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 301–444 of 444
| School | Area | Ofsted | Expected standard | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkwood AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Chelmsford | Requires improvement 2024 | 52% | |
| Longwood Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Harlow | Good 2023 | 52% | |
| Northlands Primary School and NurseryAcademy sponsor led | Basildon | Good 2024 | 52% | |
| Whitmore Primary School and NurseryAcademy sponsor led | Basildon | No overall grade | 52% | |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter | Canvey Island | Good 2024 | 52% | |
| White Hall Academy and NurseryAcademy sponsor led | Clacton-on-Sea | Good 2024 | 51% | |
| White Bridge Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Loughton | Good 2024 | 51% | |
| Fairhouse Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Basildon | Good 2023 | 51% | |
| Old Heath Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Colchester | Report card 2026 | 50% | |
| Priory Primary School, BicknacreCommunity school | Chelmsford | Report card 2026 | 50% | |
| All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Great OakleyVoluntary aided school | Harwich | Good 2023 | 50% | |
| St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hatfield Broad OakVoluntary aided school | Bishop's Stortford | Report card 2026 | 50% | |
| Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham FerrersVoluntary aided school | Chelmsford | Good 2023 | 50% | |
| Oakfield Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wickford | Good 2024 | 50% | |
| Maldon Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Maldon | Good 2023 | 50% | |
| Barling Magna Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Southend-on-Sea | No overall grade | 50% | |
| Mountnessing Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Brentwood | Good 2022 | 50% | |
| St Nicholas Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | RAYLEIGH | Good 2019 | 50% | |
| Frinton-on-Sea Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Frinton-on-Sea | Good 2019 | 50% | |
| Thaxted Primary SchoolFoundation school | Dunmow | Good 2024 | 49% | |
| Kents Hill Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Benfleet | Good 2023 | 49% | |
| Hazelmere Junior SchoolCommunity school | Colchester | Good 2022 | 48% | |
| Millhouse Primary SchoolCommunity school | Basildon | No overall grade | 48% | |
| Down Hall Primary SchoolCommunity school | Rayleigh | No overall grade | 48% | |
| Cann Hall Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Clacton-on-Sea | Good 2022 | 48% | |
| Howbridge Church of England Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Witham | Good 2023 | 48% | |
| Water Lane Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Harlow | Good 2023 | 48% | |
| Gosfield Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Halstead | Good 2023 | 48% | |
| Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Colchester | Good 2023 | 47% | |
| Larkrise Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Chelmsford | Good 2024 | 47% | |
| Laindon Park Primary School & NurseryAcademy converter | Basildon | Good 2023 | 47% | |
| Rivenhall Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Witham | Good 2023 | 47% | |
| St Michael's Primary School and Nursery, ColchesterCommunity school | Colchester | No overall grade | 46% | |
| Matching Green Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Harlow | Good 2023 | 46% | |
| Witham Oaks AcademyAcademy converter | Witham | Good 2023 | 46% | |
| Cherry Tree Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Basildon | No overall grade | 46% | |
| The Downs Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter | Harlow | No overall grade | 46% | |
| Willow Brook Primary School and NurseryAcademy sponsor led | Colchester | Good 2022 | 45% | |
| Winter Gardens AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Canvey Island | Good 2022 | 45% | |
| Sir Martin Frobisher AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Clacton-on-Sea | No overall grade | 45% | |
| Monkwick Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Colchester | Good 2022 | 45% | |
| Great Tey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Colchester | Good 2024 | 44% | |
| Kings Ford AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Colchester | No overall grade | 44% | |
| Little Parndon Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Harlow | Requires improvement 2023 | 43% | |
| Abbotsweld Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Harlow | Good 2023 | 43% | |
| St Giles' Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Halstead | Good 2023 | 42% | |
| St James Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Harlow | Good 2023 | 42% | |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Rochford | Good 2023 | 42% | |
| Churchgate Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, HarlowVoluntary aided school | Harlow | Good 2024 | 41% | |
| Upshire Primary Foundation SchoolFoundation school | WALTHAM ABBEY | No overall grade | 41% | |
| Rolph Church of England Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter | Clacton-on-Sea | Good 2022 | 41% | |
| Cherry Tree AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Colchester | Good 2022 | 41% | |
| Bardfield AcademyAcademy converter | Basildon | Requires improvement 2024 | 41% | |
| Janet Duke Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Basildon | Good 2022 | 41% | |
| Vange Primary School and NurseryCommunity school | Basildon | Good 2022 | 40% | |
| St Luke's Catholic AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Harlow | Good 2023 | 40% | |
| The Alderton Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Loughton | Good 2023 | 40% | |
| Terling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Chelmsford | Good 2023 | 38% | |
| All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, DovercourtVoluntary aided school | Harwich | Good 2024 | 38% | |
| Great Clacton Church of England Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Clacton-on-Sea | Good 2023 | 38% | |
| Felmore Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Basildon | Good 2023 | 38% | |
| Roach Vale Primary SchoolCommunity school | Colchester | Good 2023 | 37% | |
| Ardleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Colchester | Requires improvement 2022 | 37% | |
| Unity Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Colchester | No overall grade | 36% | |
| Lambourne Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Romford | Good 2022 | 35% | |
| Heybridge Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Maldon | Good 2023 | 34% | |
| Hogarth Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Brentwood | No overall grade | 34% | |
| Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Bishop's Stortford | No overall grade | 33% | |
| Epping Primary SchoolCommunity school | Epping | Good 2022 | 33% | |
| Ravens AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Clacton-on-Sea | Good 2024 | 33% | |
