yrs 454
Good
Very low
High
Roach Vale Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
Good
Rochford Primary and Nursery School 3–11 yrs 236
Good
High
Very high
Rodings Primary School 4–11 yrs 270
Good
Low
Good
Rolph Church of England Primary School and Nursery 2–11 yrs 244
Good
Very low
Very high
Church of England
Roseacres Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
Roxwell Church of England Primary School 4–11 yrs 105
Very low
Church of England
Roydon Primary Academy 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Very high
Runwell Community Primary School 2–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Very high
Ryedene Primary and Nursery School 3–11 yrs 356
Good
High
Very high
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 435
Good
Good
Very high
Roman Catholic
Shalford Primary School 5–11 yrs 105
Good
Good
Low
Shaw Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 385
Good
Good
Good
Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 4–11 yrs 105
Requires improvement
Good
Low
Church of England
Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School 5–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
Very high
Very high
Church of England
Silver End Academy 2–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Good
Sir Martin Frobisher Academy 4–11 yrs 270
Requires improvement
Good
Good
Somers Heath Primary School 3–11 yrs 468
Good
Very high
Very high
South Benfleet Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
High
High
South Green Infant School 3–7 yrs 180
Good
Good
South Green Junior School 7–11 yrs 240
Good
Very high
High
Southminster Church of England Primary School 4–11 yrs 315
Special Measures
Good
Very high
Church of England
Spring Meadow Primary School & School House Nursery 2–11 yrs 382
Good
Very high
Good
Springfield Primary School 4–11 yrs 450
Good
Low
Very high
St Alban's Catholic Academy 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Andrew's Bulmer Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 5–11 yrs 120
Good
Good
High
Church of England
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Great Yeldham 4–11 yrs 154
Good
Church of England
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Halstead 4–11 yrs 225
Good
Low
Very high
Church of England
St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Marks Tey 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Very low
Low
Church of England
St Andrew's CofE Primary School 3–11 yrs 421
Good
Very low
High
Church of England
St Anne Line Catholic Infant School 2–7 yrs 180
Good
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Anne Line Catholic Junior School 7–11 yrs 256
Good
Very high
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Cedd's Church of England Primary School 5–11 yrs 175
Good
Very low
Very high
Church of England
St Clare's Catholic Primary School 2–11 yrs 315
Good
Good
High
Roman Catholic
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree 5–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
Very high
Roman Catholic
St George's Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
High
Roman Catholic
St George's Church of England Primary School, Great Bromley 5–11 yrs 119
Good
High
High
Church of England
St Giles' Church of England Primary School 4–11 yrs 105
Good
Very low
Low
Church of England
St Helen's Catholic Infant School 5–7 yrs 270
Outstanding
Good
Roman Catholic
St Helen's Catholic Junior School 7–11 yrs 368
Good
Low
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Helen's Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
Very high
Roman Catholic
St James Church of England Primary School 5–11 yrs 218
Good
Good
Very low
Church of England
St James' Church of England Primary School 2–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
Good
Church of England
St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury 4–11 yrs 230
Good
Low
High
Church of England
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School 5–11 yrs 420 Roman Catholic
