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Abacus Primary School Wickford · Good Abbotsweld Primary Academy Harlow · Good Acorn Academy Witham · Not judged Alec Hunter Academy Braintree · Good All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Great Oakley Harwich · Good All Saints Maldon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Maldon · Good All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Dovercourt Harwich · Good Alresford Primary School Colchester · Good Alton Park Junior School Clacton-on-Sea · Requires improvement Anglo European School Ingatestone · Good Ardleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy Colchester · Requires improvement Ashdon Primary School Saffron Walden · Good Baddow Hall Infant School Chelmsford · Not judged Baddow Hall Junior School Chelmsford · Good Bardfield Academy Basildon · Requires improvement Barling Magna Primary Academy Southend-on-Sea · Good Barnes Farm Primary School Chelmsford · Good Baynards Primary School Colchester · Good Beauchamps High School Wickford · Not judged Beckers Green Primary School Braintree · Good Becket Keys Church of England Free School Brentwood · Not judged Beehive Lane Community Primary School Chelmsford · Outstanding Belchamp St Paul Church of England Primary School Sudbury · Good Bentfield Primary School and Nursery Stansted · Good Bentley St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brentwood · Good Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Colchester · Good Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Bishop's Stortford · Good Blackmore Primary School Ingatestone · Good Bmat Stem Academy Harlow · Good Bocking Primary School Braintree · Good Boreham Primary School Chelmsford · Good Boxted St Peter's Church of England School Colchester · Good Bradfield Primary School Manningtree · Good Braiswick Primary School Colchester · Good Brentwood County High School Brentwood · Good Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School Brentwood · Good Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery Colchester · Good Brightside Primary School Billericay · Good Brinkley Grove Primary School Colchester · Good Briscoe Primary School & Nursery Basildon · Good Broomfield Primary School Chelmsford · Good Broomgrove Infant School Colchester · Good Broomgrove Junior School Colchester · Good Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School Buckhurst Hill · Good Burnham-on-Crouch Primary School Burnham-on-Crouch · Outstanding Burnt Mill Academy Harlow · Good Burrsville Infant Academy Clacton-on-Sea · Good Buttsbury Primary School Billericay · Outstanding Camulos Academy Colchester · Good Canewdon Church of England Primary School Rochford · Requires improvement Cann Hall Primary School Clacton-on-Sea · Good Canvey Island Infant School and Nursery Canvey Island · Good Canvey Junior School Canvey Island · Good Castle View School Canvey Island · Requires improvement Castledon School Wickford · Good Cedar Hall School Benfleet · Not judged Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford Chelmsford · Outstanding Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery Basildon · NULL Chappel CofE Controlled Primary School Colchester · Inadequate Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery Harwich · Good Chatten Free School Rivenhall · Outstanding Chelmer Valley High School Chelmsford · Good Chelmsford College Chelmsford Chelmsford County High School for Girls Chelmsford · Outstanding · Grammar Cherry Tree Academy Colchester · Good Cherry Tree Primary School Basildon · Good Chigwell Primary Academy Chigwell · Good Chigwell Row Infant School Chigwell · Good Chipping Hill Primary School Witham · Not judged Chipping Ongar Primary School Ongar · Good Chrishall Holy Trinity and St Nicholas CofE (Aided) Primary School and Pre-School Royston · Good Christchurch Church of England Primary School Chelmsford · Requires improvement Church Langley Community Primary School Harlow · Good Churchgate Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Harlow Harlow · Good Clacton County High School Clacton-on-Sea · Good Clavering Primary School Saffron Walden · Good Colchester Academy Colchester · Good Colchester County High School for Girls Colchester · Outstanding · Grammar Colchester Institute Colchester Colchester Royal Grammar School Colchester · Inadequate · Grammar Cold Norton Primary School Chelmsford · Good Collingwood Primary School CHELMSFORD · Good Colne Community School Colchester · Good Colne Engaine Church of England Primary School · Good Community College Initiative Ltd CHELMSFORD Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and Nursery Harlow · Not judged Coopersale and Theydon Garnon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Epping · Good Copford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Colchester · Good Crays Hill Primary School Billericay · Good Cressing Primary School Braintree · Good Danbury Park Community Primary School Danbury · Good Davenant Foundation School Loughton · Good De La Salle School Basildon · Good Debden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Academy Saffron Walden · Good Debden Park High School Loughton · Outstanding Dedham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Colchester · Good Doddinghurst Church of England Junior School Brentwood · Good Doddinghurst Infant School Brentwood · Good Down Hall Primary School Rayleigh · Good Downham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Billericay Dr Walker's CofE Primary School Ongar Dunmow St Mary's Primary School Dunmow · Good Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery Colchester · Good East Hanningfield Church of England Primary Academy Chelmsford · Good Edward Francis Primary School Rayleigh · Good Elm Hall Primary School Witham · Good Elmstead Primary School Colchester · Good Elmwood Primary School Chelmsford · Good Elsenham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Bishop's Stortford · Good Endeavour Co-Operative Academy Brentwood · Good Engaines Primary School and Nursery Clacton-on-Sea · Good Epping Primary School Epping · Good Epping St John's Church of England School Epping · Good Epping Upland CofE Primary School Epping · Good Eversley Primary School Basildon · Good Fairhouse Community Primary School Basildon · Good Farnham Church of England Primary School Bishop's Stortford · Good Fast Progress Tuition Limited Canvey Island Fawbert and Barnard's Primary School Old Harlow · Good Feering Church of England Primary School Colchester · Good Felmore Primary School Basildon · Good Felsted Primary School Dunmow · Good Finchingfield St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy Braintree · Good Fingringhoe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Colchester · Good Ford End Church of England Primary School Chelmsford · Good Fordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School Colchester · Inadequate Forest Hall School Stansted Mountfitchet · Good Freshwaters Primary Academy Harlow · Good Friars Grove Primary School Colchester · Good Frinton-on-Sea Primary School Frinton-on-Sea · Good Galleywood Infant School CHELMSFORD · Good Ghyllgrove Primary School Basildon · Not judged Glebe Primary School Rayleigh · Not judged Glenwood School Benfleet · Outstanding Gosbecks Primary School Colchester · Good Gosfield Community Primary School Halstead · Good Grange Primary School Wickford · Good Great Baddow High School Chelmsford · Good Great Bardfield Primary School Braintree · Good Great Bentley Primary School Colchester · Outstanding Great Berry Primary School Basildon · Good Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School Braintree · Good Great Bradfords Junior School Braintree · Good Great Chesterford Church of England Primary Academy Saffron Walden · Good Great Clacton Church of England Junior School Clacton-on-Sea · Good Great Dunmow Primary School Great Dunmow · Not judged Great Easton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Dunmow · Good Great Leighs Primary School Chelmsford · Good Great Sampford Community Primary School Saffron Walden · Good Great Tey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Colchester · Good Great Totham Primary School Maldon · Good Great Wakering Primary Academy Southend-on-Sea · Good Great Waltham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Chelmsford · Good Greensted Primary School & Nursery Basildon · Not judged Grove House School Brentwood · Good Grove Wood Primary School Rayleigh · Not judged Hadleigh Infant and Nursery School Benfleet · Good Hadleigh Junior School Benfleet · Not judged Hamilton Primary School Colchester · Not judged Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery Harlow · Outstanding Harlow College Harlow Harlow Fields School and College Harlow · Not judged Harlowbury Primary School Harlow · Good Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery Harwich · Good Harwich and Dovercourt High School Harwich · Good Hatfield Heath Primary School Bishop's Stortford · Good Hatfield Peverel Infant and Nursery School Chelmsford · Good Hatfield Peverel St Andrew's Junior School Chelmsford · Good Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery Colchester · Good Hazelmere Junior School Colchester · Good Heathlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, West Bergholt Colchester · Good Hedingham School and Sixth Form Halstead · Good Helena Romanes School Great Dunmow · Good Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School Bishop's Stortford · Not judged Henry Moore Primary School Harlow · Good Hereward Primary School Loughton · Outstanding Heybridge Primary School Maldon · Good High Beech CofE Primary School Loughton · Good High Ongar Primary School Ongar · Good Highfields Primary School Manningtree · Outstanding Highwood Primary School Chelmsford · Good Highwoods Community Primary School Colchester · Good Hillhouse CofE Primary School Waltham Abbey · Good Hilltop Infant School Wickford · Not judged Hilltop Junior School Wickford · Good Hogarth Primary School Brentwood · Requires improvement Holland Haven Primary School Clacton-on-Sea · Good Holland Park Primary School Clacton-on-Sea · Good Holly Trees Primary School Brentwood · Good Holt Farm Infant School Rochford · Good Holt Farm Junior School Rochford · Good Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Harlow Harlow · Good Holy Family Catholic Primary School Benfleet · Good Holy Family Catholic Primary School Witham · Good Holy Trinity Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Halstead Halstead · Good Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham Colchester · Good Home Farm Primary School Colchester · Outstanding Honywood School Colchester · Good Howbridge Church of England Junior School Witham · Good Howbridge Infant School Witham · Good Hutton All Saints' Church of England Primary School Brentwood · Good Hylands School Chelmsford · Requires improvement Ingatestone Infant School Ingatestone · Good Ingatestone and Fryerning Church of England Junior School Ingatestone · Good Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Brentwood · Good Ivy Chimneys Primary School Epping · Good Janet Duke Primary School Basildon · Good Jerounds Primary Academy Harlow · Good John Bunyan Primary School and Nursery Braintree · Good John Ray Infant School Braintree · Good John Ray Junior School Braintree · Good Jotmans Hall Primary School Benfleet · Requires improvement Joyce Frankland Academy, Newport Saffron Walden · Good Katherine Semar Infant School Saffron Walden · Not judged Katherine Semar Junior School Saffron Walden · Outstanding Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery Harlow · Good Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School Brentwood · Good Kelvedon St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy Colchester · Good Kendall Church of England Primary School Colchester · Good Kents Hill Infant Academy Benfleet · Good Kents Hill Junior School Benfleet · Good King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford Chelmsford · Outstanding · Grammar King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy Waltham Abbey · Good King's Ford Infant School and Nursery Colchester · Not judged Kings Ford Academy Colchester · Good Kings Road Primary School Chelmsford · Good Kingsmoor Academy Harlow · Good Kingston Primary School Thundersley · Outstanding Kingswode Hoe School Colchester · Good Kingswood Primary School and Nursery Basildon · Good Kirby Primary Academy Frinton-on-Sea · Good Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery Basildon · Good Lakelands Primary School Colchester · Outstanding Lambourne Primary School Romford · Good Langenhoe Community Primary School Colchester · Good Langham Oaks Colchester · Not judged Langham Primary Academy Colchester · Good Larchwood Primary School Brentwood · Good Larkrise Primary School Chelmsford · Good Latton Green Primary Academy Harlow · Good Lawford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Manningtree · Good Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery Chelmsford · Good Layer-de-la-Haye Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Colchester · Good Lee Chapel Primary School Basildon · Outstanding Leigh Beck Infant School and Nursery Academy Canvey Island · Good Leigh Beck Junior School Canvey Island · Good Leverton Primary School Waltham Abbey · Good Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils Colchester · Good Lexden Springs School Colchester · Inadequate Lift Ashingdon Rochford · Good Lift Clacton Clacton on Sea · Good Lift Columbus Chelmsford · Good Lift Greensward Hockley · Good Lift Hamford Walton on the Naze · Good Lift Hockley Hockley · Outstanding Lift Maltings Witham · Requires improvement Lift New Rickstones Witham · Good Lift Pioneer Basildon · Outstanding Lift Plumberow Hockley · Good Lift Tendring Frinton-on-Sea · Good Lift Westerings Hockley · Good Limebrook Primary School and Nursery Maldon · NULL Limes Farm Infant School and Nursery Chigwell · Good Limes Farm Junior School Chigwell · Good Lincewood Primary Academy Basildon · Good Little Hallingbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Bishop's Stortford · Good Little Parndon Primary Academy Harlow · Requires improvement Little