All 508 primary 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 average, low absence.
86 first choices, 59 offers made
Met the standard at 1193%
Essex 63%England 62%
Results well above the Essex average, low absence.
63 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1196%
Essex 63%England 62%
Brentwood, CM14 5QN · State · Primary · Ages 5 to 11
Results well above the Essex average, low absence.
110 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1198%
Essex 63%England 62%
Results well above the Essex average, low absence.
Met the standard at 1182%
Essex 63%England 62%
Results well above the Essex average, low absence.
37 first choices, 29 offers made
Met the standard at 1187%
Essex 63%England 62%
Results well above the Essex average, low absence.
Met the standard at 1179%
Essex 63%England 62%
Results well above the Essex average, low absence.
Met the standard at 1185%
Essex 63%England 62%
Results well above the Essex average, low absence.
Met the standard at 1191%
Essex 63%England 62%
Results well above the Essex average, low absence.
59 first choices, 45 offers made
Met the standard at 1180%
Essex 63%England 62%
Colchester, CO1 2QB · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
Results well above the Essex average, low absence.
39 first choices, 31 offers made
Met the standard at 1193%
Essex 63%England 62%
Results well above the Essex average, low absence.
106 first choices, 119 offers made
Met the standard at 1179%
Essex 63%England 62%
Results well above the Essex average, low absence.
Met the standard at 1189%
Essex 63%England 62%
Results well above the Essex average, low absence.
58 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1190%
Essex 63%England 62%
Results well above the Essex average.
37 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1190%
Essex 63%England 62%
Results well above the Essex average.
153 first choices, 119 offers made
Met the standard at 1185%
Essex 63%England 62%
Results well above the Essex average, high absence.
164 first choices, 120 offers made
Met the standard at 1178%
Essex 63%England 62%
Royston, SG8 8QE · State · Primary · Ages 2 to 11
Results well above the Essex average, low absence.
15 first choices, 15 offers made
Met the standard at 1173%
Essex 63%England 62%
Results well above the Essex average, low absence.
71 first choices, 59 offers made
Met the standard at 1175%
Essex 63%England 62%
Results well above the Essex average, low absence.
76 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1187%
Essex 63%England 62%
Results well above the Essex average.
58 first choices, 45 offers made
Met the standard at 1174%
Essex 63%England 62%
Colchester, CO3 9BE · Academy · Primary · Ages 2 to 11
Results well above the Essex average, low absence.
41 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1174%
Essex 63%England 62%
Results well above the Essex average, low absence.
57 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1172%
Essex 63%England 62%
Colchester, CO6 1BX · State · Primary · Ages 5 to 11
Results well above the Essex average, low absence.
36 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1185%
Essex 63%England 62%
Results well above the Essex average, low absence.
34 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1177%
Essex 63%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. 156 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
164 of the 508 primary 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 character153 schools take children from age 2 or 3. You still need to apply for Reception, even if your child is already in the school's nursery.
Show schools with a nurseryApply to your council for a Reception place starting in September. Offers come out on 16 April.
Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.
Show Good or OutstandingThere are 508 primary schools in Essex, teaching 139,640 children. 185 are run by the council and 280 are academies or free schools. Among them are 32 special and 36 independent schools.
97% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 20 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
63.0% of pupils in Essex met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 0% to 100%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.
20.4% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,276 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 13.8% 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.