St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Pebmarsh 5–11 yrs 77
Good
Very low
Low
Church of England
St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Buckhurst Hill 5–11 yrs 420
Good
Very low
High
Church of England
St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Very high
Church of England
St John's Green Primary School 5–11 yrs 630
Good
Low
Very high
St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School 5–11 yrs 210
Outstanding
High
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 5–11 yrs 211
Special Measures
Good
Good
Roman Catholic
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 5–11 yrs 119
Good
Roman Catholic
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, SWF 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Very low
Roman Catholic
St Katherine's Church of England Primary School 3–11 yrs 240
Good
Good
Good
Church of England
St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Rowhedge 4–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Very high
Church of England
St Luke's Catholic Academy 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary School 4–11 yrs 300
Good
Low
Good
Church of England
St Luke's Park Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
St Margaret's Church of England Academy, Bowers Gifford 2–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Very high
Church of England
St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Toppesfield 4–11 yrs 98
Good
Very low
Very low
Church of England
St Mary's Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Mary's Church of England Primary School 4–11 yrs 98 Church of England
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
Very high
Church of England
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Burnham-on-Crouch 4–11 yrs 240
Good
High
Very high
Church of England
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hatfield Broad Oak 4–11 yrs 112
Good
Very low
Low
Church of England
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Ardleigh 5–11 yrs 116
Requires improvement
Very low
High
Church of England
St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School 5–11 yrs 315
Good
Good
Good
Church of England
St Mary's, Prittlewell, CofE Primary School 4–11 yrs 714
Good
Very low
Good
Church of England
St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School 7–11 yrs 240
Good
Low
Very high
Church of England
St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Requires improvement
Good
Good
Church of England
St Michael's Primary School and Nursery, Colchester 3–11 yrs 386
Good
Good
High
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Tillingham 5–11 yrs 147 Church of England
St Nicholas' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Rawreth 5–11 yrs 145
Good
Low
High
Church of England
St Osyth Church of England Primary School 5–11 yrs 315
Requires improvement
Very high
Good
Church of England
St Peter's Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 420 Roman Catholic
St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Weald 5–11 yrs 352
Outstanding
High
Good
Church of England
St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Coggeshall 2–11 yrs 312
Good
Low
Very high
Church of England
St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Sible Hedingham 4–11 yrs 218
Good
Low
High
Church of England
St Peters Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, West Hanningfield 5–11 yrs 105
Good
Good
Good
Church of England
St Pius X Catholic Primary School 5–11 yrs 210 Roman Catholic
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School 5–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
Low
Roman Catholic
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Basildon 3–11 yrs 236
Good
High
High
Roman Catholic
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester 5–11 yrs 218
Outstanding
Low
High
Roman Catholic
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