Waltham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Chelmsford · Good Long Ridings Primary School Brentwood · Good Longwood Primary Academy Harlow · Good Lubbins Park Primary Academy Canvey Island · Not judged Lyons Hall School Braintree · Good Magna Carta Primary Academy Stansted Mountfitchet · Good Maldon Primary School Maldon · Good Maltese Road Primary School Chelmsford · Good Manningtree High School Manningtree · Not judged Manuden Primary School Bishop's Stortford · Good Maple Grove Primary School Basildon · Good Margaretting Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Ingatestone · Good Mark Hall Academy Harlow · Requires improvement Market Field School Colchester · Good Matching Green Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Harlow · Good Mayflower High School Billericay · Requires improvement Maylandsea Primary School Chelmsford · Good Meadgate Primary School Chelmsford · Not judged Merrylands Primary School Basildon · Not judged Mersea Island School Colchester · Good Messing Primary School Colchester · Good Mildmay Primary School Chelmsford · Outstanding Milldene Primary School Colchester · Good Millfields Primary School Colchester · Outstanding Millhouse Primary School Basildon · Not judged Milwards Primary School and Nursery Harlow · Good Monkwick Infant and Nursery School Colchester · Good Monkwick Junior School Colchester · Good Montgomerie Primary School Benfleet · Good Montgomery Primary School, Colchester Colchester · Good Moreton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Ongar · Good Moulsham High School Chelmsford · Good Moulsham Infant School Chelmsford · Good Moulsham Junior School Chelmsford · Good Mountnessing Church of England Primary School Brentwood · Good Myland Community Primary School Colchester · Good Nazeing Primary School Waltham Abbey Newhall Primary Academy Harlow · Good Newlands Spring Primary and Nursery School Chelmsford · Good Newport Primary School Newport · Good Noak Bridge Primary School Basildon · Good North Crescent Primary School Wickford · Good North Primary School and Nursery Colchester · Good Northlands Primary School and Nursery Basildon · Good Northwick Park Primary and Nursery Academy Canvey Island · Good Notley Green Primary School Braintree · Good Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form Braintree · Requires improvement Oak View School Loughton · Good Oakfield Primary School Wickford · Good Oaklands Infant School Chelmsford · Not judged Oakwood Infant and Nursery School Clacton-on-Sea · Good Old Heath Community Primary School Colchester · Good Ongar Primary School Ongar · Good Ormiston Rivers Academy Burnham-on-Crouch · Good Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School Chelmsford · Good Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School Rayleigh · Good Parkwood Academy Chelmsford · Requires improvement Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Colchester · Good Passmores Academy Harlow · Good Paxman Academy Colchester · Good Pear Tree Mead Academy Harlow · Good Pemberley Academy Harlow · Good Perryfields Infant School Chelmsford · Good Perryfields Junior School Chelmsford · Outstanding Philip Morant School and College Colchester · Good Plume School Maldon · Good Potter Street Academy Harlow · Good Prettygate Infant School Colchester · Good Prettygate Junior School Colchester · Good Priory Primary School, Bicknacre Chelmsford · Requires improvement Purford Green Primary School Harlow · Good Purleigh Community Primary School Chelmsford · Good Queen Boudica Primary School Colchester · Good Quilters Infant School Billericay · Outstanding Quilters Junior School Billericay · Outstanding R A Butler Infant School Saffron Walden · Good R A Butler Junior School Saffron Walden · Outstanding Radwinter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Saffron Walden · Good Ramsden Hall Academy Billericay · Good Ravens Academy Clacton-on-Sea · Good Rayleigh Primary School Rayleigh · Good Rayne Primary and Nursery School Braintree · Good Rettendon Primary School Chelmsford Richard de Clare Community Academy Halstead · Good Rickling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Saffron Walden · Good Ridgewell Church of England Primary School Halstead · Good Rivenhall Church of England Primary School Witham · Good Riverside Primary School Hullbridge · Good Roach Vale Primary School Colchester · Good Rochford Primary and Nursery School Rochford · Good Roding Valley High School Loughton · Good Rodings Primary School Dunmow · Good Rolph Church of England Primary School and Nursery Clacton-on-Sea · Good Roseacres Primary School Bishop's Stortford · Good Roxwell Church of England Primary School Chelmsford · Good Roydon Primary Academy Harlow · Good Runwell Community Primary School Wickford · Not judged Ryedene Primary and Nursery School Basildon · Good Saffron Walden County High School Saffron Walden · Outstanding Shalford Primary School Braintree · Good Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Bishop's Stortford · Requires improvement Shenfield High School Brentwood · Good Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School Brentwood · Outstanding Shorefields School Clacton-on-Sea · Outstanding Silver End Academy Witham · Good Sir Frederick Gibberd College Harlow · Not judged Sir Martin Frobisher Academy Clacton-on-Sea · Requires improvement South Benfleet Primary School Benfleet · Good South Green Infant School Billericay · Good South Green Junior School Billericay · Good Southview School Witham · Outstanding Spring Meadow Primary School & Nursery Harwich Springfield Primary School Chelmsford · Good St Alban's Catholic Academy Harlow · Good St Andrew's Bulmer Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Sudbury · Not judged St Andrew's Church of England Primary Academy, Marks Tey Colchester · Good St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Great Yeldham Halstead · Good St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Halstead Halstead · Good St Andrew's CofE Primary School Epping · Good St Anne Line Catholic Infant School Basildon · Good St Anne Line Catholic Junior School Basildon · Not judged St Benedict's Catholic College Colchester · Good St Cedd's Church of England Primary School Southminster · Good St Clare's Catholic Primary School Clacton-on-Sea · Good St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree Braintree · Good St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon Maldon · Good St George's Church of England Primary School, Great Bromley Colchester · Good St Giles' Church of England Primary School Halstead · Good St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School Brentwood · Good St Helen's Catholic Junior School Brentwood · Good St Helena School Colchester · Good St James Church of England Primary School Harlow · Good St James the Great Church of England Primary School Colchester · Good St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury Chelmsford · Good St John Fisher Catholic Primary School Loughton · Good St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford Chelmsford · Good St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Pebmarsh Halstead · Good St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Buckhurst Hill Buckhurst Hill · Good St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester COLCHESTER · Good St John's Green Primary School Colchester · Good St John's RC School (Essex) Woodford Bridge · Good St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School Hutton · Not judged St Joseph's Catholic Primary School · Good St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and Nursery Canvey Island · Good St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, SWF Chelmsford · Good St Katherine's Church of England Primary School Canvey Island · Good St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Rowhedge Colchester · Good St Leonard's Church of England Primary School Southminster · Good St Luke's Catholic Academy Harlow · Good St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary School Colchester · Good St Luke's Park Primary School Wickford · NULL St Margaret's Church of England Academy, Bowers Gifford Basildon · Not judged St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Toppesfield Halstead · Good St Mark's West Essex Catholic School Harlow · Good St Martin's School Brentwood Brentwood · Not judged St Mary's Church of England Primary School Chelmsford · Good St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Saffron Walden · Good St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Burnham-on-Crouch Burnham-on-Crouch · Good St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hatfield Broad Oak Bishop's Stortford · Requires improvement St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School Stansted · Good St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School Chelmsford · Good St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Braintree · Requires improvement St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Ramsey Harwich · Requires improvement St Michael's Primary School and Nursery, Colchester Colchester · Not judged St Nicholas Church of England Primary School RAYLEIGH · Good St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Tillingham Southminster · Good St Osyth Church of England Primary School Clacton-on-Sea · Good St Peter's Catholic Primary School Billericay · Outstanding St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy, West Hanningfield Chelmsford · Good St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Weald Brentwood · Outstanding St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Coggeshall Colchester · Good St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Sible Hedingham Halstead · Not judged St Pius X Catholic Primary School Chelmsford · Good St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Rochford · Good St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Basildon Basildon · Good St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester Colchester · Not judged St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden Saffron Walden · Good St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester Colchester · Outstanding St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, Brentwood Brentwood · Good St. George's School Colchester · Good Stambridge Primary School Rochford · Good Stanway Fiveways Primary School Colchester · Good Stanway Primary School Colchester · Good Stapleford Abbotts Primary Academy Romford · Good Staples Road Primary School Loughton · Good Stebbing Primary School Dunmow · Good Steeple Bumpstead Primary School Haverhill · Good Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow Harlow · Requires improvement Stisted Church of England Primary Academy Braintree · Outstanding Stock Church of England Primary School Ingatestone · Good Stourview Church of England Primary Academy Mistley · Requires improvement Sunnymede Primary School Billericay · Good Tabor Academy Braintree · Requires improvement Takeley Primary School Dunmow · Good Tanglewood Nursery School Chelmsford · Outstanding Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery Harlow · Good Templars Academy Witham · Good Tendring Primary School Clacton-on-Sea · Good Terling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Chelmsford · Good Thaxted Primary School Dunmow · Good The Alderton Infant School and Nursery Loughton · Good The Alderton Junior School Loughton · Good The Appleton School Benfleet · Good The Basildon Lower Academy Basildon · Requires improvement The Basildon Upper Academy Basildon · Good The Beaulieu Park School Chelmsford · Outstanding The Billericay School Billericay · Good The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School Colchester · Not judged The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School Chelmsford · Good The Boswells School Chelmsford · Good The Bromfords School Wickford · Not judged The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford Chelmsford · Good The Cornelius Vermuyden School Canvey Island The Deanes Benfleet · Good The Downs Primary School and Nursery Harlow · Requires improvement The Edith Borthwick School Braintree · Good The FitzWimarc School Rayleigh · Good The Flitch Green Academy Dunmow · Not judged The Gilberd School Colchester · Outstanding The Greenwell Academy Harlow · NULL The Hawthorns School Chelmsford · NULL The James Hornsby School Basildon · Good The King Edmund School Rochford · Good The King John School Benfleet · Good The Mayflower Primary School Harwich · Good The Ongar Academy Ongar · Good The Phoenix Primary School Basildon · Outstanding The Ramsey Academy, Halstead Halstead · Not judged The Robert Drake Primary School Benfleet · Good The Sandon School Chelmsford · Requires improvement The Sir Geoff Hurst Academy Chelmsford · NULL The Sixth Form College Colchester Colchester The Stanway School Colchester · Good The Sweyne Park School Rayleigh · Requires improvement The Thomas Lord Audley School Colchester · Good The Trinity School Colchester · NULL The Tyrrells School Chelmsford · Good The Wickford Church of England School Wickford · Outstanding The Willows Primary School Basildon · Good Theydon Bois Primary School Epping · Good Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery Loughton · Good Thriftwood School Chelmsford · Outstanding Thundersley Primary School Benfleet · Good Thurstable School Colchester · Requires improvement Tiptree Heath Primary School Colchester · Good Tollesbury School Maldon · Good Tolleshunt D'Arcy St Nicholas Primary Academy Maldon · Good Trinity Road Primary School Chelmsford · Good Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford · Good USP College Benfleet Unity Primary Academy Colchester · Requires improvement Upshire Primary Foundation School WALTHAM ABBEY · Good Vange Primary School and Nursery Basildon · Good Waltham Holy Cross Primary Academy Waltham Abbey · Good Walton on the Naze Primary School Walton on the Naze · Good Warley Primary School Brentwood · Good Water Lane Primary Academy Harlow · Good Waterman Primary School Rochford · Requires improvement Weeley St Andrew's CofE Primary School Clacton-On-Sea · Good Wells Park School Chigwell · Outstanding Wentworth Primary School Maldon · Good