Schools in Maldon
Essex · 13 schools
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Schools in Maldon (13)
- All Saints Maldon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · CM9 6HY
Ofsted: Good (2012)KS2: 70% expected (2025)70% of first choices got in - Great Totham Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · CM9 8PN
Ofsted: Good (2013)KS2: 92% expected (2025)84% of first choices got in - St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon
Primary · Ages 4-11 · CM9 6HN
Ofsted: Good (2014)KS2: 87% expected (2025)84% of first choices got in - Tolleshunt D'Arcy St Nicholas Primary Academy
Primary · Ages 4-11 · CM9 8UB
Ofsted: Good (2018)KS2: 85% expected (2025) - Wentworth Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · CM9 6JN
Ofsted: Good (2013)KS2: 83% expected (2025)79% of first choices got in - Maldon Court Preparatory School
Prep · Ages 1-11 · Independent · CM9 4QE
- Woodham Walter Church of England Primary Academy
Primary · Ages 4-11 · CM9 6RF
By type:Primary schools in Maldon (10)All-through schools in Maldon (1)Secondary schools in Maldon (1)Prep schools in Maldon (1)
13
10 primary · 1 secondary
4,458
85% capacity used
3
0 outstanding · 3 good
5,226
768 spare places
Ofsted Ratings
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Area Performance (2026)
Attainment 8
42.2
GCSE Eng+Maths
37.7%
School Capacity & Demand
Housing Growth Detected
672 new homes approved nearby. This could generate an estimated +168 primary and +121 secondary pupils.
Source: MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years)
Primary Schools
82% occupied · 555 spare places
Secondary Schools
97% occupied · 52 spare places
Questions parents ask about schools in Maldon
How many schools are there in Maldon?
Maldon has 13 open schools: 10 state primary, 2 state secondary or all-through and 1 independent.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Are there any Outstanding schools in Maldon?
None of the 10 graded schools in Maldon currently holds an Outstanding rating. 9 are rated Good, so 90% are Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.
Source: Ofsted
Which primary schools in Maldon have the best SATs results?
Of the 8 primary schools in Maldon with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Great Totham Primary School (89% in reading, 94% in maths); St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon (83% in reading, 90% in maths); and Tolleshunt D'Arcy St Nicholas Primary Academy (82% in reading, 88% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.
Great Totham Primary SchoolSt Francis Catholic Primary School, MaldonTolleshunt D'Arcy St Nicholas Primary Academy
Source: DfE school performance data
Are there grammar schools in Maldon?
No. None of the state secondary schools in Maldon selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Do schools in Maldon have catchment areas?
Most state schools in Maldon have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Essex allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.
How do I apply for a school place in Maldon?
Apply to Essex through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.