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Rochford Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
6 Ashingdon Road, Rochford SS4 1NJ · rochford.essex.sch.uk · 01702 544342
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 77%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Essex 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.47 mi
- 0.75 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 239
- 96% of 248 places
- Local authority
- Essex
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 32.4%
- First language not English
- 5%
- 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 0.47 mi (750 m) from the school. Source: Essex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 34 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 82% 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 | 30 | 34 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 40 | 1.3▲ | 70% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 93% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 27 | 0.9 | 96% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 0.47 mi0.75 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 77% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 23% 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 | |||
| ▲77% | 62% | ||
| ▲23% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Rochford Primary and Nursery School on 2 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Early years: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 2 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Feb 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Feb 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (33 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 33
- 14% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied