St Cedd's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Southminster · CM0 7PY · Essex
Ages 5–11
- KS269%
- Absence5.3%
- FSM13.3%
2.1 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 147413
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Tillingham
Academy converter · Southminster · CM0 7TJ
Ages 4–11 · 87 pupils · Essex
Ofsted
Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
25%
Overall absence
9.1%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2024-06-04
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)25%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 99.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 95.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 99.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence9.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)23.8%
Unauthorised3.2%
- Authorised absence
- 5.9%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 3.1%
- Enrolments in measure
- 130
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill59%
87 pupils · 147 places
- Pupils on roll
- 87
- Boys / girls
- 48 / 39
- School capacity
- 147
- Capacity fill
- 87 / 147 (59%)
- Free school meals
- 19.5%
- FSM pupils
- 17
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 4–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chelmsford
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE DIOCESE OF CHELMSFORD VINE SCHOOLS TRUST
- Academy trust
- THE DIOCESE OF CHELMSFORD VINE SCHOOLS TRUST
- Sponsor
- Diocese of Chelmsford
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tara Clarke
Location
- Address
- The Street, Tillingham
- Postcode
- CM0 7TJ
- Town
- Southminster
- County
- Essex
- Local authority
- Essex
- District
- Maldon
- Constituency
- Maldon
- Urban/rural
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 4–11, in Southminster, Essex, 87 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 19.5%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Chelmsford.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tara Clarke
- Telephone
- 01621779263