Wix and Wrabness Primary School
Colchester Road, Wix, Manningtree, CO11 2RS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr James Newell
- Constituency
- Clacton
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 119
- Pupils on roll
- 117
- URN
- 114739
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01255870282
About this school
Wix and Wrabness Primary School is a community primary school in Manningtree. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 117 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 76% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 12% | 22% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 76% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 76% | 94% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 47% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Wix and Wrabness Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 71% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 116 |
| 2023/24 | 116 |
| 2024/25 | 118 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wix and Wrabness Primary School compares
Wix and Wrabness Primary School ranked 30th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 83% | 8.7% | 14.4% | 117 | — |
| Bradfield Primary School | 70% | 4.2% | 18.3% | 111 | 1.6 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Great Oakley | 58% | 5.6% | 24% | 100 | 2.0 miles |
| Tendring Primary School | 62% | 5.7% | 13% | 208 | 2.3 miles |
| Stourview Church of England Primary Academy | — | 10.5% | 68.2% | 39 | 2.9 miles |
| St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Ramsey | — | 6.3% | 41.2% | 130 | 3.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.41%
- English as an additional language
- 1.7%
- Overall absence
- 8.65%
- Persistent absence
- 26.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bradfield Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Manningtree
- 2.0 miles
-
Tendring Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Clacton-on-Sea
-
Stourview Church of England Primary Academy2.9 miles
Primary · Mistley
-
St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Ramsey3.8 miles
Primary · Harwich
Other schools in Manningtree
- Bradfield Primary School Primary
- Highfields Primary School Primary
- Lawford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Manningtree High School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Wix and Wrabness Primary School teach?
- Wix and Wrabness Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Manningtree.
- Who is the headteacher of Wix and Wrabness Primary School?
- The headteacher of Wix and Wrabness Primary School is Mr James Newell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wix and Wrabness Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wix and Wrabness Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Wix and Wrabness Primary School?
- Wix and Wrabness Primary School has 117 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Wix and Wrabness Primary School full?
- Wix and Wrabness Primary School has capacity for 119 pupils and 117 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Wix and Wrabness Primary School a faith school?
- No. Wix and Wrabness Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wix and Wrabness Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Wix and Wrabness Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Wix and Wrabness Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 83% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wix and Wrabness Primary School rank locally?
- Wix and Wrabness Primary School ranked 30th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wix and Wrabness Primary School's absence rate?
- Wix and Wrabness Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wix and Wrabness Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wix and Wrabness Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.