Tollesbury School
East Street, Tollesbury, Maldon, CM9 8QE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kate Garnett
- Constituency
- Witham
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 169
- URN
- 114925
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01621869242
About this school
Tollesbury School is a community primary school in Maldon. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 169 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 24 May 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 32 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 53% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 69% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 69% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 56% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.20 | - | - |
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 Tollesbury 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 | 62% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 193 |
| 2023/24 | 175 |
| 2024/25 | 163 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Tollesbury School compares
Tollesbury School ranked 132nd of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 4.8% | 15.3% | 169 | — |
| Tolleshunt D'Arcy St Nicholas Primary Academy | 65% | 4.9% | 10.8% | 110 | 2.0 miles |
| St Cedd's Church of England Primary School | 38% | 6% | 14.4% | 120 | 3.6 miles |
| Mersea Island School | 56% | 4% | 19.6% | 394 | 3.8 miles |
| St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Tillingham | 47% | 9.4% | 17.3% | 87 | 4.7 miles |
| St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary School | 68% | 3.7% | 10.6% | 267 | 5.2 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)
- 15.34%
- English as an additional language
- 1.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.77%
- Persistent absence
- 9.22%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Tolleshunt D'Arcy St Nicholas Primary Academy2.0 miles
Primary · Maldon
-
St Cedd's Church of England Primary School3.6 miles
Primary · Southminster
-
Mersea Island School3.8 miles
Primary · Colchester
-
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Tillingham4.7 miles
Primary · Southminster
-
St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary School5.2 miles
Primary · Colchester
Other schools in Maldon
Tollesbury School ranks 2nd of the 8 ranked primary schools in Maldon.
- All Saints Maldon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Great Totham Primary School Primary
- Heybridge Primary School Primary
- Limebrook Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Maldon Primary School Primary
- St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon Primary
- Tolleshunt D'Arcy St Nicholas Primary Academy Primary
- Wentworth Primary School Primary
- Woodham Walter Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Plume School Secondary
- Mid Essex Co-Operative Academy Academies
- Maldon Court Preparatory School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Tollesbury School teach?
- Tollesbury School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Maldon.
- Who is the headteacher of Tollesbury School?
- The headteacher of Tollesbury School is Mrs Kate Garnett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Tollesbury School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tollesbury 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 Tollesbury School?
- Tollesbury School has 169 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Tollesbury School full?
- Tollesbury School has capacity for 210 pupils and 169 on roll (80%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Tollesbury School a faith school?
- No. Tollesbury School has no designated religious character.
- Does Tollesbury School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Tollesbury School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Tollesbury School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Tollesbury School rank locally?
- Tollesbury School ranked 132nd of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Tollesbury School's absence rate?
- Tollesbury School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Tollesbury School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tollesbury 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.