Academy converter · Primary
Wickford · SS11 8LT · Essex
Ages 2–7
Status: Open
0.4 miles away
OpenPrimaryURN 137744
The Wickford Church of England School
Academy converter · Wickford · SS11 8HE
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 2–7
Pupils
135
Local authority
Essex
Age range
Ages 2–7
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
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 2–7, in Wickford, Essex, 135 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 6.1%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Chelmsford.
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Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 137744
Location
- Address
- Mount Road
- Postcode
- SS11 8HE
- Town
- Wickford
- County
- Essex
- Local authority
- Essex
- District
- Basildon
- Constituency
- Rayleigh and Wickford
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 135
- Boys / girls
- 68 / 67
- School capacity
- 165
- Capacity fill
- 135 / 165 (82%)
- Free school meals
- 6.1%
- FSM pupils
- 8
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chelmsford
- Governance
- Academy trust: HEARTS ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- HEARTS ACADEMY TRUST
- Sponsor
- HEARTS Academy Trust
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lucy Springall
- Telephone
- 01268733297
Official links
Ofsted
Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.
Headline
Outstanding
Inspection date
2023-09-13
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes