Rochford Primary and Nursery School
6 Ashingdon Road, Rochford, SS4 1NJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- SOUTH EAST ESSEX ACADEMY TRUST
- Head of School
- Mr Shane Owen
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- South East Essex Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Southend East and Rochford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 248
- Pupils on roll
- 239
- URN
- 140747
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01702544342
About this school
Rochford Primary and Nursery School is a primary academy in Rochford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 239 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 23 February 2022, 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% | 72% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 3% | 23% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 81% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 75% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 75% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.20 | - | - |
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 Rochford Primary and Nursery 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 | 72% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 224 |
| 2023/24 | 249 |
| 2024/25 | 244 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rochford Primary and Nursery School compares
Rochford Primary and Nursery School ranked 68th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 3.7% | 33.7% | 239 | — |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School | 38% | 4.8% | 27.2% | 196 | 0.4 miles |
| Waterman Primary School | 50% | 6.9% | 63.4% | 67 | 0.4 miles |
| Holt Farm Junior School | 60% | 5.1% | 31.6% | 296 | 0.5 miles |
| Holt Farm Infant School | — | 6.5% | 22.3% | 211 | 0.5 miles |
| Stambridge Primary School | 100% | 5.8% | 17.6% | 82 | 1.4 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)
- 33.65%
- English as an additional language
- 4.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.7%
- Persistent absence
- 3.31%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Rochford
-
Waterman Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Rochford
-
Holt Farm Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Rochford
-
Holt Farm Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Rochford
-
Stambridge Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Rochford
Other schools in Rochford
Rochford Primary and Nursery School ranks 3rd of the 7 ranked primary schools in Rochford.
- Canewdon Church of England Primary School Primary
- Holt Farm Infant School Primary
- Holt Farm Junior School Primary
- Lift Ashingdon Primary
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Stambridge Primary School Primary
- Waterman Primary School Primary
- The King Edmund School Secondary
- Poplar Adolescent Unit Local authority maintained schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Rochford Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Rochford Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Rochford.
- Who is the head of school of Rochford Primary and Nursery School?
- The head of school of Rochford Primary and Nursery School is Mr Shane Owen, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Rochford Primary and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rochford Primary and Nursery 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 Rochford Primary and Nursery School?
- Rochford Primary and Nursery School has 239 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Rochford Primary and Nursery School full?
- Rochford Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 248 pupils and 239 on roll (96%), 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 Rochford Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Rochford Primary and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Rochford Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Rochford Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Rochford Primary and Nursery School?
- Rochford Primary and Nursery School is part of SOUTH EAST ESSEX ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Rochford Primary and Nursery 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 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rochford Primary and Nursery School rank locally?
- Rochford Primary and Nursery School ranked 68th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rochford Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Rochford Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rochford Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rochford Primary and Nursery 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.