Low
Roman Catholic
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester 4–11 yrs 210
Very high
Very low
Catholic
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 630
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Infant School 4–7 yrs 225
Outstanding
High
Church of England
St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Junior School, Brentwood 7–11 yrs 310
Good
Good
High
Church of England
St. George's School 3–11 yrs 630
Good
Good
Good
Stambridge Primary School 3–11 yrs 105
Good
Good
Good
Stanford-Le-Hope Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
High
Stanway Fiveways Primary School 5–11 yrs 630
Good
Very low
High
Stanway Primary School 5–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Good
Stapleford Abbotts Primary School 2–11 yrs 150
Good
Very low
Good
Staples Road Primary School 4–11 yrs 630
Good
Low
Very high
Stebbing Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Low
Steeple Bumpstead Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
Good
Stifford Clays Primary School 4–11 yrs 742
Good
Very low
Very high
Stisted Church of England Primary Academy 4–11 yrs 105
Outstanding
High
Low
Church of England
Stock Church of England Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
Very high
Church of England
Sunnymede Infant School 4–7 yrs 180
Good
High
Sunnymede Junior School 7–11 yrs 256
Good
Very high
Good
Takeley Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Very high
Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
Good
Templars Academy 2–11 yrs 420
Good
High
High
Temple Sutton Primary School 3–11 yrs 690
Good
Very low
Good
Tendring Primary School 4–11 yrs 170
Good
High
High
Terling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 5–11 yrs 111
Good
Very low
Good
Church of England
Thameside Primary School 3–11 yrs 860
Good
High
High
Thaxted Primary School 5–11 yrs 266
Good
Low
Very high
The Alderton Infant School 4–7 yrs 270
Good
Very low
The Alderton Junior School 7–11 yrs 360
Good
Very low
Very low
The Beaulieu Park School 4–16 yrs 1,320
Outstanding
Good
The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Very low
High
Church of England
The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School 5–11 yrs 420
Good
High
Very high
Church of England/Roman Catholic
The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford 4–11 yrs 315
Good
Very high
High
Church of England
The Downs Primary School and Nursery 3–11 yrs 420
Requires improvement
Very low
High
The Flitch Green Academy 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Good
The Gateway Primary Free School 3–11 yrs 480
Good
Good
Good
The Mayflower Primary School 4–11 yrs 350
Good
Very low
High
The Phoenix Primary School 3–11 yrs 750
Outstanding
Very high
High
The Robert Drake Primary School 4–11 yrs 315
High
Very high
The Tyrrells School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Very high
The Wickford Church of England School 2–7 yrs 165
Outstanding
Very low
Church of England
The Willows Primary School 3–11 yrs 525
Good
Very high
High
Theydon Bois Primary School 5–11 yrs 315
Good
Very low
Very high
Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Very high
Thorpedene Primary School 2–11 yrs 630
Good
Very high
Low
Thundersley Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Very low
High
Tilbury Pioneer Academy 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
High
Tiptree Heath Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Tollesbury School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
High
Tolleshunt D'Arcy St Nicholas Primary Academy 4–11 yrs 195
Very low
Church of England
Trinity Road Primary School 4–11 yrs 315
Good
Very high
High
Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers 4–11 yrs 206
Good
Low
Good
Church of England
Tudor Court Primary School 3–11 yrs 890
Good
Very low
Very high
Two Village Church of England Primary School 5–11 yrs 210 Church of England
Unity Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 420
Requires improvement
High
Good
Upshire Primary Foundation School 4–11 yrs 240
Good
Low
High
Vange Primary School and Nursery 3–11 yrs 105
Good
Low
Good
Waltham Holy Cross Primary Academy 4–11 yrs 630
High
Walton on the Naze Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Very low
Low
Warley Primary School 4–11 yrs 330
Good
Low
Good
Warren Primary School 3–11 yrs 500
Good
Water Lane Primary Academy 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
High
Waterman Primary Academy 4–11 yrs 105
Good
High
Low
Weeley St Andrew's CofE Primary School 4–11 yrs 218
Good
Very low
High
Church of England
Wentworth Primary School 4–11 yrs 445
Good
Good
High
West Horndon Primary School 4–11 yrs 189
Good
Low
Low
West Leigh Infant School 4–7 yrs 360
Good
High
West Leigh Junior School 7–11 yrs 512
Outstanding
High
Very high
West Thurrock Academy 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
High
Westborough Academy 3–11 yrs 502
Requires improvement
Westerings Primary Academy 4–11 yrs 340
Good
Very high
High
Westlands Community Primary School 5–11 yrs 630
Good
Good
High
Westwood Academy 2–11 yrs 240
Outstanding
Low
Very high
Wethersfield CofE VC Primary School 5–11 yrs 89
Good
Very low
Very low
Church of England
White Bridge Primary School 4–11 yrs 630
Good
Good
Low
White Court School 3–11 yrs 585
Good
High
High
White Hall Academy and Nursery 2–11 yrs 720
Good
Good
High
White Notley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 4–11 yrs 105
Good
Good
High
Church of England
Whitmore Primary School and Nursery 3–11 yrs 682
Good
Good
Very high
Wickford Primary School 4–11 yrs 552
Good
Very low
Good
William Martin Church of England Infant and Nursery School 3–7 yrs 180
Good
Very high
Church of England
William Martin Church of England Junior School 7–11 yrs 240
Good
Very low
Very high
Church of England
William Read Primary and Nursery Academy 3–11 yrs 450
Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Low
Willowbrook Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
Very high
Wimbish Primary School 4–11 yrs 105
Good
Low
Very low
Winter Gardens Academy 2–11 yrs 480
Good
Low
High
Wix and Wrabness Primary School 4–11 yrs 119
Good
Very low
High
Woodham Ley Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
Very high
Woodham Walter Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 4–11 yrs 119
Good
Low
High
Church of England
Woodside Academy 3–11 yrs 690
Good
Very high
Very high
Woodville Primary School 5–11 yrs 420
High
High
Writtle Infant School 4–7 yrs 180
Good
High
Writtle Junior School 7–11 yrs 240
Good
High
Good
Wyburns Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Very low
Low
de Vere Primary School 4–11 yrs 210

Essex Secondary Schools

Most of Essex's secondary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 62 schools or 58% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between low and good - about 22% and 19% of secondary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 20% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Essex's secondary schools most commonly have a low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Alec Hunter Academy 11–16 yrs 1,142
Good
Good
Low
Anglo European School 11–18 yrs 1,338
Good
Good
Low
Beauchamps High School 11–18 yrs 1,419
Outstanding
High
Very low
Becket Keys Church of England Free School 11–19 yrs 1,050
Outstanding
High
Low
Church of England
Belfairs Academy 11–18 yrs 1,440
Good
Good
Low
Bmat Stem Academy 14–19 yrs
Good
High
Brentwood County High School 11–18 yrs 1,405
Good
Low
Low
Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School 11–18 yrs 1,047
Good
Very high
Low
Roman Catholic
Burnt Mill Academy 11–16 yrs 1,200
Good
Good
Very low
Castle View School 11–16 yrs 1,200
Low
Cecil Jones Academy 11–18 yrs 1,585
Very low
Chase High School 11–18 yrs 1,340
Good
Very low
Very low
Chelmer Valley High School 11–18 yrs 1,168
Good
High
Low
Chelmsford County High School for Girls 11–18 yrs 1,260
