Mid Essex Co-Operative Academy, Maldon

Requires Improvement
All-through
Academy alternative provision converter
Mixed
Ages 516

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Richard Skyers
Pupils:57 / 135 capacity
LA:Essex
Phone:01621856275
Address:The Street, Heybridge, Maldon, CM9 4NB
Trust:KEYS CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMY TRUST
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2017

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago
Requires Improvement

Overall

Requires Improvement

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Requires Improvement

Leadership & Management

Inspected 27 April 2022
URN:143591
UKPRN:10064713
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Maldon
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its April 2022 inspection — down from Outstanding.

Rated Good for

Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development.

Areas Ofsted flagged

Quality of education (Requires Improvement), Leadership & management (Requires Improvement).

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At a Glance

59.6%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

19 responses
Would recommend84%
Child is happy90%
Well taught90%
Good progress68%
Feels safe95%
Well behaved79%
Bullying dealt with11%
Kept informed90%
Handles concerns63%
Wider development84%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Class Sizes

0.0

Avg class size

0

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Bentalls Shopping Centre (opp)
47m · 1 min walk
Church (opp)
248m · 4 min walk
Goldhanger Road (W-bound)
383m · 6 min walk
Bates Road (adj)
408m · 7 min walk
The Benbridge Hotel (opp)
424m · 7 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

42%

Available places

57 pupils

135 capacity

78 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Maldon

High pressure
New homes approved:670
Projected new pupils:121

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Maldon

Admissions Demand - Essex

Low demand0.96x oversubscription

Places available

17,576

Applications

16,788

Got 1st preference

83.8%

Got preferred school

97.1%

Secondary admissions across Essex (2025/26)

Inspection History(2)

27 April 2022
Requires Improvement
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
8 July 2015
Outstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding

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