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All Saints Maldon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Primary · Maldon · CM9 6HY

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Needs attention

Report-card inspection (current system, from November 2025)

The headline grade shown is the Achievement area of the school's report card.

Safeguarding: MetCurriculum & teaching: Needs attentionAchievement: Needs attentionAttendance & behaviour: Expected standardPersonal development: Expected standardInclusion: Expected standardLeadership & governance: Expected standardEarly years: Expected standardPost-16: Not applicable

Inspected 15 September 2026 · report published 15 October 2026

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At a glance

316 pupils · 100% of 315 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary controlled school
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
22.8% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
3.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
17% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.allsaintsprimaryschoolmaldon.co.uk
URN
115103

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 63 families named it first for 45 Reception places, 1.40 first choices per place. We hold one Reception admissions round for it, 2026 entry, and it was not decided by a published distance. At its report-card inspection on 15 September 2026, under the system Ofsted introduced in November 2025, the Achievement area was judged Needs attention. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.8% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.40 first-choice applications per place

45 places offered · 63 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Cutoff by admission criterion (2026 entry)

Criterion 3 (Children living in the priority admission area of Maldon)
0.978 miles

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

44 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
48%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
7%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
103
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
103
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school48%
Median of its 12 closest peers68.5%
Essex average63.8%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Carisbrooke Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolNewport · 112 miles awayGood69%
The Albert Pye Community Primary SchoolBeccles · 63 miles awayGood82%
Denmead Junior SchoolWaterlooville · 94 miles awayNo current grade46%
Orchard Vale Community SchoolBarnstaple · 207 miles awayGood51%
Blakeley Heath Primary SchoolWolverhampton · 133 miles awayGood (2016)81%
Westfield Primary SchoolRadstock · 139 miles awayGood88%
Carbeile Junior SchoolTorpoint · 231 miles awayExpected standard57%
Upton Junior SchoolPoole · 136 miles awayGood47%
Longton Lane Community Primary SchoolSt Helens · 186 miles awayGood61%
Clanfield Junior SchoolWaterlooville · 90 miles awayExpected standard71%
St David's Church of England Primary SchoolMoreton-in-Marsh · 103 miles awayNeeds attention68%
The Latimer Primary SchoolLeicester · 102 miles awayGood69%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 91% (Essex 73%, England 60%) · Any other White background 2% (Essex 7%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Essex 1%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Essex 3%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 1% (Essex 3%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Essex 2%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Essex 1%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Essex 1%, England 5%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.8%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
14.5%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

2.24 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Essex: 3.26 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
22.2
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

96% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 3% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

47.6% of teachers took sickness absence, 4.9 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £48,012; 10% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£6,796
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 83% (76%) · premises 3% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 5% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (3%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £95,402; in-year balance +£25,842

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher29.9%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications20.6%18.1%
In managerial or professional work38%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways14.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health39.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier76.8%62.3%
Social housing7.5%17.1%
Privately rented15.7%20.5%
Detached houses20%22.9%
Flats27.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms18.9%21.1%
Households with no car or van21.4%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01021891 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£327,500256 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£267,000–£421,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (53)£530,000
Semi-detached (87)£375,000
Terraced (63)£296,000
Flat (53)£212,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
1an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
12an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
2an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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