East of England
Primary schools in Essex
444 primary schools in Essex.
Ofsted among primary schools in Essex
Good274
Outstanding15
Requires improvement11
Inadequate2
No overall grade142
302 of these schools carry a historic one-word grade. The remaining 142 either have no published outcome or were inspected under a newer framework with no overall grade; current report cards instead grade separate aspects of the school. What changed.
- Last overall grade still shown
- 302
- Current framework (no overall grade)
- 137
- Average days since inspection
- 1,015
- Framework mix
- 302 historic, 137 current, 5 none
Primary schools in Essex
Sorted by the share of pupils meeting the expected standard at key stage 2. A gap of a point or two is noise, not a ranking — read the school pages for the intake-adjusted comparison.
Schools 151–300 of 444
| School | Area | Ofsted | Expected standard | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lift WesteringsAcademy converter | Hockley | Good 2023 | 67% | |
| Montgomerie Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Benfleet | Good 2023 | 67% | |
| Latton Green Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Harlow | Good 2023 | 67% | |
| Tany's Dell Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter | Harlow | Good 2022 | 67% | |
| Ford End Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Chelmsford | Good 2023 | 67% | |
| St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Braintree | No overall grade | 66% | |
| Kingswood Primary School and NurseryFoundation school | Basildon | Good 2023 | 66% | |
| Freshwaters Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Harlow | No overall grade | 66% | |
| Larchwood Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Brentwood | Good 2024 | 66% | |
| Thundersley Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Benfleet | Good 2023 | 66% | |
| Noak Bridge Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Basildon | Good 2022 | 66% | |
| Fawbert and Barnard's Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Old Harlow | Good 2022 | 66% | |
| Great Bentley Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Colchester | Outstanding 2022 | 66% | |
| Leverton Primary SchoolFoundation school | Waltham Abbey | No overall grade | 65% | |
| Chase Lane Primary School and NurseryCommunity school | Harwich | Good 2024 | 65% | |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, HarlowAcademy converter | Harlow | Good 2023 | 65% | |
| Great Berry Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Basildon | Good 2023 | 65% | |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, ColchesterAcademy converter | Colchester | No overall grade | 65% | |
| Newlands Spring Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | Chelmsford | Good 2023 | 65% | |
| Purleigh Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Chelmsford | Good 2024 | 65% | |
| Harlowbury Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Harlow | Report card 2026 | 65% | |
| St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Buckhurst HillAcademy converter | Buckhurst Hill | Good 2022 | 65% | |
| Hereward Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Loughton | Outstanding 2024 | 65% | |
| Doddinghurst Church of England Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Brentwood | Good 2023 | 65% | |
| Roxwell Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Chelmsford | Good 2023 | 65% | |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary Academy, Marks TeyAcademy converter | Colchester | Good 2022 | 65% | |
| Ingatestone and Fryerning Church of England Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Ingatestone | No overall grade | 65% | |
| Montgomery Primary School, ColchesterCommunity school | Colchester | No overall grade | 64% | |
| Dedham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Colchester | Good 2024 | 64% | |
| St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, CoggeshallVoluntary controlled school | Colchester | Good 2023 | 64% | |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, SWFVoluntary aided school | Chelmsford | Good 2024 | 64% | |
| Holland Haven Primary SchoolFoundation school | Clacton-on-Sea | No overall grade | 64% | |
| Thomas Willingale Primary School and NurseryFoundation school | Loughton | Good 2023 | 64% | |
| St Alban's Catholic AcademyAcademy converter | Harlow | No overall grade | 64% | |
| Roydon Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Harlow | Good 2024 | 64% | |
| Purford Green Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Harlow | No overall grade | 64% | |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, HalsteadAcademy converter | Halstead | Good 2022 | 64% | |
| Theydon Bois Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Epping | Good 2022 | 64% | |
| Lincewood Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Basildon | No overall grade | 64% | |
| Prettygate Junior SchoolCommunity school | Colchester | Good 2024 | 63% | |
| Milldene Primary SchoolCommunity school | Colchester | Good 2022 | 63% | |
| St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Colchester | Good 2024 | 63% | |
| Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Bishop's Stortford | Report card 2026 | 63% | |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Epping | Good 2023 | 63% | |
| Earls Colne Primary School and NurseryFoundation school | Colchester | Good 2023 | 63% | |
| Notley Green Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Braintree | No overall grade | 63% | |
| Grove Wood Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Rayleigh | No overall grade | 63% | |
| Camulos AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Colchester | No overall grade | 63% | |
| Magna Carta Primary AcademyFree schools | Stansted Mountfitchet | No overall grade | 63% | |
| Merrylands Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Basildon | No overall grade | 63% | |
| North Crescent Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Wickford | Good 2024 | 63% | |
| Steeple Bumpstead Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Haverhill | Good 2022 | 63% | |
| Buckhurst Hill Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Buckhurst Hill | No overall grade | 63% | |
| St John's Green Primary SchoolCommunity school | Colchester | Good 2023 | 62% | |
| The Mayflower Primary SchoolCommunity school | Harwich | Good 2022 | 62% | |
| Great Bardfield Primary SchoolCommunity school | Braintree | Report card 2026 | 62% | |
| Tollesbury SchoolCommunity school | Maldon | Good 2024 | 62% | |
| Westlands Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Chelmsford | No overall grade | 62% | |
| Collingwood Primary SchoolFoundation school | CHELMSFORD | Report card 2026 | 62% | |
| Waterman Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Rochford | Requires improvement 2023 | 62% | |
| Kings Road Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Chelmsford | No overall grade | 62% | |
| High Beech CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Loughton | Good 2023 | 62% | |
| Danbury Park Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Danbury | Good 2024 | 61% | |
| Warley Primary SchoolCommunity school | Brentwood | Good 2023 | 61% | |
| St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, ColchesterVoluntary controlled school | COLCHESTER | Good 2022 | 61% | |
| Runwell Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wickford | No overall grade | 61% | |
| Briscoe Primary School & NurseryAcademy sponsor led | Basildon | Good 2024 | 61% | |
| Bocking Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Braintree | Good 2023 | 61% | |
| St. George's SchoolCommunity school | Colchester | Good 2023 | 60% | |
| Bentfield Primary School and NurseryCommunity school | Stansted | Good 2024 | 60% | |
| Edward Francis Primary SchoolCommunity school | Rayleigh | Good 2023 | 60% | |
| Fingringhoe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Colchester | Good 2023 | 60% | |
| Broomfield Primary SchoolFoundation school | Chelmsford | Good 2023 | 60% | |
| Glebe Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Rayleigh | No overall grade | 60% | |
| Staples Road Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Loughton | Good 2022 | 60% | |
| Mildmay Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Chelmsford | No overall grade | 60% | |
| Bentley St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Brentwood | Report card 2026 | 60% | |
| Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired PupilsCommunity school | Colchester | Good 2023 | 59% | |
| Stanway Fiveways Primary SchoolCommunity school | Colchester | Good 2022 | 59% | |
| Limes Farm Junior SchoolCommunity school | Chigwell | Good 2022 | 59% | |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School, BraintreeVoluntary aided school | Braintree | Good 2024 | 59% | |
| St Katherine's Church of England Primary SchoolFoundation school | Canvey Island | Good 2024 | 59% | |
| Moulsham Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Chelmsford | Good 2023 | 59% | |
| Milwards Primary School and NurseryAcademy sponsor led | Harlow | Good 2023 | 59% | |
| Hilltop Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Wickford | Good 2022 | 59% | |
| Epping Upland CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Epping | Good 2022 | 59% | |
| Brightlingsea Primary School and NurseryCommunity school | Colchester | Good 2024 | 58% | |
| All Saints Maldon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Maldon | Good 2022 | 58% | |
| Great Waltham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Chelmsford | Good 2022 | 58% | |
| Mersea Island SchoolFoundation school | Colchester | Good 2023 | 58% | |
| Engaines Primary School and NurseryFoundation school | Clacton-on-Sea | Good 2022 | 58% | |
| Queen Boudica Primary SchoolCommunity school | Colchester | Good 2023 | 58% | |
| Great Wakering Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Southend-on-Sea | No overall grade | 58% | |
| Wyburns Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Rayleigh | Good 2022 | 58% | |
| Wickford Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wickford | Good 2023 | 57% | |
| Ghyllgrove Primary SchoolCommunity school | Basildon | No overall grade | 57% | |
| South Green Junior SchoolFoundation school | Billericay | Good 2022 | 57% | |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, HalsteadVoluntary controlled school | Halstead | Good 2023 | 57% | |
