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Education in Maldon

District

The south east of the East of England. 70,196 people in 357 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Maldon, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Under 25250 or more

Maldon had 23 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

CouncilGreat Britain only
23
Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Maldon had 23 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: Maldon among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Maldon is 23.

Schools

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Published as points, so there is no single figure for Maldon. The map shows each one.

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Schools in Maldon

Maldon has 23 open schools: 19 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independent and 1 pupil referral and alternative provision.

Outstanding
0
Good
7
Requires improvement
0
Inadequate
0

7 of the 21 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between January 2023 and June 2024.

1 school has a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

1 school had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Primary (19)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
All Saints Maldon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11316School remains Good, July 202248% met KS2 standard
Burnham-on-Crouch Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11421Standards maintained, January 202573% met KS2 standard
Christchurch Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11109Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met33% met KS2 standard
Cold Norton Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11157Good (overall), March 202470% met KS2 standard
Great Totham Primary SchoolFoundation school4 to 11431School remains Good, April 202382% met KS2 standard
Heybridge Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led2 to 11428Good (overall), January 202364% met KS2 standard
Limebrook Primary School and NurseryFree schools2 to 11137No outcome in Ofsted's file
Maldon Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 11171Good (overall), July 202346% met KS2 standard
Maylandsea Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11217School remains Good, June 202463% met KS2 standard
Purleigh Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11206Good (overall), May 202474% met KS2 standard
St Cedd's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led5 to 11120School remains Good, March 202338% met KS2 standard
St Francis Catholic Primary School, MaldonVoluntary aided school4 to 11196School remains Good, May 202467% met KS2 standard
St Leonard's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 11258Good (overall), April 202429% met KS2 standard
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Burnham-on-CrouchVoluntary aided school4 to 11246School remains Good, September 202294% met KS2 standard
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, TillinghamAcademy converter4 to 1187Good (overall), June 202447% met KS2 standard
Tollesbury SchoolCommunity school4 to 11169School remains Good, May 202472% met KS2 standard
Tolleshunt D'Arcy St Nicholas Primary AcademyAcademy converter4 to 11110School remains Good, March 202465% met KS2 standard
Wentworth Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11437School remains Good, March 202367% met KS2 standard
Woodham Walter Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter4 to 1175Some aspects not as strong, November 2024

Secondary (2)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Ormiston Rivers AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 181,103School remains Good, June 2023Attainment 8: 36.7
Plume SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,789Good (overall), November 2023Attainment 8: 42.2

Independent (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Maldon Court Preparatory SchoolOther independent school1 to 11142Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Pupil referral and alternative provision (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Mid Essex Co-Operative AcademyAcademy alternative provision converter5 to 1657Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.