Voluntary controlled school · Essex

All Saints Maldon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

4–11Ages
316Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
115103URN

Highlands Drive, Maldon, CM9 6HY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.0per place

1.6 above Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

180 applications for 45 places · 17th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

48%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2022

Inspection history

20 July 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
8 November 2012
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

4.0applications per place, Reception

1.6 above Essex median (2.4) 1.8 above England median (2.2)

180 applications · 45 places offered · 63 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 4.0; Essex median median 2.4
2025 3.6; Essex median median 2.4
2024 3.8; Essex median median 2.4
2023 3.7; Essex median median 2.4
2022 3.9; Essex median median 2.4
2021 3.3; Essex median median 2.3
2020 3.7; Essex median median 2.4
2019 2.8; Essex median median 2.5
2018 3.5; Essex median median 2.5
2017 3.4; Essex median median 2.6
2016 3.7; Essex median median 2.8
2015 3.7; Essex median median 2.7
2014 4.1; Essex median median 2.8

More applications per place than the Essex median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Essex median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	45	180	4.0	63	1.40
Sep 2025	45	160	3.6	49	1.09
Sep 2024	45	170	3.8	51	1.13
Sep 2023	44	162	3.7	50	1.14
Sep 2022	46	179	3.9	67	1.46
Sep 2021	45	150	3.3	50	1.11
Sep 2020	43	157	3.7	61	1.42
Sep 2019	44	125	2.8	54	1.23
Sep 2018	45	159	3.5	67	1.49
Sep 2017	45	152	3.4	49	1.09
Sep 2016	45	168	3.7	44	0.98
Sep 2015	45	168	3.7	53	1.18
Sep 2014	45	184	4.1	60	1.33

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 68% · Maths 70% → all three 48% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard48%325th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard18%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard68%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard9%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Essex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	48%	7%	103	103
2023/24	51%	4%	101	100
2022/23	58%	9%	105	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

All Saints Maldon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

4.0applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon
0.3 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

3.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Wentworth Primary School
0.9 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

3.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Maldon Primary School
1.0 km · Essex

Good2023

2.1applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Limebrook Primary School and Nursery
1.6 km · Essex

Not yet inspected

3.1applications per place
Heybridge Primary School
2.4 km · Essex

Good2023

1.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Woodham Walter Church of England Primary Academy
3.5 km · Essex

Some aspects not as strong2024

2.6applications per place
Purleigh Community Primary School
4.7 km · Essex

Good2024

3.2applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Great Totham Primary School
5.2 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 82%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 115103 · 881/3201
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 315 pupils · 316 on roll
Free school meals: 22.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Highlands Drive, Maldon, CM9 6HY
Local authority: Essex · Maldon

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources