# Alternatives to Mersea Island School

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as Mersea Island School and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## Mersea Island School, for comparison

1.00 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [St Cedd's Church of England Primary School, Southminster](/school/140844/st-cedd-s-church-of-england-primary-school) | 3.7 mi south | 0.75 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | not recorded |
| [Tollesbury School, Maldon](/school/114925/tollesbury-school) | 3.8 mi west | 0.96 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | not recorded |
| [Langenhoe Community Primary School, Colchester](/school/151064/langenhoe-community-primary-school) | 3.8 mi north | 1.13 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [Fingringhoe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Colchester](/school/115139/fingringhoe-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-primary-school) | 4.8 mi north | 1.13 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [Layer-de-la-Haye Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester](/school/115080/layer-de-la-haye-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-primary-school) | 5.4 mi north-west | 0.97 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | not recorded |
| [Cherry Tree Academy, Colchester](/school/142002/cherry-tree-academy) | 5.5 mi north | 0.93 | 2026 | Good | no | yes |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

Full page: https://www.schoolrecord.co.uk/school/115311/mersea-island-school/alternatives
The school this compares against: /school/115311/mersea-island-school