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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 5 December 2023
Number of Schools by Status
Last updated 5 December 2023
| Academy | Community | Foundation | Voluntary
Aided | Voluntary
Controlled | Total |
Nursery | | 2 | | | | 2 |
Infants | 18 | 16 | 4 | 2 | | 40 |
Junior | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | | 37 |
Primary | 199
| 80 | 22 | 33 | 34
| 368 |
Primary
Phase Total | 239 | 107 | 29 | 38 | 34 | 447 |
All
through | 2 | | | | | 2 |
Secondary | 75 | | 1 | 3 | | 79 |
Special | 16 | 5 | 1 | | | 22 |
Total | 332 | 112 | 31 | 41 | 34 | 550 |
Recent Major Changes to Essex Schools
Last updated 5 December 2023
Canewdon Endowed CE P, DFE 881/3103. Converted to Academy. 01/12/2023.
St Nicholas CE P, Rayleigh, DFE 881/3102. Converted to Academy. 01/12/2023.
Chappel CE P, DFE 881/2189. New academy; Predecessor school Chappel CE P (DFE 3019). 01/11/2023.
Fordham All Saints CE (V/C) P, DFE 881/2190. New academy; Predecessor school Fordham All Saints CE (V/C) P (DFE 3024). 01/11/2023.
Holy Trinity CE P, Eight Ash Green & Aldham, DFE 881/3021. Converted to Academy. 01/11/2023.
St Andrew's CE P Acd , Marks Tey, DFE 881/3027. Converted to Academy. 01/10/2023.
Bentley St Paul's CE P, DFE 881/3402. Converted to Academy. 01/09/2023.
Elmstead P, DFE 881/5220. Converted to Academy. 01/09/2023.
Frinton-On-Sea P, DFE 881/2028. Converted to Academy. 01/09/2023.
Greenwell Acd, The, Harlow, DFE 881/7007. New Free School. 01/09/2023.
Gt Bentley P, DFE 881/2045. Converted to Academy. 01/09/2023.
Hogarth P, Brentwood, DFE 881/2838. Converted to Academy. 01/09/2023.
St Thomas of Canterbury CE (A) P, Brentwood, DFE 881/3592. St Thomas of Canterbury CE (A) I, Brentwood closed. St Thomas of Canterbury CE (A) J, Brentwood extended to become primary. 01/09/2023.
Sunnymede P, Billericay, DFE 881/2601. Sunnymede I, Billericay closed. Sunnymede J, Billericay extended to become primary. 01/09/2023.
Wimbish P Acd, DFE 881/2770. Converted to Academy. 01/09/2023.
Colchester Royal Grammar, DFE 881/4036. New academy; Predecessor school Colchester Royal Grammar (DFE 5443). 01/05/2023.