| The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Colchester | No overall grade | 57% | |
| Dunmow St Mary's Primary SchoolFoundation school | Dunmow | Good 2023 | 57% | |
| Hatfield Heath Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bishop's Stortford | No overall grade | 57% | |
| Takeley Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Dunmow | Good 2022 | 57% | |
| Belchamp St Paul Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Sudbury | Good 2024 | 57% | |
| William Martin Church of England Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Harlow | Good 2022 | 57% | |
| Finchingfield St John the Baptist CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Braintree | No overall grade | 57% | |
| Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Brentwood | No overall grade | 57% | |
| Canvey Junior SchoolCommunity school | Canvey Island | Good 2023 | 56% | |
| Great Bradfords Junior SchoolCommunity school | Braintree | No overall grade | 56% | |
| St Osyth Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Clacton-on-Sea | Good 2023 | 56% | |
| The Willows Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Basildon | No overall grade | 56% | |
| Lawford Mead Primary & NurseryAcademy converter | Chelmsford | No overall grade | 56% | |
| Rayne Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Braintree | Report card 2026 | 56% | |
| Waltham Holy Cross Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Waltham Abbey | Good 2024 | 56% | |
| Trinity Road Primary SchoolCommunity school | Chelmsford | No overall grade | 55% | |
| Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Brentwood | Good 2024 | 55% | |
| The Flitch Green AcademyAcademy converter | Dunmow | No overall grade | 55% | |
| Westwood AcademyAcademy converter | Benfleet | No overall grade | 55% | |
| Jotmans Hall Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Benfleet | Requires improvement 2024 | 55% | |
| Kirby Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Frinton-on-Sea | No overall grade | 55% | |
| Braiswick Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Colchester | Good 2024 | 55% | |
| Woodham Ley Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Benfleet | Good 2023 | 55% | |
| Richard de Clare Community AcademyAcademy converter | Halstead | Report card 2026 | 55% | |
| St Margaret's Church of England Academy, Bowers GiffordAcademy converter | Basildon | No overall grade | 55% | |
| John Ray Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Braintree | No overall grade | 55% | |
| Hadleigh Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Benfleet | No overall grade | 55% | |
| North Primary School and NurseryCommunity school | Colchester | Good 2023 | 54% | |
| Stanway Primary SchoolCommunity school | Colchester | Good 2022 | 54% | |
| St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School ToppesfieldVoluntary controlled school | Halstead | Good 2022 | 54% | |
| St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School PebmarshVoluntary aided school | Halstead | Good 2023 | 54% | |
| Elmwood Primary SchoolFoundation school | Chelmsford | Good 2023 | 54% | |
| Maylandsea Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Chelmsford | Good 2024 | 54% | |
| Templars AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Witham | Good 2024 | 54% | |
| Ridgewell Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Halstead | Report card 2026 | 54% | |
| Holland Park Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Clacton-on-Sea | Good 2024 | 54% | |
| William Read Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Canvey Island | No overall grade | 54% | |
| John Bunyan Primary School and NurseryCommunity school | Braintree | Good 2024 | 53% | |
| Boreham Primary SchoolCommunity school | Chelmsford | Good 2023 | 53% | |
| Eversley Primary SchoolCommunity school | Basildon | No overall grade | 53% | |
| Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and NurseryAcademy sponsor led | Harlow | No overall grade | 53% | |
| Holt Farm Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Rochford | Good 2024 | 53% | |
| St James the Great Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Colchester | No overall grade | 53% | |
| Silver End AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Witham | Report card 2026 | 53% | |
| Jerounds Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Harlow | Good 2022 | 53% | |
| Hillhouse CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Waltham Abbey | Good 2022 | 53% | |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Benfleet | Good 2023 | 53% | |
| Friars Grove Primary SchoolCommunity school | Colchester | Good 2023 | 52% | |
| Blackmore Primary SchoolCommunity school | Ingatestone | Report card 2026 | 52% | |
| Newport Primary SchoolCommunity school | Newport | No overall grade | 52% | |
| St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, RowhedgeVoluntary controlled school | Colchester | No overall grade | 52% | |
| Weeley St Andrew's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Clacton-On-Sea | Good 2022 | 52% |