Very high
Low
Clacton Coastal Academy 11–19 yrs 1,550
Requires improvement
Very low
Low
Clacton County High School 11–18 yrs 2,320
Good
High
Low
Colchester Academy 11–16 yrs 910
Good
Low
Very low
Colchester County High School for Girls 11–18 yrs 1,020
Very high
Low
Colchester Royal Grammar School 11–18 yrs 777
Serious Weaknesses
Very high
Very low
Christian
Colchester Royal Grammar School 11–18 yrs 777 Christian
Colne Community School and College (Secondary and 16 to 19 Provision) 11–18 yrs 1,788
Low
Davenant Foundation School 11–18 yrs 1,170
Good
High
Low
Christian
De La Salle School 11–16 yrs 750
Good
High
Very low
Roman Catholic
Debden Park High School 11–18 yrs 1,120
Outstanding
Good
Very low
Epping St Johns Church of England School 11–18 yrs 1,036
Good
Low
Good
Church of England
Forest Hall School 11–16 yrs 660
Good
Good
Very low
Grays Convent High School 11–16 yrs 620
Good
Very high
Very low
Roman Catholic
Great Baddow High School 11–18 yrs 1,520
Good
Good
Low
Greensward Academy 11–18 yrs 1,650
Good
High
Low
Harris Academy Chafford Hundred 11–19 yrs 1,200
Outstanding
Very high
Low
Harris Academy Ockendon 11–18 yrs
Very low
Harris Academy Riverside 11–18 yrs 1,150
Good
High
Harwich and Dovercourt High School 11–18 yrs 1,300
Good
Very low
Low
Hedingham School and Sixth Form 11–18 yrs 1,168
Good
High
Low
Helena Romanes School 4–18 yrs 1,593
Requires improvement
Low
Low
Hylands School 11–18 yrs 1,100
Requires improvement
Very low
Good
Joyce Frankland Academy, Newport 11–18 yrs 1,030
Good
High
Good
King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford 11–18 yrs 1,142
Outstanding
Very high
Low
King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy 11–16 yrs 750
Good
Low
Low
Maltings Academy 11–16 yrs 1,100
Outstanding
Low
Low
Manningtree High School 11–16 yrs 886
Good
Low
Low
Mark Hall Academy 11–16 yrs 880
Requires improvement
Mayflower High School 11–18 yrs 1,700
Requires improvement
Moulsham High School 11–18 yrs 1,613
Good
Very high
Very high
New Rickstones Academy 11–18 yrs 1,100
Good
Good
Good
Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form 11–19 yrs 1,500
Serious Weaknesses
Ormiston Park Academy 11–19 yrs 750
Good
Low
Very low
Ormiston Rivers Academy 11–18 yrs 1,050
Good
Very high
Good
Orsett Heath Academy 11–16 yrs 1,200
Ortu Gable Hall School 11–18 yrs 1,296
Serious Weaknesses
Very low
Very low
Ortu Hassenbrook Academy 11–16 yrs 780
Requires improvement
Low
Very low
Passmores Academy 11–16 yrs 1,200
Good
Very low
Very low
Paxman Academy 11–16 yrs 900
Low
Philip Morant School and College 11–18 yrs
Low
Plume School 11–18 yrs 1,841
Good
Good
Low
Roding Valley High School 11–18 yrs 1,350
Good
Good
Low
Saffron Walden County High School 11–18 yrs 2,050
Outstanding
Very high
Very low
Shenfield High School 11–18 yrs 1,499
Good
Low
Good
Shoeburyness High School 11–18 yrs 1,770
Good
Low
Very low
Sir Frederick Gibberd College 11–19 yrs 630
Low
Southchurch High School 11–16 yrs 840
Special Measures
Good
Low
Southend High School for Boys 11–18 yrs 1,060
Outstanding
Very high
Good
Southend High School for Girls 11–18 yrs 1,269
Outstanding
Very high
Low
St Benedict's Catholic College 11–16 yrs 876
Good
High
Good
Roman Catholic
St Bernard's High School 11–18 yrs 1,030
Good
Very high
Low
Roman Catholic
St Clere's School 11–16 yrs 1,200
Good
Good
Low
St Helena School 11–16 yrs 1,000
Good
Low
Low
St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford 11–18 yrs 1,220
Good
High
Good
Roman Catholic
St Mark's West Essex Catholic School 11–18 yrs 1,120
Good
Good
Good
Roman Catholic
St Martin's School Brentwood 11–18 yrs 1,805
Good
Low
Very low
St Thomas More High School 11–18 yrs 1,050
Good
Very high
Good
Roman Catholic
Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow 11–16 yrs 1,050
Good
Very low
Very low
Tabor Academy 11–18 yrs 1,050
Good
Low
Very low
Tendring Technology College 11–19 yrs 1,980
Serious Weaknesses
Low
Very low
