Maldon Primary School

Maldon Primary School has shown significant improvement since its previous inspection, where it received an inadequate grade. The school is now performing well in all areas, including the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership, and early years provision, all rated as good. Pupils appreciate the positive changes in the school environment, which has become a happy and supportive place for learning. The leadership has been pivotal in implementing effective systems for attendance and behaviour, and the curriculum enhancements are evident as teachers have received the necessary training and resources.

Strengths

• Rapid and sustainable journey of improvement
• Pupils demonstrate positive behaviour and attitudes
• Strong leadership with accurate understanding of school needs
• Effective phonics programme leading to improved pupil achievement
• Comprehensive safeguarding measures ensure pupils' safety
• Strong support for disadvantaged pupils and young carers

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils have gaps in knowledge from previous curriculums
• Not enough explanation and revision for key concepts
• Some staff do not adapt lessons adequately for key skill practice

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 Maldon Primary School attended 91.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 30.9% 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, 6.6% of pupils at Maldon Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). 2 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 Maldon Primary School had 16.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 20.5% of pupils at Maldon Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.1% 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 2024–25 Maldon Primary School received £8,168 and spent £8,266 for each of its 182 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £82,000 (£449 per pupil).

Across all 45 schools of The Kemnal Academies Trust, income was £8,501 and spending £8,452 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Maldon · Essex local authority: places and applications

Maldon Primary School is part of The Kemnal Academies Trust, which runs 45 schools. The nearest others:

• Heybridge Primary School Maldon
• Hylands School Chelmsford
• Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery Colchester
• Stapleford Abbotts Primary Academy Romford
• Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy Gillingham
• Rainham School for Girls Gillingham
• Debden Park High School Loughton
• King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy Waltham Abbey
• Shenstone School Crayford
• Welling School Welling

What is Maldon Primary School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Maldon Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Maldon Primary School was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Maldon Primary School have?

Maldon Primary School has 171 pupils on roll.

What age range does Maldon Primary School cover?

Maldon Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 46% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Maldon Primary School?

Maldon Primary School is at Wantz Chase, Maldon, Essex, CM9 5DQ.