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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 10 May 2021
Number of Schools by Status
Last updated 13 January 2021
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Academy
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Community
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Foundation
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Voluntary
Aided
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Voluntary
Controlled
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Total
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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
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226
|
112
|
31
|
41
|
40
|
450
|
|
All
through
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
Secondary
|
75
|
|
1
|
3
|
|
79
|
|
Special
|
12
|
6
|
1
|
|
|
19
|
|
Total
|
314
|
118
|
33
|
44
|
40
|
549
|
Recent Major Changes to Essex Schools
Last updated 13 January 2021
- Bocking Primary, DFE 881/2250, Converted to Academy, 01/01/2021.
- Cressing Primary, DFE 881/2370, Converted to Academy, 01/01/2021.
- Mark Hall Academy Harlow, DFE 881/4035, New academy; Predecessor school Mark Hall Academy, Harlow (DFE 4009), 01/01/2021.
- St George's, Colchester, DFE 881/2001, St George's Infant & Nursery, Colchester closed. St George's New Town Junior School extended to become primary, 01/01/2021.
- Ford End CE Primary, DFE 881/3218, Converted to Academy, 01/12/2020.
