St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon
London Road, Maldon, CM9 6HN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Catherine Peear
- Diocese
- Diocese of Brentwood
- Constituency
- Maldon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 196
- URN
- 115198
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01621856698
About this school
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Maldon. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 196 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon, and its latest judgement is set out 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 22 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 | 28 | 32 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 69% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 9% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 94% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 75% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 75% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
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 St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon 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 | 69% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 210 |
| 2023/24 | 207 |
| 2024/25 | 197 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon compares
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon ranked 187th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 5.5% | 12.7% | 196 | — |
| All Saints Maldon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 48% | 5% | 25.3% | 316 | 0.2 miles |
| Maldon Primary School | 46% | 8.5% | 55% | 171 | 0.6 miles |
| Wentworth Primary School | 67% | 4.2% | 14.6% | 437 | 0.7 miles |
| Limebrook Primary School and Nursery | — | — | 13.3% | 137 | 1.2 miles |
| Heybridge Primary School | 64% | 6.4% | 35.4% | 428 | 1.3 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)
- 12.69%
- English as an additional language
- 7.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.5%
- Persistent absence
- 13.64%
Location
Nearby schools
- 0.2 miles
-
Maldon Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Maldon
-
Wentworth Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Maldon
-
Limebrook Primary School and Nursery1.2 miles
Primary · Maldon
-
Heybridge Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Maldon
Other schools in Maldon
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon ranks 4th 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
- Tollesbury School 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 ages does St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon teach?
- St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Maldon.
- Who is the executive headteacher of St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon?
- The executive headteacher of St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon is Mrs Catherine Peear, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon?
- St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon has 196 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon full?
- St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon has capacity for 210 pupils and 196 on roll (93%), 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 St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon a faith school?
- Yes. St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Brentwood.
- Does St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon'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 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon compare with other schools in Essex?
- St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon ranked 187th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon's absence rate?
- St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon'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.