Heybridge Primary School

Academy sponsor led·Primary school Maldon, Essex·CM9 4TU
Composite score
55.6
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#5,288
National rank
#546
In East of England
#157
In Essex
Top 36%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
64%
% achieving higher RWM
12%
Reading average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
44 first choices, 55 places
First choices per place
0.80
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
70
any preference, for 55 places
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.18
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0820220.8020230.9120240.6220250.802026

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

Every child who put Heybridge Primary 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).

School profile

Age range
2–11
Pupils on roll
417
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
35.4%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
4.6%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
13.4%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.7%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
7.5%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
23.7%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
22.8
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,783
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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School overview

Heybridge Primary School is a primary school serving Maldon, Essex, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. It has 417 pupils aged 2 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Heybridge Primary School 'Good'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 64% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 10.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 36% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 12% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Heybridge Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 44 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 7.5%. There are about 22.8 pupils per teacher. 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.

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