Schools in Maldon
Maldon has 13 schools including 10 primaries and 1 secondary, coordinated by Essex County Council. The average fill rate across 12 schools with roll data is 80 per cent, and none are currently oversubscribed — indicating reasonable capacity for new applicants across primary year groups.
Four schools carry Roman Catholic or Church of England designation, with faith criteria taking precedence over distance in their oversubscription hierarchy. Six operate as academies. All three of the recently Ofsted-rated schools hold Good, reflecting consistent quality across the rated portion of the local offer.
School demand in Maldon
Across the 12 schools in Maldon with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 80%. None are currently over capacity, but catchment distance still applies in any year a school is oversubscribed.
4 schools in Maldon have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
6 of the schools in Maldon are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Essex, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
3 of the schools in Maldon have a current Ofsted rating, of which 3 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary Schools in Maldon (10)
Tollesbury School
Primary · Community school
Maldon · CM9 8QE
Wentworth Primary School
Primary · Community school
Maldon · CM9 6JN
All Saints Maldon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Maldon · CM9 6HY
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Maldon · CM9 6HN
Great Totham Primary School
Primary · Foundation school
Maldon · CM9 8PN
Heybridge Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Maldon · CM9 4TU
Maldon Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Maldon · CM9 5DQ
Tolleshunt D'Arcy St Nicholas Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Maldon · CM9 8UB
Limebrook Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Free schools
Maldon · CM9 6NE
Woodham Walter Church of England Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Maldon · CM9 6RF
Secondary Schools in Maldon (1)
Other Schools in Maldon (2)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Maldon are set by Essex and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.