Schools in Wickford
Wickford in Essex has 14 schools in the catchment.school database, including 10 primaries and 2 secondaries. Admissions are coordinated by Essex County Council using a distance-based system. Six of Wickford's schools have achieved Good or Outstanding Ofsted ratings, and one school holds a faith designation.
The main secondary schools serving Wickford are Beauchamps High School and the Grange Academy. Both are non-selective and admit on distance in oversubscribed years. Wickford Primary School and Grange Primary School are the largest primary feeders. Essex County Council publishes its Composite Prospectus each September with updated catchment information, and parents are advised to check the council's school admissions portal for live catchment boundary maps.
School demand in Wickford
Across the 14 schools in Wickford with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 86%. 1 of them is currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
1 school in Wickford has a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in its admissions policy.
7 of the schools in Wickford 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.
6 of the schools in Wickford have a current Ofsted rating, of which 6 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Wickford: 1 oversubscribed (10)
Wickford Primary School
Primary · Community school
Wickford · SS12 0AG
Grange Primary School
Primary · Community school
Wickford · SS12 0LR
Oakfield Primary School
Primary · Community school
Wickford · SS12 9PW
Abacus Primary School
Primary · Community school
Wickford · SS12 9GJ
Runwell Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Wickford · SS11 7BJ
The Wickford Church of England School
Primary · Academy converter
Wickford · SS11 8HE
Hilltop Infant School
Primary · Academy converter
Wickford · SS11 8LT
North Crescent Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Wickford · SS12 9AP
Hilltop Junior School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Wickford · SS11 8LT
St Luke's Park Primary School
Primary · Free schools
Wickford · SS11 7LH
Secondary Schools in Wickford (2)
Other Schools in Wickford (2)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Wickford 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.