All 172 faith schools in Essex. Narrow them down, then shortlist up to four to compare.
Brentwood, CM15 9AL · Academy · Primary · Ages 5 to 11
Results well above the Essex faith schools average, low absence.
86 first choices, 59 offers made
Ready for secondary school93%
Essex faith schools 66%England 62%
Results well above the Essex faith schools average, low absence.
63 first choices, 60 offers made
Ready for secondary school96%
Essex faith schools 66%England 62%
Brentwood, CM14 5QN · State · Primary · Ages 5 to 11
Results well above the Essex faith schools average, low absence.
110 first choices, 60 offers made
Ready for secondary school98%
Essex faith schools 66%England 62%
Results well above the Essex faith schools average.
280 first choices, 128 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 8
Essex faith schools Grade 6England Grade 5
Colchester, CO1 2QB · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
Results well above the Essex faith schools average.
39 first choices, 31 offers made
Ready for secondary school93%
Essex faith schools 66%England 62%
Results well above the Essex faith schools average, low absence.
Ready for secondary school89%
Essex faith schools 66%England 62%
Royston, SG8 8QE · State · Primary · Ages 2 to 11
Results above the Essex faith schools average, low absence.
15 first choices, 15 offers made
Ready for secondary school73%
Essex faith schools 66%England 62%
Results close to the Essex faith schools average.
274 first choices, 176 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6
Essex faith schools Grade 6England Grade 5
Colchester, CO3 9BE · Academy · Primary · Ages 2 to 11
Results above the Essex faith schools average, low absence.
41 first choices, 30 offers made
Ready for secondary school74%
Essex faith schools 66%England 62%
Results above the Essex faith schools average, low absence.
57 first choices, 30 offers made
Ready for secondary school72%
Essex faith schools 66%England 62%
Colchester, CO6 1BX · State · Primary · Ages 5 to 11
Results well above the Essex faith schools average, low absence.
36 first choices, 30 offers made
Ready for secondary school85%
Essex faith schools 66%England 62%
Results well below the Essex faith schools average.
33 first choices, 15 offers made
Ready for secondary school47%
Essex faith schools 66%England 62%
Results close to the Essex faith schools average, high absence.
212 first choices, 185 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Essex faith schools Grade 6England Grade 5
Saffron Walden, CB11 3DW · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
Results well above the Essex faith schools average, low absence.
23 first choices, 23 offers made
Ready for secondary school94%
Essex faith schools 66%England 62%
Brentwood, CM14 4EX · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls
Results well above the Essex faith schools average.
134 first choices, 175 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6
Essex faith schools Grade 6England Grade 5
Chelmsford, CM1 1PA · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
Results above the Essex faith schools average, low absence.
59 first choices, 45 offers made
Ready for secondary school74%
Essex faith schools 66%England 62%
Results well above the Essex faith schools average.
21 first choices, 26 offers made
Ready for secondary school87%
Essex faith schools 66%England 62%
Brentwood, CM15 9SE · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
Results above the Essex faith schools average, low absence.
32 first choices, 28 offers made
Ready for secondary school73%
Essex faith schools 66%England 62%
Colchester, CO6 3JF · State · Primary · Ages 5 to 11
Results well above the Essex faith schools average, low absence.
55 first choices, 59 offers made
Ready for secondary school86%
Essex faith schools 66%England 62%
Results well above the Essex faith schools average, low absence.
23 first choices, 28 offers made
Ready for secondary school83%
Essex faith schools 66%England 62%
Results well above the Essex faith schools average.
Ready for secondary school84%
Essex faith schools 66%England 62%
Saffron Walden, CB11 3YG · State · Primary · Ages 5 to 11
Results well above the Essex faith schools average, low absence.
12 first choices, 13 offers made
Ready for secondary school75%
Essex faith schools 66%England 62%
Results above the Essex faith schools average.
213 first choices, 173 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6
Essex faith schools Grade 6England Grade 5
Epping, CM16 7QX · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
Results above the Essex faith schools average.
27 first choices, 30 offers made
Ready for secondary school74%
Essex faith schools 66%England 62%
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Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 47 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
173 of the 172 faith 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 characterSome grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.
Show Good or OutstandingPopular schools fill up from the families who live closest. Add your postcode to see which schools are nearest, and put one of them on your form.
Add my postcodeThere are 172 faith schools in Essex, teaching 46,278 children. 71 are run by the council and 82 are academies or free schools. Among them are 1 special and 19 independent schools.
94% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 5 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
66.3% of pupils in Essex faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 25% to 98%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.
14.5% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,014 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 13.2% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.