East of England
Schools in Essex
584 schools, 229,904 pupils. Average Attainment 8 across the authority's state secondaries is 44.
Ofsted across Essex
Good313
Outstanding19
Requires improvement15
Inadequate3
No overall grade234
350 of these schools carry a historic one-word grade. The remaining 234 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
- 350
- Current framework (no overall grade)
- 178
- Average days since inspection
- 980
- Framework mix
- 350 historic, 178 current, 56 none
All schools in Essex
Sorted by name. 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 584
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity school | Braintree | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Great Bradfords Junior SchoolCommunity school | Braintree | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Great Chesterford Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Saffron Walden | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Great Clacton Church of England Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Clacton-on-Sea | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Great Dunmow Primary SchoolFoundation school | Great Dunmow | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Great Easton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Dunmow | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Great Leighs Primary SchoolCommunity school | Chelmsford | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Great Sampford Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Saffron Walden | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Great Tey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Colchester | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Great Totham Primary SchoolFoundation school | Maldon | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Great Wakering Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Southend-on-Sea | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Great Waltham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Chelmsford | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Greensted Primary School & NurseryAcademy sponsor led | Basildon | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Grove Wood Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Rayleigh | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Hadleigh Infant and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | Benfleet | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Hadleigh Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Benfleet | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Hamilton Primary SchoolCommunity school | Colchester | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Hare Street Community Primary School and NurseryCommunity school | Harlow | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Harlow CollegeFurther education | Harlow | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Harlow Fields School and CollegeCommunity special school | Harlow | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Harlowbury Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Harlow | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Harwich Community Primary School and NurseryCommunity school | Harwich | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Harwich and Dovercourt High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Harwich | Report card 2026 | 37.6 | -0.67-0.87 to -0.47 | |
| Hatfield Heath Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bishop's Stortford | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Hatfield Peverel Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity school | Chelmsford | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Hatfield Peverel St Andrew's Junior SchoolFoundation school | Chelmsford | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Hazelmere Infant School and NurseryCommunity school | Colchester | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Hazelmere Junior SchoolCommunity school | Colchester | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Heathcote SchoolOther independent school | Chelmsford | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Heathlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, West BergholtVoluntary controlled school | Colchester | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Hedingham School and Sixth FormAcademy converter | Halstead | Good 2023 | 39.9 | -0.27-0.47 to -0.06 | |
| Helena Romanes SchoolAcademy converter | Great Dunmow | Good 2023 | 46.6 | -0.38-0.59 to -0.17 | |
| Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery SchoolCommunity school | Bishop's Stortford | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Henry Moore Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Harlow | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Hereward Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Loughton | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| Heybridge Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Maldon | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| High Beech CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Loughton | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| High Ongar Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Ongar | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| High TreesOther independent special school | London | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Highfields Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manningtree | Outstanding 2022 | — | — | |
| Highwood Primary SchoolCommunity school | Chelmsford | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Highwoods Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Colchester | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Hillhouse CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Waltham Abbey | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Hilltop Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Wickford | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Hilltop Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Wickford | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Hogarth Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Brentwood | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Holland Haven Primary SchoolFoundation school | Clacton-on-Sea | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Holland Park Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Clacton-on-Sea | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Holly Trees Primary SchoolCommunity school | Brentwood | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Holmwood House SchoolOther independent school | Colchester | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Holt Farm Infant SchoolCommunity school | Rochford | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Holt Farm Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Rochford | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, HarlowAcademy converter | Harlow | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Benfleet | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Witham | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, HalsteadVoluntary controlled school | Halstead | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and AldhamAcademy converter | Colchester | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Home Farm Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Colchester | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Honywood SchoolAcademy converter | Colchester | Good 2022 | 46.3 | -0.33-0.55 to -0.11 | |
| Howbridge Church of England Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Witham | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Howbridge Infant SchoolFoundation school | Witham | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Howe Green House SchoolOther independent school | BISHOP'S STORTFORD | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Hutton All Saints' Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Brentwood | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Hylands SchoolAcademy converter | Chelmsford | Report card 2026 | 37.8 | -0.86-1.15 to -0.57 | |
| Ingatestone Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Ingatestone | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Ingatestone and Fryerning Church of England Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Ingatestone | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Brentwood | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Ivy Chimneys Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Epping | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Janet Duke Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Basildon | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Jerounds Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Harlow | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| John Bunyan Primary School and NurseryCommunity school | Braintree | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| John Ray Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Braintree | Good 2019 | — | — | |
