# Education in Maldon

The south east of the East of England. 70,196 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 357 square kilometres.

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

In: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england)

## Number of schools

Maldon: **23** (2026, council level, Great Britain only). Source: Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government. Published 15 October 2026.

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

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/number-of-schools#place=E07000074) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/number-of-schools) · https://openindex.co.uk/maldon/education#l-schools-count

## Schools

Exact point level, Great Britain only. Source: Department for Education and Ofsted and Department for Education and Welsh Government and Scottish Government and Ordnance Survey.

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

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools#place=E07000074) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) · https://openindex.co.uk/maldon/education#l-schools

## Schools in Maldon

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

| Latest Ofsted grade | Schools |
| --- | --- |
| 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) (19)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | Results (KS2 2024/25) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [All Saints Maldon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-saints-maldon-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-primary-school-e115103) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 316 | School remains Good, July 2022 | 48% met KS2 standard |
| [Burnham-on-Crouch Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burnham-on-crouch-primary-school-e114821) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 421 | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 73% met KS2 standard |
| [Christchurch Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christchurch-church-of-england-primary-school-e142252) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 109 | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 33% met KS2 standard |
| [Cold Norton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cold-norton-primary-school-e114904) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 157 | Good (overall), March 2024 | 70% met KS2 standard |
| [Great Totham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/great-totham-primary-school-e115244) | Foundation school | 4 to 11 | 431 | School remains Good, April 2023 | 82% met KS2 standard |
| [Heybridge Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heybridge-primary-school-e138994) | Academy sponsor led | 2 to 11 | 428 | Good (overall), January 2023 | 64% met KS2 standard |
| [Limebrook Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/limebrook-primary-school-and-nursery-e150739) | Free schools | 2 to 11 | 137 | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Maldon Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maldon-primary-school-e143122) | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 171 | Good (overall), July 2023 | 46% met KS2 standard |
| [Maylandsea Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maylandsea-primary-school-e142254) | Academy converter | 5 to 11 | 217 | School remains Good, June 2024 | 63% met KS2 standard |
| [Purleigh Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/purleigh-community-primary-school-e140744) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 206 | Good (overall), May 2024 | 74% met KS2 standard |
| [St Cedd's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-cedds-church-of-england-primary-school-e140844) | Academy sponsor led | 5 to 11 | 120 | School remains Good, March 2023 | 38% met KS2 standard |
| [St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-francis-catholic-primary-school-maldon-e115198) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 196 | School remains Good, May 2024 | 67% met KS2 standard |
| [St Leonard's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-leonards-church-of-england-primary-school-e140180) | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 258 | Good (overall), April 2024 | 29% met KS2 standard |
| [St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Burnham-on-Crouch](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-primary-school-burnham-on-crouch-e115159) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 246 | School remains Good, September 2022 | 94% met KS2 standard |
| [St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Tillingham](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-nicholas-church-of-england-primary-school-tillingham-e147413) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 87 | Good (overall), June 2024 | 47% met KS2 standard |
| [Tollesbury School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tollesbury-school-e114925) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 169 | School remains Good, May 2024 | 72% met KS2 standard |
| [Tolleshunt D'Arcy St Nicholas Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tolleshunt-darcy-st-nicholas-primary-academy-e147403) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 110 | School remains Good, March 2024 | 65% met KS2 standard |
| [Wentworth Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wentworth-primary-school-e114933) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 437 | School remains Good, March 2023 | 67% met KS2 standard |
| [Woodham Walter Church of England Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodham-walter-church-of-england-primary-academy-e151510) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 75 | Some aspects not as strong, November 2024 | – |

### Secondary (2) (2)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | Results (KS4 2025/26) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ormiston Rivers Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ormiston-rivers-academy-e137152) | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 18 | 1,103 | School remains Good, June 2023 | Attainment 8: 36.7 |
| [Plume School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/plume-school-e137790) | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,789 | Good (overall), November 2023 | Attainment 8: 42.2 |

### Independent (1) (1)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Maldon Court Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maldon-court-preparatory-school-e115421) | Other independent school | 1 to 11 | 142 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |

### Pupil referral and alternative provision (1) (1)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Mid Essex Co-Operative Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mid-essex-co-operative-academy-e143591) | Academy alternative provision converter | 5 to 16 | 57 | Graded 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.

## More on this place

- [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon)
- [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon/housing) (17)
- [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon/crime) (13)
- [People](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon/people) (24)
- [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon/deprivation) (8)
- [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon/health) (4)
- [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon/environment) (9)
- [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon/transport) (4)
- [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon/connectivity) (5)
- [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon/planning) (3)
- [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon/economy) (4)
- [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon/council-tax) (10)
- [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon/elections) (7)
- [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon/services) (3)
- [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon/sources) (28)

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E07000074/data?family=education

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Snapshot 2026.10.10. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/maldon/education