West Hatch High School Chigwell · Good West Horndon Primary School Brentwood · Good Westlands Community Primary School Chelmsford · Good Westwood Academy Benfleet · Outstanding Wethersfield CofE VC Primary School Braintree · Good White Bridge Primary School Loughton · Good White Court School Braintree · Good White Hall Academy and Nursery Clacton-on-Sea · Good White Notley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Witham · Good Whitmore Primary School and Nursery Basildon · Good Wickford Primary School Wickford · Good William Martin Church of England Infant and Nursery School Harlow · Good William Martin Church of England Junior School Harlow · Good William Read Primary Academy Canvey Island · Good William de Ferrers School Chelmsford · Not judged Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery Colchester · Good Willowbrook Primary School Brentwood · Good Wimbish Primary Academy Saffron Walden · Good Winter Gardens Academy Canvey Island · Good Witham Oaks Academy Witham · Good Wix and Wrabness Primary School Manningtree · Good Woodcroft Nursery School Chelmsford · Good Woodham Ley Primary School Benfleet · Good Woodham Walter Church of England Primary Academy Maldon Woodlands School Basildon · Good Woodville Primary School Chelmsford · Not judged Writtle College Limited Chelmsford Writtle Infant School Chelmsford · Good Writtle Junior School Chelmsford · Good Wyburns Primary School Rayleigh · Good de Vere Primary School Halstead · Good

How places are allocated in Essex

Primary schools: 'Priority admission area' (catchment) is an explicit oversubscription criterion before the distance tiebreaker; Essex publishes an online catchment-area finder. (source)

Most schools use the local authority's default scheme rather than a school-specific catchment map — see each school's page for its own designated/catchment area where one is published.

Essex entrance test format

Essex has TWO different 11+ tests: 1. The CSSE exam — used by King Edward VI Grammar School (Chelmsford), Colchester Royal Grammar School, Colchester County High School for Girls, and the Southend grammar schools: English (60 minutes — comprehension, applied reasoning and a short continuous-writing element) and Mathematics (60 minutes, Key Stage 2-based), each marked out of 60. NO verbal or non-verbal reasoning; written (not purely multiple-choice) answers. One registration (csse.org.uk) and one mid-September sitting covers all CSSE schools; a combined standardised score around 303+ has historically been the consideration threshold. 2. Chelmsford County High School for Girls — NOT in the CSSE: it runs its own FSCE (Future Stories Community Enterprise) test, registered direct with the school on a separate date. FSCE questions can draw on the whole primary curriculum to the end of Year 5, in a different style from the CSSE papers — a girl applying to CCHS plus other Essex grammars prepares for two different exam formats.

Key dates

Entry yearEventDate
Sept 2027 Registration opens 2026-05-12 (passed)
Sept 2027 Registration closes 2026-06-19 (passed)
Sept 2027 Test date 2026-09-19
Sept 2027 Results released 2026-10-15
Sept 2027 Application deadline 2026-10-31
Sept 2027 Offer day 2027-03-01
Sept 2026 Registration opens 2025-05-08 (passed)
Sept 2026 Registration closes 2025-06-30 (passed)
Sept 2026 Test date 2025-09-21 (passed)
Sept 2026 Results released 2025-10-11 (passed)
Sept 2026 Application deadline 2025-10-31 (passed)
Sept 2026 Offer day 2026-03-01 (passed)

Out-of-area applications

Three of Essex's four grammar schools (King Edward VI Grammar School in Chelmsford, Colchester Royal Grammar School, Colchester County High School for Girls) select through the Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex (CSSE) — a single shared 11+ exam also used by the Southend grammar schools. One registration (online at csse.org.uk, historically mid-May to mid-June of Year 5) and one sitting covers every CSSE school. EXCEPTION — Chelmsford County High School for Girls is NOT in the CSSE: it runs its own FSCE (Future Stories Community Enterprise) entrance test with separate registration direct with the school. A girl applying to CCHS and other Essex grammar schools sits two different exams. Children living outside Essex can register and sit the exam — but check each school's oversubscription criteria: several CSSE schools operate priority admission areas, and some allocate a portion of places by score rank regardless of address. Apply for places via your home LA's Common Application Form by 31 October. A total standardised score of roughly 303+ has historically been the consideration threshold for CSSE schools, but each school sets its own cutoff based on demand.

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