Thames Park Secondary School 11–16 yrs 900
Good
The Appleton School 11–19 yrs 1,500
Good
Good
Low
The Basildon Lower Academy 11–14 yrs 1,350
Good
High
The Basildon Upper Academy 14–19 yrs 1,400
Requires improvement
Very low
Very low
The Beaulieu Park School 4–16 yrs 1,320
Outstanding
Good
The Billericay School 11–18 yrs 1,683
Good
Low
Low
The Boswells School 11–18 yrs 1,431
Good
High
Low
The Bromfords School 11–18 yrs 1,260
Requires improvement
Very low
Low
The Cornelius Vermuyden School 11–16 yrs 900
Requires improvement
Low
Very low
The Deanes 11–16 yrs 600
Requires improvement
The Eastwood Academy 11–16 yrs 970
Outstanding
Very high
Good
The FitzWimarc School 11–19 yrs 1,790
Good
Good
Low
The Gateway Academy 11–16 yrs 1,035
Good
Low
Very low
The Gilberd School 11–16 yrs 1,500
Outstanding
High
Good
The Hathaway Academy 11–16 yrs 900
Good
Good
Low
The Honywood Community Science School 11–16 yrs 800
Good
Low
Very low
The James Hornsby School 11–16 yrs 900
Good
Low
Low
The King Edmund School 11–19 yrs 1,600
Requires improvement
Very low
Low
The King John School 11–18 yrs 2,000
Good
Low
Good
The Ongar Academy 11–18 yrs 800
Good
Low
The Ramsey Academy, Halstead 11–16 yrs 750
Good
The Sandon School 11–18 yrs 1,253
Good
Low
Low
The Stanway School 11–16 yrs 1,400
Good
High
Low
The Sweyne Park School 11–19 yrs 1,520
Requires improvement
Good
Very low
The Thomas Lord Audley School 11–16 yrs 840
Good
Low
Low
The Trinity School 11–16 yrs 900
Thurstable School Sports College and Sixth Form Centre 11–18 yrs 1,275
Requires improvement
Low
Low
West Hatch High School 11–18 yrs 1,223
Good
Good
Very low
Westcliff High School for Boys Academy 11–18 yrs 1,300
Very high
Good
Westcliff High School for Girls 11–18 yrs 1,224
Very high
High
William Edwards School 11–16 yrs 1,200
Requires improvement
Good
Low
William de Ferrers School 11–18 yrs 2,076
Good
Very low
Low
Woodlands School 11–16 yrs 1,500
Good
Good
Very low

Sixth Form Schools in Essex

Most of Essex's sixth form schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 5 schools or 63% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between low and very low - about 13% and 0% of sixth form schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 88% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Essex's sixth form schools most commonly have a low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Chelmsford College 16–99 yrs
Good
Colchester Institute 16–99 yrs
Good
Harlow College 16–99 yrs
Good
Helena Romanes School 4–18 yrs 1,593
Requires improvement
Low
Low
South Essex College of Further and Higher Education 16–99 yrs
Requires improvement
The Beaulieu Park School 4–16 yrs 1,320
Outstanding
Good
The Sixth Form College Colchester 16–99 yrs
Good
USP College 16–99 yrs
Good

Essex Pupil Referral Units

Most of Essex's pupil referral units have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 3 schools or 60% of the total. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Essex's pupil referral units most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Children's Support Service Langdon Hills Basildon 5–16 yrs 198
Good
Very low
Mid Essex Co-Operative Academy 5–16 yrs 135
Requires improvement
Very low
North East Essex Co-operative Academy 4–16 yrs 152
Good
Very low
Poplar Adolescent Unit 11–18 yrs 16
Good
Very low
The St Aubyn Centre Education Department 13–18 yrs 28
Outstanding
Very low

Schools with places for Teen Mothers in Essex

Most of Essex's schools with teen mother places have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 2 schools or 67% of the total. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Essex's schools with teen mother places most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Children's Support Service Langdon Hills Basildon 5–16 yrs 198
Good
Very low
Mid Essex Co-Operative Academy 5–16 yrs 135
Requires improvement
Very low
North East Essex Co-operative Academy 4–16 yrs 152
Good
Very low

