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
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Offered their first choice
90.3%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 87.4% in 2016.
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Offered one of their three
97.6%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
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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
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Offered their first choice
83.4%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 85.7% in 2016.
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Offered one of their three
94.9%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
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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 Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.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.
Secondary
| School | 1st prefs per place | Demand since | Latest Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| The FitzWimarc School
Rayleigh |
0.97 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| The Gilberd School
Colchester |
1.31 | - | Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| The James Hornsby School
Basildon |
1.28 | - | Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework) |
| The King Edmund School
Rochford |
0.85 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| The King John School
Benfleet |
1.39 | - | Strong standard Ofsted report card (current framework) |
| The Ongar Academy
Ongar |
0.84 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| The Ramsey Academy, Halstead
Halstead |
0.93 | - | Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| The Sandon School
Chelmsford |
0.77 | - | Requires improvement Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| The Stanway School
Colchester |
0.93 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| The Sweyne Park School
Rayleigh |
0.85 | - | Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| The Thomas Lord Audley School
Colchester |
1.30 | - | Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| The Trinity School
Colchester |
0.71 | - | Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Thurstable School
Colchester |
0.80 | - | Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| West Hatch High School
Chigwell |
1.32 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| William de Ferrers School
Chelmsford |
0.97 | - | Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Woodlands School
Basildon |
1.39 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
Elsewhere
- Most sought-after schools in Essex by first preferences per place
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- 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)
- What data we hold