The Wickford Church of England School

Academy converter·Infant school Wickford, Essex·SS11 8HE

School type

Infant school

Ages 2–7

Key Stage 2 performance

The Wickford Church of England School is an infant school for pupils aged 2–7. Pupils move on to a separate junior or middle school before Year 6, so the school does not enter pupils for the Key Stage 2 SATs and has no KS2 results to publish.

This applies to every infant school in England — it does not mean data is missing. Ofsted judgements and school information are shown below.

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first

100%

32 first choices, 42 places

First choices per place

0.76

fewer first choices than places

Applications naming the school

115

any preference, for 42 places

First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.18

00.511.5

1 per place

0.7720220.9520230.9520240.9420250.762026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put The Wickford Church of England School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness

Outstanding

Quality of education

Outstanding

Behaviour and attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership and management

Outstanding

Safeguarding effective?

Yes

Early years provision

Outstanding

School profile

Age range: 2–7
Pupils on roll: 140
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6

10.5%

Typical primary: 21.5%

% EAL

5.0%

Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support

7.1%

Typical primary: 14.3%

% with an EHC plan

1.4%

Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence

4.2%

Typical primary: 5.3%

Persistently absent

7.6%

Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher

13.8

Typical primary: 20.7

Spend per pupil

£6,611

Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

Nearby primary schools

Hilltop Junior School Wickford · 0.4 mi 50.6 North Crescent Primary School Wickford · 0.5 mi 54.7 Wickford Primary School Wickford · 0.6 mi 38.5 Runwell Community Primary School Wickford · 0.6 mi 39.1 Oakfield Primary School Wickford · 0.8 mi 49.1 Abacus Primary School Wickford · 1.0 mi 52.2 Grange Primary School Wickford · 1.0 mi 46.5 Rettendon Primary School Chelmsford · 2.1 mi 26.0

Location

Official sources

Latest Ofsted report reports.ofsted.gov.uk DfE Compare School Performance compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk GIAS school details get-information-schools.service.gov.uk

About The Wickford Church of England School

The Wickford Church of England School is a primary school in Wickford, Essex, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. Around 140 pupils aged 2 to 7 attend the school. The school holds an 'Outstanding' judgement from Ofsted.

The Wickford Church of England School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 32 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.2%. There are about 13.8 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 11% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.