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 451–584 of 584
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Michael's Primary School and Nursery, ColchesterCommunity school | Colchester | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Nicholas Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | RAYLEIGH | Good 2019 | — | — | |
| St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, TillinghamAcademy converter | Southminster | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St Osyth Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Clacton-on-Sea | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Billericay | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy, West HanningfieldAcademy converter | Chelmsford | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, South WealdVoluntary aided school | Brentwood | Report card 2025 | — | — | |
| St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, CoggeshallVoluntary controlled school | Colchester | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Sible HedinghamVoluntary controlled school | Halstead | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Philomena's SchoolOther independent school | Frinton-on-Sea | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Pius X Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Chelmsford | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Rochford | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, BasildonAcademy sponsor led | Basildon | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, ColchesterAcademy converter | Colchester | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron WaldenAcademy converter | Saffron Walden | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, ColchesterAcademy converter | Colchester | Outstanding 2023 | — | — | |
| St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, BrentwoodVoluntary aided school | Brentwood | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St. George's SchoolCommunity school | Colchester | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Stambridge Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Rochford | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Stanway Fiveways Primary SchoolCommunity school | Colchester | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Stanway Primary SchoolCommunity school | Colchester | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Stapleford Abbotts Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Romford | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Staples Road Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Loughton | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Stebbing Primary SchoolCommunity school | Dunmow | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Steeple Bumpstead Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Haverhill | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, HarlowAcademy converter | Harlow | Requires improvement 2024 | 38.9 | -1.01-1.21 to -0.81 | |
| Stisted Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Braintree | Outstanding 2023 | — | — | |
| Stock Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Ingatestone | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Stourview Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Mistley | Requires improvement 2021 | — | — | |
| Sunnymede Primary SchoolFoundation school | Billericay | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Tabor AcademyAcademy converter | Braintree | Requires improvement 2023 | 38.5 | -0.41-0.62 to -0.19 | |
| Takeley Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Dunmow | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Tanglewood Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Chelmsford | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Tany's Dell Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter | Harlow | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Teaseldown SchoolOther independent special school | Halstead | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Templars AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Witham | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Tendring Primary SchoolCommunity school | Clacton-on-Sea | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Terling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Chelmsford | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Thaxted Primary SchoolFoundation school | Dunmow | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| The Alderton Infant School and NurseryAcademy converter | Loughton | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| The Alderton Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Loughton | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| The Appleton SchoolAcademy converter | Benfleet | No overall grade | 39.6 | -0.63-0.81 to -0.46 | |
| The Basildon Lower AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Basildon | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| The Basildon Upper AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Basildon | Good 2023 | 28.7 | -1.44-1.60 to -1.27 | |
| The Beaulieu Park SchoolFree schools | Chelmsford | Outstanding 2023 | 57.1 | 0.840.63 to 1.05 | |
| The Belsteads SchoolOther independent special school | Essex | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Billericay SchoolAcademy converter | Billericay | Good 2024 | 50 | 0.02-0.15 to 0.19 · not a win | |
| The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Colchester | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Chelmsford | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| The Boswells SchoolAcademy converter | Chelmsford | Good 2023 | 48.4 | -0.16-0.34 to 0.02 · not a win | |
| The Bromfords SchoolAcademy converter | Wickford | No overall grade | 35.9 | -0.50-0.69 to -0.30 | |
| The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, ChelmsfordVoluntary aided school | Chelmsford | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| The Cornelius Vermuyden SchoolAcademy converter | Canvey Island | Inadequate 2023 | — | — | |
| The DeanesAcademy sponsor led | Benfleet | Good 2023 | 34.4 | -0.71-0.99 to -0.42 | |
| The Downs Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter | Harlow | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Edith Borthwick SchoolCommunity special school | Braintree | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| The FitzWimarc SchoolAcademy converter | Rayleigh | Good 2022 | 45.2 | -0.20-0.36 to -0.04 | |
| The Flitch Green AcademyAcademy converter | Dunmow | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Gilberd SchoolAcademy converter | Colchester | No overall grade | 53.4 | 0.440.28 to 0.60 | |
| The James Hornsby SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Basildon | Report card 2026 | 38.9 | -0.32-0.53 to -0.11 | |
| The King Edmund SchoolAcademy converter | Rochford | Good 2024 | 36.3 | -0.83-1.01 to -0.66 | |
| The King John SchoolAcademy converter | Benfleet | Report card 2026 | 49.6 | 0.190.04 to 0.34 | |
| The Mayflower Primary SchoolCommunity school | Harwich | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| The Ongar AcademyFree schools | Ongar | Good 2023 | 37.4 | -0.57-0.84 to -0.29 | |
| The Phoenix Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Basildon | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Ramsey Academy, HalsteadAcademy sponsor led | Halstead | No overall grade | 39.3 | -0.05-0.28 to 0.17 · not a win | |
| The Robert Drake Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Benfleet | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| The Sandon SchoolAcademy converter | Chelmsford | Requires improvement 2024 | 46.6 | 0.15-0.04 to 0.34 · not a win | |
