Heybridge Primary School
Rowan Drive, Heybridge, Maldon, CM9 4TU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Emma Speller
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Kemnal Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Maldon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 428
- URN
- 138994
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01621854082
About this school
Heybridge Primary School is a primary academy in Maldon. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 428 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Heybridge Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 | 56 | 57 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 34% | 54% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 12% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 54% | 68% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 54% | 65% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 48% | 56% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.90 | - | - |
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 Heybridge 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 | 34% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 446 |
| 2023/24 | 438 |
| 2024/25 | 417 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Heybridge Primary School compares
Heybridge Primary School ranked 207th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 6.4% | 35.4% | 428 | — |
| Maldon Primary School | 46% | 8.5% | 55% | 171 | 1.2 miles |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon | 67% | 5.5% | 12.7% | 196 | 1.3 miles |
| All Saints Maldon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 48% | 5% | 25.3% | 316 | 1.5 miles |
| Wentworth Primary School | 67% | 4.2% | 14.6% | 437 | 1.8 miles |
| Limebrook Primary School and Nursery | — | — | 13.3% | 137 | 2.3 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.
Inspection history
- 19 January 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report3 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 35.41%
- English as an additional language
- 4.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.35%
- Persistent absence
- 22.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Maldon Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Maldon
-
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon1.3 miles
Primary · Maldon
- 1.5 miles
-
Wentworth Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Maldon
-
Limebrook Primary School and Nursery2.3 miles
Primary · Maldon
Other schools in Maldon
Heybridge Primary School ranks 6th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Maldon.
- All Saints Maldon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Great Totham Primary School Primary
- Limebrook Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Maldon Primary School Primary
- St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon 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 Heybridge Primary School teach?
- Heybridge Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Maldon.
- Who is the headteacher of Heybridge Primary School?
- The headteacher of Heybridge Primary School is Ms Emma Speller, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Heybridge Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Heybridge 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 many pupils are at Heybridge Primary School?
- Heybridge Primary School has 428 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Heybridge Primary School full?
- Heybridge Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 428 on roll (102%), so it is at or above 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 Heybridge Primary School a faith school?
- No. Heybridge Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Heybridge Primary School a selective school?
- No. Heybridge Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Heybridge Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Heybridge Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Heybridge Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Heybridge Primary School is part of THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Heybridge Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 34% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Heybridge Primary School compare with other schools in Essex?
- Heybridge Primary School ranked 207th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Heybridge Primary School's absence rate?
- Heybridge Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Heybridge Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Heybridge 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 1 July 2026.