Information about schools in Essex can be found on this page, including key contact details, DfE numbers, and school's area and status'.
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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 January 2022
Number of Schools by Status
Last updated 9 September 2021
| Academy | Community | Foundation | Voluntary
Aided | Voluntary
Controlled | Total |
Nursery | | 2 | | | | 2 |
Infants | 20 | 16 | 5 | 3 | | 44 |
Junior | 24 | 9 | 4 | 4 | | 41 |
Primary | 182 | 85 | 22 | 34 | 40 | 363 |
Primary
Phase Total | 226 | 112 | 31 | 41 | 40 | 450 |
All
through | 1 | | | | | 1 |
Secondary | 76 | | 1 | 3 | | 80 |
Special | 13 | 6 | 1 | | | 20 |
Total | 316 | 118 | 33 | 44 | 40 | 551 |
Recent Major Changes to Essex Schools
Last updated 9 September 2021
- Chatten Free School, Witham, DFE 881/7005, New Free School, 01/09/2021.
- The Trinity School, Colchester, DFE 881/4021, New Free School, 01/09/2021.