| John Ray Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Braintree | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Jotmans Hall Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Benfleet | Requires improvement 2024 | — | — | |
| Joyce Frankland Academy, NewportAcademy converter | Saffron Walden | Good 2023 | 44.9 | -0.23-0.46 to -0.01 | |
| Katherine Semar Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Saffron Walden | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Katherine Semar Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Saffron Walden | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Katherines Primary Academy and NurseryAcademy sponsor led | Harlow | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Brentwood | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Kelvedon St Mary's Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Colchester | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Kendall Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Colchester | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Kents Hill Infant AcademyAcademy converter | Benfleet | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Kents Hill Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Benfleet | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| King Edward VI Grammar School, ChelmsfordAcademy converter | Chelmsford | Report card 2026 | 83.3 | 1.110.87 to 1.34 | |
| King Harold Business & Enterprise AcademyAcademy converter | Waltham Abbey | Report card 2026 | 36.5 | -0.34-0.58 to -0.11 | |
| King's Ford Infant School and NurseryCommunity school | Colchester | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Kings Ford AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Colchester | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Kings Road Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Chelmsford | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Kingsmoor AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Harlow | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Kingston Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Thundersley | Outstanding 2023 | — | — | |
| Kingswood Primary School and NurseryFoundation school | Basildon | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Kirby Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Frinton-on-Sea | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Laindon Park Primary School & NurseryAcademy converter | Basildon | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Lakelands Primary SchoolFree schools | Colchester | Outstanding 2023 | — | — | |
| Lambourne Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Romford | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Langenhoe Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Colchester | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Langham Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Colchester | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Larchwood Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Brentwood | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Larkrise Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Chelmsford | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Latton Green Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Harlow | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Lawford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Manningtree | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Lawford Mead Primary & NurseryAcademy converter | Chelmsford | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Layer-de-la-Haye Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Colchester | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Learn and Prosper SchoolOther independent special school | Clacton-on-Sea | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Lee Chapel Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Basildon | Outstanding 2023 | — | — | |
| Leigh Beck Infant School and Nursery AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Canvey Island | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Leigh Beck Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Canvey Island | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Leverton Primary SchoolFoundation school | Waltham Abbey | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired PupilsCommunity school | Colchester | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Lift AshingdonAcademy converter | Rochford | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Lift ClactonAcademy sponsor led | Clacton on Sea | Good 2024 | 30 | -0.83-1.00 to -0.65 | |
| Lift GreenswardAcademy sponsor led | Hockley | Good 2023 | 49.4 | -0.08-0.25 to 0.09 · not a win | |
| Lift HamfordAcademy sponsor led | Walton on the Naze | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Lift HockleyAcademy converter | Hockley | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Lift MaltingsAcademy sponsor led | Witham | Report card 2026 | 39.9 | -0.64-0.86 to -0.43 | |
| Lift New RickstonesAcademy sponsor led | Witham | Good 2023 | 40.6 | -0.43-0.64 to -0.21 | |
| Lift PlumberowAcademy converter | Hockley | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Lift TendringAcademy converter | Frinton-on-Sea | Good 2024 | 36.9 | -0.36-0.52 to -0.20 | |
| Lift WesteringsAcademy converter | Hockley | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Limebrook Primary School and NurseryFree schools | Maldon | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Limes Farm Infant School and NurseryAcademy converter | Chigwell | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Limes Farm Junior SchoolCommunity school | Chigwell | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Lincewood Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Basildon | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Little Hallingbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bishop's Stortford | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Little Parndon Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Harlow | Requires improvement 2023 | — | — | |
| Little Waltham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Chelmsford | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Littlegarth SchoolOther independent school | Colchester | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Long Ridings Primary SchoolCommunity school | Brentwood | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Longwood Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Harlow | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Loyola Preparatory SchoolOther independent school | BUCKHURST HILL | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Lubbins Park Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Canvey Island | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Luxborough Court SchoolOther independent special school | Essex | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Lyons Hall SchoolAcademy converter | Braintree | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Magna Carta Primary AcademyFree schools | Stansted Mountfitchet | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Maldon Court Preparatory SchoolOther independent school | Maldon | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Maldon Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Maldon | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Maltese Road Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Chelmsford | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Manningtree High SchoolAcademy converter | Manningtree | No overall grade | 48.6 | 0.15-0.07 to 0.36 · not a win | |
| Manuden Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bishop's Stortford | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Maple Grove Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Basildon | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Margaretting Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Ingatestone | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Mark Hall AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Harlow | No overall grade | 38.9 | -0.82-1.05 to -0.59 | |
| Matching Green Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Harlow | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Mayflower High SchoolAcademy converter | Billericay | Report card 2025 | 47.6 | -0.19-0.36 to -0.01 | |
| Maylandsea Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Chelmsford | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Meadgate Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Chelmsford | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Merrylands Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Basildon | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Mersea Island SchoolFoundation school | Colchester | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Messing Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Colchester | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Mildmay Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Chelmsford | No overall grade | — | — |