Rayleigh Primary School
Primary schoolRayleigh Primary School is a primary school in Rochford, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 463 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), March 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 26 March 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 78% of pupils at Rayleigh Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Essex and 62% in England.
11% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 11% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Glebe Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)800 m
- The FitzWimarc SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), October 2022. Attainment 8 of 47.3 (2025/26, provisional)890 m
- Edward Francis Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, April 2023. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)980 m
- The Sweyne Park SchoolSecondary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 41.3 (2025/26, provisional)1.2 km
- Down Hall Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, February 2025. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
- Wyburns Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, May 2022. 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.6 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Rochford
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).