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Essex School Information
- Schools List (Excel Format) - full details of each school including contact information, status, category, age range, area and numbers on roll from last school census. Last updated 11 May 2020
Number of Schools by Status
Last updated 9 April 2020
|
|
Academy
|
Community
|
Foundation
|
Voluntary
Aided
|
Voluntary
Controlled
|
Total
|
|
Nursery
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
Infants
|
20
|
17
|
5
|
3
|
|
45
|
|
Junior
|
24
|
10
|
4
|
4
|
|
42
|
|
Primary
|
172
|
88
|
22
|
37
|
42
|
361
|
|
Primary
Phase Total
|
216
|
117
|
31
|
44
|
42
|
450
|
|
All
through
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
Secondary
|
75
|
|
1
|
3
|
|
79
|
|
Special
|
12
|
6
|
1
|
|
|
19
|
|
Total
|
304
|
123
|
33
|
47
|
42
|
549
|
Recent Major Changes to Essex Schools
Last updated 9 April 2020
- Finchingfield CE P, DFE 881/3208, Converted to Academy, 01/04/2020.
- Home Farm P, Colchester, DFE 881/2064, Converted to Academy, 01/04/2020.
- St Peter's Cath P, Billericay, DFE 881/3471, Converted to Academy, 01/04/2020.
- St Pius X Cath P, Chelmsford, DFE 881/3770, Converted to Academy, 01/02/2020.
