The Wickford Church of England School

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

Rayleigh and WickfordConstituency

SS11 8HEPostcode

9.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Wickford Church of England School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–7, located in Essex, East of England.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 135 pupils. The Wickford Church of England School is part of HEARTS ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Ethnicity

White

70%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Unclassified

Pupils

135

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 7
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 135
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: HEARTS ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
14 Nov 2023	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
3 Dec 2013	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.