Essex schools and admissions data

Essex County Council has 511 primary schools and 131 secondary schools. 7% of Essex's schools are private schools. 164 state schools in Essex follow the local authority's admissions criteria, while 396 set their own.

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Ofsted ratings
in Essex

  1. Outstanding 86
  2. Good 362
  3. Requires Improvement 33
  4. Inadequate 14

Most popular state schools
in Essex in 2019

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  1. 1

    High Beech CofE Primary School

    Academy converter • High Beach, Loughton

    Ofsted: Good

  2. 2

    Westwood Academy

    Academy converter • Hadleigh, Benfleet

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  3. 3

    Maltese Road Primary School

    Academy sponsor led • Chelmsford

    Ofsted: None

  4. 4

    Kendall Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Colchester

    Ofsted: Good

  5. 5

    St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Hutton, Brentwood

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  6. 6

    Lee Chapel Primary School

    Academy converter • Basildon

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  7. 7

    Beehive Lane Community Primary School

    Community school • Great Baddow, Chelmsford

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  8. 8

    Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford

    Community school • Chelmsford

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  9. 9

    Newlands Spring Primary and Nursery School

    Academy converter • Copperfield Road, Chelmsford

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  10. 10

    St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Weald

    Voluntary aided school • South Weald, Brentwood

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  11. 11

    Hamilton Primary School

    Community school • Colchester

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  12. 12

    Perryfields Infant School

    Academy converter • Chelmsford

    Ofsted: Good

  13. 13

    Pemberley Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Harlow

    Ofsted: None

  14. 14

    St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Buckhurst Hill

    Academy converter • Buckhurst Hill

    Ofsted: Good

  15. 15

    Quilters Infant School

    Foundation school • Billericay

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  16. 16

    Lambourne Primary School

    Academy converter • Abridge, Romford

    Ofsted: Good

  17. 17

    St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Braintree

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  18. 18

    Rettendon Primary School

    Community school • Rettendon Common, Chelmsford

    Ofsted: Good

  19. 19

    Elm Hall Primary School

    Academy converter • Witham

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  20. 20

    Ivy Chimneys Primary School

    Academy converter • Epping

    Ofsted: Good

  1. 1

    Chelmsford County High School for Girls

    Academy converter • Chelmsford

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  2. 2

    King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford

    Academy converter • Chelmsford

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  3. 3

    Colchester Royal Grammar School

    Academy converter • Colchester

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  4. 4

    Colchester County High School for Girls

    Academy converter • Colchester

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  5. 5

    Debden Park High School

    Academy converter • Debden, Loughton

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  6. 6

    Woodlands School

    Academy sponsor led • Basildon

    Ofsted: None

  7. 7

    Davenant Foundation School

    Academy converter • Loughton

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  8. 8

    Becket Keys Church of England Free School

    Free schools • Brentwood

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  9. 9

    The Cornelius Vermuyden School

    Academy converter • Canvey Island

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  10. 10

    Clacton County High School

    Academy converter • Clacton-on-Sea

    Ofsted: Good

Popularity is based on the number of first preference applications a school received compared to the number of places available, where we have this data. Where places available data isn't held, first preferences are compared to the number of offers made.

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