Schools in Essex

484 schools with published admissions figures

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The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Essex

Primary

Offered their first choice 90.3%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 87.4% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 97.6%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 15,737
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 90.3% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 97.6% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 2.9 points higher than in 2016, when it was 87.4%.

The council's primary schools between them had 17,932 places for 15,737 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

Offered their first choice 83.4%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 85.7% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 94.9%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 16,568
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 83.4% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 94.9% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 2.2 points lower than in 2016, when it was 85.7%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 17,590 places for 16,568 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in Essex lodged 917 appeals about a school place.

647 of them were heard by a panel and 88 succeeded, which is about 14 in every 100 heard.

The other 270 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

Primary

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
The Phoenix Primary School Basildon	1.05	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
The Robert Drake Primary School Benfleet	1.04	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
The Tyrrells School Chelmsford	0.85	-	Improved significantly Ofsted ungraded inspection
The Wickford Church of England School Wickford	0.76	-	Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
The Willows Primary School Basildon	0.95	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection
Theydon Bois Primary School Epping	1.27	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery Loughton	1.03	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Thundersley Primary School Benfleet	0.95	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Tiptree Heath Primary School Colchester	1.07	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection
Tollesbury School Maldon	0.96	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Tolleshunt D'Arcy St Nicholas Primary Academy Maldon	0.80	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Trinity Road Primary School Chelmsford	0.74	-	Some aspects not as strong Ofsted ungraded inspection
Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford	1.00	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Unity Primary Academy Colchester	0.91	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Upshire Primary Foundation School WALTHAM ABBEY	0.96	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Vange Primary School and Nursery Basildon	-	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Waltham Holy Cross Primary Academy Waltham Abbey	0.98	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Walton on the Naze Primary School Walton on the Naze	0.95	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Warley Primary School Brentwood	0.72	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Water Lane Primary Academy Harlow	0.87	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Waterman Primary School Rochford	0.75	-	Requires improvement Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Weeley St Andrew's CofE Primary School Clacton-On-Sea	0.89	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Wentworth Primary School Maldon	1.13	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
West Horndon Primary School Brentwood	1.10	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Westlands Community Primary School Chelmsford	0.76	-	Improved significantly Ofsted ungraded inspection
Westwood Academy Benfleet	2.04	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection
Wethersfield CofE VC Primary School Braintree	-	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
White Bridge Primary School Loughton	0.92	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
White Court School Braintree	1.03	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
White Hall Academy and Nursery Clacton-on-Sea	0.95	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
White Notley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Witham	1.53	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Whitmore Primary School and Nursery Basildon	0.91	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection
Wickford Primary School Wickford	0.94	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
William Martin Church of England Infant and Nursery School Harlow	0.97	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
William Read Primary Academy Canvey Island	1.03	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection
Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery Colchester	-	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Willowbrook Primary School Brentwood	1.07	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Wimbish Primary Academy Saffron Walden	-	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Winter Gardens Academy Canvey Island	0.93	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Wix and Wrabness Primary School Manningtree	1.12	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Woodham Ley Primary School Benfleet	1.34	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Woodham Walter Church of England Primary Academy Maldon	0.83	-	Some aspects not as strong Ofsted ungraded inspection
Woodville Primary School Chelmsford	0.98	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Writtle Infant School Chelmsford	1.18	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Wyburns Primary School Rayleigh	0.86	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
de Vere Primary School Halstead	0.87	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)

Elsewhere

Most sought-after schools in Essex by first preferences per place
Schools in CB10 (6)
Schools in CB11 (9)
Schools in CB9 (12)
Schools in CM0 (6)
Schools in CM1 (23)
Schools in CM11 (5)
Schools in CM12 (4)
Schools in CM13 (7)
Schools in CM14 (5)
Schools in CM15 (11)
Schools in CM16 (7)
Schools in CM17 (9)
Schools in CM18 (13)
Schools in CM19 (7)
Schools in CM2 (16)
Schools in CM20 (8)
Schools in CM22 (7)
Schools in CM23 (23)
Schools in CM24 (4)
Schools in CM3 (23)
Schools in CM4 (5)
Schools in CM5 (6)
Schools in CM6 (10)
Schools in CM7 (15)
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