| The Sixth Form College ColchesterAcademy 16-19 converter | Colchester | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Stanway SchoolAcademy converter | Colchester | Good 2023 | 48.2 | 0.07-0.10 to 0.23 · not a win | |
| The Sweyne Park SchoolAcademy converter | Rayleigh | No overall grade | 44 | -0.38-0.56 to -0.21 | |
| The Thomas Lord Audley SchoolAcademy converter | Colchester | No overall grade | 42.3 | -0.13-0.35 to 0.09 · not a win | |
| The Tower SchoolOther independent special school | Essex | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Trinity SchoolFree schools | Colchester | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Tyrrells SchoolAcademy converter | Chelmsford | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Wickford Church of England SchoolAcademy converter | Wickford | Outstanding 2023 | — | — | |
| The Willows Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Basildon | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Yellow House SchoolOther independent special school | Halstead | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Theydon Bois Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Epping | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Thomas Willingale Primary School and NurseryFoundation school | Loughton | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Thundersley Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Benfleet | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Thurstable SchoolAcademy converter | Colchester | No overall grade | 41.9 | -0.19-0.38 to 0.01 · not a win | |
| Tiptree Heath Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Colchester | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Tollesbury SchoolCommunity school | Maldon | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Tolleshunt D'Arcy St Nicholas Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Maldon | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Trinity Road Primary SchoolCommunity school | Chelmsford | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham FerrersVoluntary aided school | Chelmsford | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| USP CollegeFurther education | Benfleet | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Unity Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Colchester | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Upshire Primary Foundation SchoolFoundation school | WALTHAM ABBEY | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Ursuline Preparatory SchoolOther independent school | Brentwood | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Vange Primary School and NurseryCommunity school | Basildon | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Waltham Holy Cross Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Waltham Abbey | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Walton on the Naze Primary SchoolFoundation school | Walton on the Naze | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Warley Primary SchoolCommunity school | Brentwood | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Water Lane Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Harlow | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Waterman Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Rochford | Requires improvement 2023 | — | — | |
| Weeley St Andrew's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Clacton-On-Sea | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Wentworth Primary SchoolCommunity school | Maldon | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| West Hatch High SchoolAcademy converter | Chigwell | Good 2023 | 49.5 | 0.240.06 to 0.42 | |
| West Horndon Primary SchoolCommunity school | Brentwood | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Westlands Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Chelmsford | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Westwood AcademyAcademy converter | Benfleet | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Wethersfield CofE VC Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Braintree | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| White Bridge Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Loughton | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| White Court SchoolCommunity school | Braintree | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| White Hall Academy and NurseryAcademy sponsor led | Clacton-on-Sea | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| White Notley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Witham | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Whitmore Primary School and NurseryAcademy sponsor led | Basildon | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Wickford Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wickford | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Widford Lodge SchoolOther independent school | Chelmsford | No overall grade | — | — | |
| William Martin Church of England Infant and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | Harlow | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| William Martin Church of England Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Harlow | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| William Read Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Canvey Island | No overall grade | — | — | |
| William de Ferrers SchoolAcademy converter | Chelmsford | No overall grade | 44.1 | -0.41-0.59 to -0.22 | |
| Willow Brook Primary School and NurseryAcademy sponsor led | Colchester | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Willowbrook Primary SchoolCommunity school | Brentwood | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Wimbish Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Saffron Walden | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Winter Gardens AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Canvey Island | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Witham Oaks AcademyAcademy converter | Witham | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Wix and Wrabness Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manningtree | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Woodcroft Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Chelmsford | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Woodcroft SchoolOther independent special school | Loughton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Woodend Farm SchoolOther independent special school | Witham | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Woodham Ley Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Benfleet | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Woodham Walter Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Maldon | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Woodlands SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Basildon | Good 2023 | 42.1 | -0.26-0.42 to -0.10 | |
| Woodlands School Hutton ManorOther independent school | Brentwood | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Woodville Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Chelmsford | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Writtle College LimitedFurther education | Chelmsford | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Writtle Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Chelmsford | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Writtle Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Chelmsford | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Wyburns Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Rayleigh | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| de Vere Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Halstead | Good 2023 | — | — |