General Essex schools information

Find general information about Essex schools including the number of schools and recent changes to school statuses.

There are several types of primary and secondary schools in Essex.

Number of schools by status
Primary phase Academy Community Foundation Voluntary aided Voluntary controlled Total
Nursery 0 2 0 0 0 2
Infants 20 14 4 1 0 39
Junior 22 9 3 2 0 36
Primary 206 77 22 33 33 371
Primary phase total 248 102 29 36 33 448
All through 2 0 0 0 0 2
Secondary 75 0 1 3 0 79
Special 16 5 1 0 0 22
All schools total 341 107 31 39 33 551

Some schools in Essex have recently changed their status.

Recent changes to Essex schools
School name DfE number Change in status Date of change
Barnes Farm Junior School 881/2839 Closed 1 Sep 2024
Barnes Farm Primary School 881/2928 Extended to become primary school 1 Sep 2024
Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery 881/2192 New Free School 1 Sep 2024
Ingatestone and Fryerning Church of England Junior School 881/3780 Converted to Academy 1 Sep 2024
Ingatestone Infant School 881/2599 Converted to Academy 1 Sep 2024
Langenhoe Community Primary School 881/2038 Converted to Academy 1 Sep 2024
Limebrook Primary School and Nursery 881/2193 New Free School  1 Sep 2024
John Ray Infant School, Braintree 881/2669 Converted to Academy 1 Jul 2024
Ardleigh St Mary's Church of England Academy 881/3030 Converted to Academy 1 Apr 2024
Lincewood Primary Academy 881/3781 Converted to Academy 1 Apr 2024
St Anne Line Catholic Infant School 881/3451 Converted to Academy 1 Feb 2024
Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School 881/2680 Converted to Academy 1 Jan 2024
Canewdon Church of England Primary School 881/3103 Converted to Academy 1 Dec 2023
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School 881/3102 Converted to Academy 1 Dec 2023
Chappel Church of England Primary School 881/2189 New academy. Replaced predecessor school DfE 3019 1 Nov 2023
Fordham All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 881/2190 New academy. Replaced predecessor school DfE 3024 1 Nov 2023
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham 881/3021 Converted to Academy 1 Nov 2023
St Andrew's Church of England Primary Academy, Marks Tey 881/3027 Converted to Academy 1 Oct 2023
Bentley St Paul's Church of England Primary School 881/3402 Converted to Academy 1 Sept 2023
Elmstead Primary School 881/5220 Converted to Academy 1 Sept 2023
Frinton-On-Sea Primary School 881/2028 Converted to Academy 1 Sept 2023
The Greenwell Academy 881/7007 New free school 1 Sept 2023
Great Bentley Primary School 881/2045 Converted to Academy 1 Sept 2023
Hogarth Primary School 881/2838 Converted to Academy 1 Sept 2023
St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Junior School, Brentwood 881/3592 Extended to become primary school 1 Sept 2023
St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Infant School, Brentwood 881/3592 Closed  1 Sept 2023
Sunnymede Junior School 881/2601 Extended to become primary school  1 Sept 2023
Sunnymede Infant School 881/2601 Closed 1 Sept 2023
Wimbish Primary Academy 881/2770 Converted to Academy 1 Sept 2023

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