Wickford Primary School

Wickford Primary School is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating in all inspected areas including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership. The school fosters a positive learning environment where pupils feel happy, safe, and are encouraged to develop their independence and leadership skills. The curriculum is ambitious and well-structured, supporting pupils' learning across a broad range of subjects, particularly in reading where early phonics and reading skills are a strong focus. The school's commitment to personal development, including its focus on resilience and community values, has contributed to a supportive atmosphere for both students and staff.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy and engaged in their learning.
• The school has an ambitious and well-structured curriculum.
• Teachers facilitate strong independent learning from early years.
• Pupils develop resilience and leadership skills through various roles.
• Reading is prioritized with effective phonics teaching.

Areas for Improvement

• Leaders need to better understand and monitor curriculum implementation in some subjects.
• Some staff lack confidence in delivering the curriculum effectively.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Wickford Primary School attended 94.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 2.9% of pupils at Wickford Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Wickford Primary School had 20.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.2% of pupils at Wickford Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Wickford Primary School received £6,726 and spent £6,534 for each of its 473 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,097,000 (£2,320 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Wickford Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Wickford Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Wickford Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Wickford Primary School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Wickford Primary School have?

Wickford Primary School has 472 pupils on roll.

What age range does Wickford Primary School cover?

Wickford Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Wickford Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 52% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Wickford Primary School?

Wickford Primary School is at Market Road, Wickford, Essex, SS12 0AG.