Rochford Primary and Nursery School

About Rochford Primary and Nursery School

Rochford Primary and Nursery School holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a significant improvement from its previous Requires Improvement judgement. The school’s most recent graded inspection, in 2013, awarded a Good overall, and an ungraded inspection in 2022 confirmed that the school remains Good, with leadership and management also rated Good. The most telling academic metric comes from the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results: 72% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That figure sits ten percentage points above the local authority average of 62%, placing the school in the top half of primary schools nationally, at the 25th percentile. Within the Rochford local authority, it ranks 12th out of 19 schools on this measure, with a ranking score of 72. The school’s capacity is 248 pupils, and it currently has 244 on roll, so it is running very close to full.

Digging deeper into the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 data, the school’s strongest individual subject is writing, where 81% of pupils reached the expected standard and 28% achieved a higher standard. Reading follows closely, with 81% at the expected level and 13% at the higher level. In maths, 75% met the expected standard and 22% reached the higher level, with an average scaled score of 105. The combined expected standard figure of 72% is notably stronger than the Essex local authority average of 62%, and the school’s national percentile ranking of 25th places it above the median for primary schools across England. The school does not have a sixth form, as it is a primary school for ages 3 to 11, and it does not publish Progress 8 scores, so the Key Stage 2 outcomes are the most reliable gauge of its academic performance.

The school offers a nursery provision for children aged 3 and up, and its facilities include a library, playing fields, music rooms, a gymnasium and a Forest School. Sports on offer are football, rounders, gymnastics, netball and cricket, and clubs include drama, eco club, chess and gardening. For families with children who have special educational needs, the school lists provisions for specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. The school was oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, with 74 applications for 30 places and 29 offers made to first-preference applicants, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.47. This is a school that suits families who value strong core academic outcomes above the local average, a broad range of extracurricular activities, and a clear SEND support offer, all within a full-to-capacity community setting.

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