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Education in Rochford

District

The south east of the East of England. 90,760 people in 167 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Rochford, 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

Rochford had 28 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

CouncilGreat Britain only
28
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Rochford had 28 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: Rochford among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Rochford is 28.

Schools

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Schools in Rochford

Rochford has 28 open schools: 22 primary, 4 secondary, 1 special and 1 pupil referral and alternative provision.

Outstanding
0
Good
8
Requires improvement
1
Inadequate
0

9 of the 27 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between October 2019 and March 2024.

3 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

4 schools 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 (22)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Barling Magna Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led4 to 11167Standards maintained, January 2025Good (overall), October 201968% met KS2 standard
Canewdon Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1190Requires improvement (overall), February 2020, before the school changed59% met KS2 standard
Down Hall Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11272Standards maintained, February 202581% met KS2 standard
Edward Francis Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11423School remains Good, April 202357% met KS2 standard
Glebe Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led2 to 11403Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade60% met KS2 standard
Great Wakering Primary AcademyAcademy converter4 to 11412Standards maintained, January 202540% met KS2 standard
Grove Wood Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11630Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade65% met KS2 standard
Holt Farm Infant SchoolCommunity school4 to 7211School remains Good, March 2023
Holt Farm Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led7 to 11296Good (overall), February 202460% met KS2 standard
Lift AshingdonAcademy converter5 to 11206Good (overall), September 202387% met KS2 standard
Lift HockleyAcademy converter4 to 11331Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met80% met KS2 standard
Lift PlumberowAcademy converter5 to 11633School remains Good, January 202479% met KS2 standard
Lift WesteringsAcademy converter4 to 11417School remains Good, May 202385% met KS2 standard
Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11420School remains Good, January 202370% met KS2 standard
Rayleigh Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11463Good (overall), March 202478% met KS2 standard
Riverside Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11422School remains Good, December 202360% met KS2 standard
Rochford Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11239Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met77% met KS2 standard
St Nicholas Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11141School remains Good, November 201932% met KS2 standard
St Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11196Good (overall), March 202338% met KS2 standard
Stambridge Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 1182Good (overall), November 2023100% met KS2 standard
Waterman Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1167Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met50% met KS2 standard
Wyburns Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11187School remains Good, May 202245% met KS2 standard

Secondary (4)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Lift GreenswardAcademy sponsor led11 to 181,605School remains Good, November 2023Attainment 8: 50.5
The FitzWimarc SchoolAcademy converter11 to 191,770Good (overall), October 2022Attainment 8: 47.3
The King Edmund SchoolAcademy converter11 to 191,318Good (overall), January 2024Attainment 8: 39.3
The Sweyne Park SchoolAcademy converter11 to 191,429Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 41.3

Special (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Omnia FoundationOther independent special school12 to 1724No outcome in Ofsted's file

Pupil referral and alternative provision (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Poplar Adolescent UnitPupil referral unit11 to 180Graded inspection, June 2025: 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.