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Tollesbury School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school

East Street, Tollesbury, Maldon CM9 8QE · tollesbury.essex.sch.uk · 01621 869242

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · May 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
72%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Essex 63%, England 62%
Last distance offered
No limit
Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
169
80% of 210 places
Local authority
Essex
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
12.4%
First language not English
1.2%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2025, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Essex Council’s document.

For Reception in September 2026, 22 families put the school first and 23 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 35 (Places 30)35September 2023: 20 (Places 21)20September 2024: 24 (Places 28)24September 2025: 20 (Places 23)20September 2026: 22 (Places 23)22Places 23
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202623221100%
September 2025Sept 202523200.9100%
September 2024Sept 202428240.9100%
September 2023Sept 202321201100%
September 2022Sept 202230351.2▲86%

Results

In 2024/25, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 6% the higher standard. Across Essex it was 63%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 65% (England 53%)65%2016/17: 50% (England 61%)50%2017/18: 63% (England 64%)63%2018/19: 35% (England 65%)35%2022/23: 62% (England 60%)62%2023/24: 53% (England 61%)53%2024/25: 72% (England 62%)72%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲72%62%
●6%8%
Average scaled score
●106106
●105105
●106105

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 24 May 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Tollesbury School was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
23 May 2024
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Mar 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • May 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Mar 2010Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (51 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
82%
Replies
51
29% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school●87% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲97% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved●82% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼73% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●86% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▲92% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼82% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼88% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲98% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼74% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲82% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 84% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼32% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 37% who had a child bullied

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