Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School, Rayleigh

In its own words: "We try our best to make our school community a place where everyone is LOVED . We do our best to make the right choices, to treat others as we want to be treated Our school is a place where everyone is ENCOURAGED to use the talents that God has given us"

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils at Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 89% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 76% in Essex and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 91% in reading and 94% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 72 families put Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 116 named it as one of their preferences, for 59 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 13 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School are St Nicholas Church of England Primary School (0.7 miles, 55% reading, 36% maths); Glebe Primary School (0.7 miles, Requires improvement, 84% reading, 69% maths); Down Hall Primary School (1 mile, Good, 94% reading, 87% maths); and Rayleigh Primary School (1 mile, Good, 87% reading, 89% maths).

Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School is one of 9 schools run by Assisi Catholic Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

7.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 5.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (81%) and Black (6%).

In 2026, 68 pupils (16.2%) received SEN support and 9 (2.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Rayleigh Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Little Wheatley Chase (s-bound), 100 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 53 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Essex (97).

In 2024/25, Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School issued 15 suspensions, 3.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School are The Sweyne Park School (0.7 miles) and The FitzWimarc School (1.3 miles).