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Wentworth Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Viking Road, Maldon CM9 6JN · wentworth.essex.sch.uk · 01621 853572
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 67%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Essex 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.53 mi
- 0.86 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 437
- 98% of 445 places
- Local authority
- Essex
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 15.1%
- First language not English
- 0.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.53 mi (859 m) from the school. Source: Essex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 68 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 79% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 68 | 1.1▲ | 79% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 81 | 1.4▲ | 70% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 82 | 1.4▲ | 73% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 72 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 77 | 67 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 0.53 mi0.86 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 9% the higher standard. Across Essex it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲67% | 62% | ||
| ●9% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 3 March 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Wentworth Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 2 Mar 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Apr 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (61 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 61
- 14% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 25% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (21%) with SEND