Primary school

Rochford Primary and Nursery School

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Essex
  • SS4 1NJ
Ofsted report card · inspected Jun 2026

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,545 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 17%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 66%66%2016/17: top 73%2017/18: top 8%2018/19: top 7%7% · 2018/192022/23: top 26%2023/24: top 27%2024/25: top 17%No exams

Against East of EnglandArrows: East of England rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM77% · East of England 64%9/10 Top 20%−11.6 pts
Higher standard, RWM23% · East of England 7%10/10 Top 10%+17 pts
Reading score105 · East of England 1064/10 Below−62.3 pts
Maths score106 · East of England 1056/10 Middle−16.4 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 47% · 32 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 53% · 30 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 87% · 31 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 87% · 31 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 71% · 28 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 72% · 32 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 77% · 30 pupils · East of England 64%87%47%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 9% · 32 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 7% · 30 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 13% · 31 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 16% · 31 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 11% · 28 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 3% · 32 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 23% · 30 pupils · East of England 7%23%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 32 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 102 · 30 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 110 · 31 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 109 · 31 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 106 · 28 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 104 · 32 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 105 · 30 pupils · East of England 106110102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 32 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 105 · 30 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 105 · 31 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 107 · 31 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 107 · 28 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 105 · 32 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 106 · 30 pupils · East of England 105107102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in82.3%
28 of 34 who put it first2014 · 72.5%2026 · 82.4%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3428
2nd302
3rd180

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2008–2026

  • InclusionStrong
  • AchievementStrong
  • Curriculum and teachingStrong
  • Attendance and behaviourStrong
  • Leadership and governanceStrong
  • Early yearsStrong
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2008Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2011Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2013Goodas predecessor
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2022Remains Good
  6. 2026Lowest Strong

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026239
Free school meals (past 6 years)33.6%
First language not English4.9%
SEN support11.1%
EHC plan2.5%
Absence (sessions missed)3.7%
Persistently absent pupils3.3%

Girls 53.3%Boys 46.7%

96.4% full · 248 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher26.7
Pupils per adult9.4
  • Classroom teachers 7.7
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 14.1
  • Other support 6.1

Teachers 8.7 FTE · Whole workforce 28.8 · 41 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,779
Spend per pupil£6,574
Staff spend per pupil£5,148
Reserve per pupil£1,315
  • +£307,000revenue reserve
  • +£48,000in-year balance

Grants £6,535 · self-generated £296 · premises £535 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: SOUTH EAST ESSEX ACADEMY TRUST (8 academies) · trust reserve £3,901,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it