Academy converter · Essex

The Wickford Church of England School

2–7Ages
135Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
137744URN

Mount Road, Wickford, SS11 8HE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.4 above Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

115 applications for 42 places · 108th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 13 September 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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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

2.7applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Essex median (2.4) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

115 applications · 42 places offered · 32 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.7; Essex median median 2.4
2025 3.2; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.7; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.5; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.7; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.9; Essex median median 2.3
2020 2.3; Essex median median 2.4
2019 3.0; Essex median median 2.5
2018 3.8; Essex median median 2.5
2017 3.6; Essex median median 2.6
2016 3.6; Essex median median 2.8
2015 4.3; Essex median median 2.7
2014 3.1; Essex median median 2.8

More applications per place than the Essex median in 12 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	42	115	2.7	32	0.76
Sep 2025	34	107	3.2	32	0.94
Sep 2024	39	105	2.7	37	0.95
Sep 2023	40	100	2.5	38	0.95
Sep 2022	34	91	2.7	26	0.76
Sep 2021	32	94	2.9	20	0.63
Sep 2020	45	104	2.3	41	0.91
Sep 2019	43	129	3.0	39	0.91
Sep 2018	29	111	3.8	24	0.83
Sep 2017	45	161	3.6	52	1.16
Sep 2016	45	160	3.6	43	0.96
Sep 2015	30	128	4.3	23	0.77
Sep 2014	42	131	3.1	33	0.79

Schools nearby

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

The Wickford Church of England SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

2.7applications per place
Hilltop Infant School
0.6 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place
Hilltop Junior School
0.7 km · Essex

2026

67%met the SATs standard
North Crescent Primary School
0.9 km · Essex

Good2024

2.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Wickford Primary School
1.0 km · Essex

Good2023

2.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Runwell Community Primary School
1.0 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Oakfield Primary School
1.4 km · Essex

Good2024

2.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Abacus Primary School
1.6 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Grange Primary School
1.9 km · Essex

Good2023

2.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard

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.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 137744 · 881/3101
Trust: Hearts Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 165 pupils · 135 on roll
Free school meals: 6.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2011
Replaced: Wickford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School (URN 115089)
Address: Mount Road, Wickford, SS11 8HE
Local authority: Essex · Basildon

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