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Schools in Rochford

  • 27State-funded schools
  • 22Primary
  • 4Secondary

Admissions are run by Essex for the whole county.

Applications per placeCircle size: applications
Applications per place · secondary
2.6
close to Essex median (2.8)
Median school in Rochford
New Ofsted report cards
3of 27 schools
Results by area
First choice · secondary · Essex-wide
83%
Essex admissions

What has Ofsted found here?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report cards 3 schools of 27 · since November 2025

  • Inclusion
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Early years
  • Leadership and governance

One dot per school.

Overall grade from Ofsted's previous framework 20 schools · graded 2010 to 2024

  • Outstanding0
  • Good19
  • Requires improvement1
  • Inadequate0

Includes grades confirmed by a later ungraded inspection. Not comparable with report cards.

Graded 2024/25, no overall grade 4 schools

Key judgementOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of education13––
Behaviour and attitudes22––
Personal development13––
Leadership and management13––

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Secondary schools in Rochford

4 schools · Year 7 entry 2026

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Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sorted by Attainment 8, highest first.

Sorted by the date of the latest Ofsted inspection, newest first.

Sorted by name.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeAttainment 8FSM
The FitzWimarc School Good2022 3.6 applications per place 47.3 13%
The Sweyne Park School Graded · no overall grade2025 3.5 applications per place 41.3 21%
Lift Greensward Remains Good2023 2.6 applications per place 50.5 13%
The King Edmund School Good2024 2.2 applications per place 39.3 36%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Primary schools in Rochford

22 schools · Reception entry 2026

Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeSATs standardFSM
Lift Hockley 2026 4.2 applications per place 80% 7%
Wyburns Primary School Remains Good2022 3.7 applications per place 45% 20%
Edward Francis Primary School Remains Good2023 3.3 applications per place 57% 9%
Down Hall Primary School Standards maintained2025 3.2 applications per place 81% 20%
Rayleigh Primary School Good2024 3.1 applications per place 78% 17%
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School Faith Remains Good2019 3.1 applications per place 32% 11%
Lift Westerings Remains Good2023 3.1 applications per place 85% 6%
Rochford Primary and Nursery School 2026 3.0 applications per place 77% 32%
Glebe Primary School Graded · no overall grade2024 2.9 applications per place 60% 19%
Lift Ashingdon Good2023 2.9 applications per place 87% 8%
Stambridge Primary School Good2023 2.6small intake applications per place 100% 16%
Barling Magna Primary Academy Standards maintained2025 2.5 applications per place 68% 22%
Lift Plumberow Remains Good2024 2.2 applications per place 79% 7%
Grove Wood Primary School Graded · no overall grade2024 2.2 applications per place 65% 8%
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Faith Good2023 2.1 applications per place 38% 25%
Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School Faith Remains Good2023 2.0 applications per place 70% 8%
Waterman Primary School 2026 1.8small intake applications per place 50% 61%
Holt Farm Infant School Remains Good2023 1.6 applications per place – 28%
Great Wakering Primary Academy Standards maintained2025 1.4 applications per place 40% 22%
Riverside Primary School Remains Good2023 1.3 applications per place 60% 14%
Canewdon Church of England Primary School Faith Requires improvement2020 1.2small intake applications per place 59% 26%
Holt Farm Junior School Good2024 no data 60% 27%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

Special schools and other provision

1 school