Schools in Essex's Towns & Cities

City Primaries Secondaries Sixth Forms Total inc. Others
Colchester 37 11 2 55
Southend-on-Sea 32 12 1 54
Chelmsford 30 7 1 44
Harlow 29 6 1 38
Basildon 28 4 0 34
Brentwood 15 5 0 22
Grays 14 6 0 22
Braintree 10 3 0 14
Clacton-on-Sea 10 2 0 14
Canvey Island 10 2 0 12
Loughton 7 3 0 12
Wickford 9 2 0 12
Rayleigh 8 2 0 11
Stanford-le-Hope 7 3 0 10
Billericay 7 2 0 9
Chigwell 4 1 0 8
Great Baddow 5 1 0 8
Witham 7 1 0 8
Harwich 6 1 0 7
Saffron Walden 6 1 0 7
South Woodham Ferrers 5 1 0 6
Springfield 6 1 1 6
Waltham Abbey 5 1 0 6
Epping 3 1 0 5
Frinton and Walton 4 1 0 5
Maldon 4 1 0 5
Myland 3 0 0 5
Rivenhall 2 1 0 5
Stanway 3 1 0 5
Tiptree 4 1 0 5
Great Dunmow 3 1 1 4
Halstead 3 1 0 4
Hawkwell 4 0 0 4
Leigh-on-Sea 3 1 0 4
Rochford 2 1 0 4
Sible Hedingham 1 1 0 4
Tilbury 3 0 0 4
Burnham-on-Crouch 2 1 0 3
Galleywood 2 0 0 3
Great Burstead and South Green 3 0 0 3
Hatfield Peverel 2 0 0 3
Hockley 2 1 0 3
Ingatestone and Fryerning 2 1 0 3
Lawford 2 1 0 3
Ongar 2 1 0 3
Stansted Mountfitchet 2 1 0 3
Wivenhoe 3 0 0 3
Writtle 2 1 0 3
Birchanger 2 0 0 2
Brightlingsea 1 1 0 2
Broomfield 1 1 0 2
Buckhurst Hill 2 0 0 2
Coggeshall 1 1 0 2
Danbury 2 0 0 2
Doddinghurst 2 0 0 2
Eight Ash Green 1 0 0 2
Elmstead 1 0 0 2
Great Notley 2 0 0 2
Great Waltham 2 0 0 2
Heybridge 1 0 0 2
Langham 1 0 0 2
Little Clacton 1 0 0 2
Little Waltham 1 0 0 2
Newport 1 1 0 2
Runwell 2 0 0 2
Sandon 0 1 0 2
South Hanningfield 1 0 0 2
Takeley 2 0 0 2
Woodham Ferrers and Bicknacre 2 0 0 2
Abberton 1 0 0 1
Alresford 1 0 0 1
Ardleigh 1 0 0 1
Ashdon 1 0 0 1
Ashingdon 1 0 0 1
Barling Magna 1 0 0 1
Belchamp St. Paul 1 0 0 1
Birch 1 0 0 1
Blackmore, Hook End and Wyatts Green 1 0 0 1
Boreham 1 0 0 1
Bowers Gifford and North Benfleet 1 0 0 1
Boxted 1 0 0 1
Bradfield 1 0 0 1
Bradwell-on-Sea 1 0 0 1
Bulmer 1 0 0 1
Canewdon 1 0 0 1
Castle Hedingham 1 0 0 1
Chappel 1 0 0 1
Chrishall 1 0 0 1
Clavering 1 0 0 1
Cold Norton 1 0 0 1
Colne Engaine 1 0 0 1
Copford 1 0 0 1
Cressing 1 0 0 1
Debden 1 0 0 1
Dedham 1 0 0 1
Earls Colne 1 0 0 1
East Donyland 1 0 0 1
East Hanningfield 1 0 0 1
Elsenham 1 0 0 1
Epping Upland 1 0 0 1
Farnham 1 0 0 1
Feering 1 0 0 1
Felsted 1 0 0 1
Finchingfield 1 0 0 1
Fingringhoe 1 0 0 1
Flitch Green 1 0 0 1
Fordham 1 0 0 1
Fyfield 1 0 0 1
Gosfield 1 0 0 1
Great and Little Leighs 1 0 0 1
Great Bardfield 1 0 0 1
Great Bentley 1 0 0 1
Great Bromley 1 0 0 1
Great Chesterford 1 0 0 1
Great Easton 1 0 0 1
Great Horkesley 1 0 0 1
Great Maplestead 1 0 0 1
Great Oakley 1 0 0 1
Great Sampford 1 0 0 1
Great Tey 1 0 0 1
Great Totham 1 0 0 1
Great Wakering 1 0 0 1
Great Yeldham 1 0 0 1
Hatfield Broad Oak 1 0 0 1
Hatfield Heath 1 0 0 1
Henham 1 0 0 1
Herongate and Ingrave 1 0 0 1
High Laver 1 0 0 1
High Ongar 1 0 0 1
Highwood 1 0 0 1
Hullbridge 1 0 0 1
Kelvedon 1 0 0 1
Kelvedon Hatch 1 0 0 1
Lambourne 1 0 0 1
Latchingdon 1 0 0 1
Layer-de-la-Haye 1 0 0 1
Leaden Roding 1 0 0 1
Little Hallingbury 1 0 0 1
Little Oakley 1 0 0 1
Manuden 1 0 0 1
Margaretting 1 0 0 1
Marks Tey 1 0 0 1
Mayland 1 0 0 1
Messing-cum-Inworth 1 0 0 1
Mistley 1 0 0 1
Moreton 1 0 0 1
Mountnessing 1 0 0 1
Nazeing 1 0 0 1
Noak Bridge 1 0 0 1
North Weald Bassett 1 0 0 1
Pebmarsh 1 0 0 1
Purleigh 1 0 0 1
Quendon and Rickling 1 0 0 1
Radwinter 1 0 0 1
Ramsden Crays 1 0 0 1
Rayne 1 0 0 1
Rettendon 1 0 0 1
Ridgewell 1 0 0 1
Roxwell 1 0 0 1
Roydon 1 0 0 1
Shalford 1 0 0 1
Sheering 1 0 0 1
Silver End 1 0 0 1
Southminster 1 0 0 1
St. Osyth 1 0 0 1
Stambridge 1 0 0 1
Stapleford Abbotts 1 0 0 1
Stebbing 1 0 0 1
Steeple Bumpstead 1 0 0 1
Stisted 1 0 0 1
Stock 1 0 0 1
Tendring 1 0 0 1
Terling 1 0 0 1
Thaxted 1 0 0 1
Theydon Bois 1 0 0 1
Thorpe-le-Soken 1 0 0 1
Tillingham 1 0 0 1
Tollesbury 1 0 0 1
Tolleshunt D'Arcy 1 0 0 1
Toppesfield 1 0 0 1
Weeley 1 0 0 1
West Bergholt 1 0 0 1
West Hanningfield 1 0 0 1
West Horndon 1 0 0 1
West Mersea 1 0 0 1
Wethersfield 1 0 0 1
White Notley 1 0 0 1
Wimbish 1 0 0 1
Wix 1 0 0 1
Woodham Walter 1 0 0 1
Last updated: 16 Aug 2023