| Wimbish Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Saffron Walden | Good 2022 | 33% | |
| Harwich Community Primary School and NurseryCommunity school | Harwich | Good 2023 | 30% | |
| Walton on the Naze Primary SchoolFoundation school | Walton on the Naze | Good 2022 | 30% | |
| Lubbins Park Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Canvey Island | No overall grade | 30% | |
| Tolleshunt D'Arcy St Nicholas Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Maldon | Good 2024 | 30% | |
| Baynards Primary SchoolCommunity school | Colchester | Report card 2026 | 27% | |
| St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, TillinghamAcademy converter | Southminster | Good 2024 | 25% | |
| Alton Park Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Clacton-on-Sea | Requires improvement 2024 | 24% | |
| Stebbing Primary SchoolCommunity school | Dunmow | Good 2022 | 23% | |
| Rodings Primary SchoolFoundation school | Dunmow | Good 2023 | 21% | |
| St Leonard's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Southminster | Good 2024 | 18% | |
| St Andrew's Bulmer Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Sudbury | No overall grade | 17% | |
| Christchurch Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Chelmsford | Report card 2026 | 17% | |
| Crays Hill Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Billericay | Good 2022 | 0% | |
| King's Ford Infant School and NurseryCommunity school | Colchester | No overall grade | — | |
| Oakwood Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity school | Clacton-on-Sea | Good 2022 | — | |
| Prettygate Infant SchoolCommunity school | Colchester | Good 2022 | — | |
| Hazelmere Infant School and NurseryCommunity school | Colchester | No overall grade | — | |
| Broomgrove Infant SchoolCommunity school | Colchester | Good 2024 | — | |
| Holt Farm Infant SchoolCommunity school | Rochford | Good 2023 | — | |
| Quilters Infant SchoolFoundation school | Billericay | No overall grade | — | |
| Galleywood Infant SchoolCommunity school | CHELMSFORD | Good 2023 | — | |
| Baddow Hall Infant SchoolCommunity school | Chelmsford | No overall grade | — | |
| Howbridge Infant SchoolFoundation school | Witham | Good 2023 | — | |
| Doddinghurst Infant SchoolCommunity school | Brentwood | Good 2022 | — | |
| Hatfield Peverel Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity school | Chelmsford | Good 2022 | — | |
| Canvey Island Infant School and NurseryCommunity school | Canvey Island | No overall grade | — | |
| Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity school | Braintree | Good 2022 | — | |
| South Green Infant SchoolFoundation school | Billericay | Good 2023 | — | |
| Farnham Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bishop's Stortford | Good 2024 | — | |
| St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery SchoolVoluntary aided school | Brentwood | Good 2024 | — | |
| R A Butler Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Saffron Walden | No overall grade | — | |
| Moulsham Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Chelmsford | Good 2023 | — | |
| Hadleigh Infant and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | Benfleet | No overall grade | — | |
| Kents Hill Infant AcademyAcademy converter | Benfleet | Good 2024 | — | |
| The Wickford Church of England SchoolAcademy converter | Wickford | Outstanding 2023 | — | |
| Burrsville Infant AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Clacton-on-Sea | Good 2022 | — | |
| Monkwick Infant and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | Colchester | No overall grade | — | |
| Leigh Beck Infant School and Nursery AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Canvey Island | Good 2024 | — | |
| Katherine Semar Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Saffron Walden | No overall grade | — | |
| Shalford Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Braintree | No overall grade | — | |
| Hilltop Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Wickford | No overall grade | — | |
| William Martin Church of England Infant and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | Harlow | Good 2022 | — | |
| Newhall Primary AcademyFree schools | Harlow | Good 2023 | — | |
| Perryfields Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Chelmsford | Good 2022 | — | |
| The Alderton Infant School and NurseryAcademy converter | Loughton | Good 2023 | — | |
| Limes Farm Infant School and NurseryAcademy converter | Chigwell | Good 2022 | — | |
| Chigwell Row Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Chigwell | Good 2023 | — | |
| Barnes Farm Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Chelmsford | Good 2022 | — | |
| Oaklands Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Chelmsford | No overall grade | — | |
| Acorn AcademyAcademy converter | Witham | No overall grade | — | |
| Lakelands Primary SchoolFree schools | Colchester | Outstanding 2023 | — | |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Chelmsford | Good 2024 | — | |
| St Luke's Park Primary SchoolFree schools | Wickford | No overall grade | — | |
| Chappel CofE Controlled Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Colchester | Inadequate 2022 | — | |
| Fordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Colchester | Inadequate 2022 | — | |
| St Anne Line Catholic Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Basildon | No overall grade | — | |
| John Ray Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Braintree | Good 2019 | — | |
| Chapel Hill Primary School & NurseryFree schools | Basildon | No overall grade | — | |
| Limebrook Primary School and NurseryFree schools | Maldon | No overall grade | — | |
| Ingatestone Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Ingatestone | Good 2023 | — | |
| Writtle Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Chelmsford | Good 2023 | — | |
| Writtle Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Chelmsford | Good 2023 | — | |
| East Hanningfield Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Chelmsford | Good 2024 | — | |
| Woodham Walter Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Maldon | No overall grade | — | |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy, West HanningfieldAcademy converter | Chelmsford | Good 2023 | — | |
| Langham Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Colchester | Good 2023 | — | |
| Stourview Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Mistley | Requires improvement 2021 | — | |
| St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, RamseyAcademy sponsor led | Harwich | Requires improvement 2023 | — | |
| Rettendon Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Chelmsford | Good 2023 | — | |
| Dr Walker's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Ongar | Requires improvement 2024 | — | |
| Nazeing Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Waltham Abbey | Good 2023 | — | |
| Downham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Billericay | Good 2021 | — | |
| Spring Meadow Primary School & NurseryAcademy converter | Harwich | Good 2024 | — |