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Wentworth Primary School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Essex

Viking Road, Maldon, CM9 6JN

Website 01621853572

72

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

70%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

95.8%

9.2% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

437

Capacity used

Nearly full

98%

445 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

70%

1st preference success rate

57 of 81 families who put it first got an offer

60

Places offered

170

Total applications

2.8

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference8157● 70%
2nd preference413● 7%
3rd preference350● 0%
4th preference130● 0%
Total1706035%

1st preference success by year

82%
2020
92%
2021
100%
2022
81%
2023
73%
2024
70%
2025

Essex lets families list 4 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Dawn Dack
Address
Viking Road, Maldon, CM9 6JN
Phone
01621853572
Local authority
Essex
Ward / constituency
Maldon West · Maldon
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
114933

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals15%——
English as additional language1%——
SEN support14%——
50% boys (218)50% girls (219)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

437 pupils · 445 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 23

    03 March 2023

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
Read the full Ofsted report

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 393 pupils

Attendance

95.8%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.2%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

9.2%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.5%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.8%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

7%
20/21
16%
21/22
10%
22/23
8%
23/24
9%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths72%——
Higher standard12%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard67%
+5% vs England
Higher standard9%
+1% vs England

Reading

Expected standard78%
+3% vs England
Higher standard29%
-4% vs England
Average score105
-1 vs England

Writing

Expected standard81%
+9% vs England
Greater depth12%
-1% vs England

Maths

Expected standard88%
+14% vs England
Higher standard28%
+2% vs England
Average score106
+1 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard88%
+15% vs England
Higher standard43%
+13% vs England
Average score108
+3 vs England

Science

Expected standard86%
+4% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

692019712023722024672025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)67%61%
Higher standard9%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Essex council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.