Tollesbury School
About Tollesbury School
Tollesbury School is a state primary in the Essex local authority, serving 163 pupils aged 4 to 11 in the Maldon borough. Within the local landscape of 444 same-type schools across Essex, it sits at rank 274, placing it in the middle of the pack. The top-performing peers in the area include St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester, Stambridge Primary School, and Great Totham Primary School, all of which achieved the highest possible ranking score of 100. Tollesbury's own ranking score of 53 places it in the bottom 50% nationally, though it's worth noting the school is oversubscribed for the 2025/26 academic year, with 29 applications for 23 places and 20 first-preference offers made. This suggests a solid local reputation despite the modest ranking position.
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- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
24 May 2024Latest monitoring visit (24 May 2024): School remains Good
Source: Ofsted, 12 Jun 2014. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
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