- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Catholic
Results well above the Essex catholic schools average, low absence.
63 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1196%
Essex catholic schools 74%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 419
- Pupils per teacher
- 26.5
Catholic schools in Essex
All 36 Catholic schools in Essex. Narrow them down, then shortlist up to four to compare.
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester
Colchester, CO1 2QB · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Catholic
Results well above the Essex catholic schools average.
39 first choices, 31 offers made
Met the standard at 1193%
Essex catholic schools 74%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.6%Essex catholic schools 5.3%
- Pupils
- 209
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.1
- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
- Catholic
Results well above the Essex catholic schools average, low absence.
Met the standard at 1189%
Essex catholic schools 74%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 250
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.6
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester
Colchester, CO3 9BE · Academy · Primary · Ages 2 to 11
- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results close to the Essex catholic schools average, low absence.
41 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1174%
Essex catholic schools 74%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 252
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.5
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden
Saffron Walden, CB11 3DW · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
Results well above the Essex catholic schools average, low absence.
23 first choices, 23 offers made
Met the standard at 1194%
Essex catholic schools 74%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 206
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.9
Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School
Brentwood, CM14 4EX · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Girls
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Essex catholic schools average.
134 first choices, 175 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1663.2
Essex catholic schools 53.4England 46.2
- Days missed
- 5.2%Essex catholic schools 5.3%
- Pupils
- 991
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.8
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Essex catholic schools average.
21 first choices, 26 offers made
Met the standard at 1187%
Essex catholic schools 74%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.8%Essex catholic schools 5.3%
- Pupils
- 233
- Pupils per teacher
- 26.8
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
Results well above the Essex catholic schools average, low absence.
23 first choices, 28 offers made
Met the standard at 1183%
Essex catholic schools 74%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 203
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.1
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
Results above the Essex catholic schools average.
213 first choices, 173 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1658.4
Essex catholic schools 53.4England 46.2
- Days missed
- 5.8%Essex catholic schools 5.3%
- Pupils
- 905
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.3
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
Results above the Essex catholic schools average, low absence.
Met the standard at 1178%
Essex catholic schools 74%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 344
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.8
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
Results below the Essex catholic schools average, low absence.
21 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1170%
Essex catholic schools 74%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 201
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.8
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Catholic
Results above the Essex catholic schools average, low absence.
22 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1177%
Essex catholic schools 74%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 205
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.1
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
Results below the Essex catholic schools average, low absence.
39 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1169%
Essex catholic schools 74%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 216
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.0
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
Results below the Essex catholic schools average, low absence.
72 first choices, 59 offers made
Met the standard at 1170%
Essex catholic schools 74%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 420
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.0
The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School
Chelmsford, CM1 6ZQ · State · Primary · Ages 5 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Catholic
Results above the Essex catholic schools average.
40 first choices, 56 offers made
Met the standard at 1180%
Essex catholic schools 74%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.7%Essex catholic schools 5.3%
- Pupils
- 437
- Pupils per teacher
- 26.4
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a sixth form
Results below the Essex catholic schools average.
187 first choices, 182 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1648.7
Essex catholic schools 53.4England 46.2
- Days missed
- 6.1%Essex catholic schools 5.3%
- Pupils
- 1,241
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.9
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
Results close to the Essex catholic schools average.
20 first choices, 24 offers made
Met the standard at 1173%
Essex catholic schools 74%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.6%Essex catholic schools 5.3%
- Pupils
- 215
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.4
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results above the Essex catholic schools average.
16 first choices, 16 offers made
Met the standard at 1177%
Essex catholic schools 74%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.1%Essex catholic schools 5.3%
- Pupils
- 180
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.7
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
Results below the Essex catholic schools average.
45 first choices, 50 offers made
Met the standard at 1167%
Essex catholic schools 74%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.4%Essex catholic schools 5.3%
- Pupils
- 412
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.3
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
Results below the Essex catholic schools average.
32 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1167%
Essex catholic schools 74%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.5%Essex catholic schools 5.3%
- Pupils
- 196
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.4
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a sixth form
Results below the Essex catholic schools average, high absence.
197 first choices, 180 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1650.0
Essex catholic schools 53.4England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,099
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.1
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results close to the Essex catholic schools average, high absence.
37 first choices, 42 offers made
Met the standard at 1173%
Essex catholic schools 74%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 362
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.4
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and Nursery
Canvey Island, SS8 9DP · Academy · Primary · Ages 2 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results close to the Essex catholic schools average.
28 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1174%
Essex catholic schools 74%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.4%Essex catholic schools 5.3%
- Pupils
- 200
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.9
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
Results well below the Essex catholic schools average.
15 first choices, 15 offers made
Met the standard at 1153%
Essex catholic schools 74%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.6%Essex catholic schools 5.3%
- Pupils
- 114
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.1
- Catholic schools36
- Met the standard at 1174.0%
- Good or Outstanding100%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools173 of 3636 Catholic, 126 Church of England
- With a nursery class14take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals14.2%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Essex's Catholic schools spread out
Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.
Met the expected standard at 11
Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.
Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in Essex
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 9 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 2 of 27
- Good: 25 of 27
- Requires improvement: 0 of 27
- Inadequate: 0 of 27
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Essex
Half or more are faith schools.
173 of the 36 Catholic schools in Essex have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.
Show schools with no religious characterCheck how old the Ofsted grade is.
Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.
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About these schools
Catholic schools in Essex, explained
There are 36 Catholic schools in Essex, teaching 13,510 children. 10 are run by the council and 22 are academies or free schools. Among them are 4 independent schools.
100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 2 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
74.0% of pupils in Essex catholic schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 38% to 96%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.
14.2% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,200 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 12.4% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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Pick an area to see its Catholic schools, or browse other kinds of school in and around Essex.
- Chelmsford5 Catholic schools
- Basildon4 Catholic schools
- Brentwood4 Catholic schools
- Harlow4 Catholic schools
- Colchester3 Catholic schools
- Billericay1 school
- Braintree1 school
- Buckhurst Hill1 school
- Canvey Island1 school
- Clacton-on-Sea1 school
- Frinton-on-Sea1 school
- Harwich1 school
- Loughton1 school
- Maldon1 school
- Rayleigh1 school
- Rochford1 school
- Saffron Walden1 school
- South Woodham Ferrers1 school
- Thundersley and South Benfleet1 school
- Witham1 school
Other schools in Essex
- Primary schools508 schools
- Secondary schools140 schools
- Nurseries597 schools
- Sixth forms79 schools
- Grammar schools4 schools
- Private schools47 schools
- Special schools44 schools
- Boarding schools12 schools
- Faith schools172 schools
- Church of England schools126 schools
- Girls' schools4 schools
- Boys' schools5 schools
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many Catholic schools are in Essex?
There are 36 Catholic schools in Essex, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best Catholic schools in Essex?
The highest-ranked Catholic schools in Essex on Eduscope are St Peter's Catholic Primary School, St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester and St Anne Line Catholic Junior School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding Catholic schools are in Essex?
Essex has 2 Catholic schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 25 are rated Good, meaning 100% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are Catholic schools in Essex ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Essex Catholic schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across Catholic schools in Essex is 21:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.