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St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon

  • 4–11Ages
  • 196Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Roman CatholicReligious character
  • 115198URN

London Road, Maldon, CM9 6HN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted
Graded GoodSep 2014
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2024
Applications per place · Sept 2026
3.7per place
1.4 above Essex median (2.4)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

112 applications for 30 places · 24th of 363 in Essex
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
67%met the expected standard

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded GoodSep 2014
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2024

Inspection history

  1. 22 May 2024
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
  2. 30 September 2014
    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
3.7applications per place, Reception
1.4 above Essex median (2.4) 1.5 above England median (2.2)

112 applications · 30 places offered · 32 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 3.7; Essex median median 2.4
  2. 2025 2.4; Essex median median 2.4
  3. 2024 2.9; Essex median median 2.4
  4. 2023 2.4; Essex median median 2.4
  5. 2022 3.0; Essex median median 2.4
  6. 2021 2.1; Essex median median 2.3
  7. 2020 2.6; Essex median median 2.4
  8. 2019 2.4; Essex median median 2.5
  9. 2018 2.2; Essex median median 2.5
  10. 2017 2.6; Essex median median 2.6
  11. 2016 3.6; Essex median median 2.8
  12. 2015 2.7; Essex median median 2.7
  13. 2014 2.8; Essex median median 2.8
  • 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 2026301123.7321.07
Sep 202530732.4210.70
Sep 202429832.9160.55
Sep 202330732.4210.70
Sep 202227823.0240.89
Sep 202130632.1230.77
Sep 202030772.6250.83
Sep 201930722.4220.73
Sep 201830672.2220.73
Sep 201730792.6290.97
Sep 201621763.6180.86
Sep 201530802.7250.83
Sep 201428772.8250.89

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 70% · Maths 90% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%170th of 387 in Essex
Reading
Expected standard83%
Higher standard57%
Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard70%
Greater depth7%
Maths
Expected standard90%
Higher standard33%
Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Essex median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2567%3%109108
2023/2469%9%108105
2022/2371%14%108106

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

School details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
115198 · 881/3811
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Capacity
210 pupils · 196 on roll
Free school meals
11.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address
London Road, Maldon, CM9 6HN
Local authority
Essex · Maldon

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