North Crescent Primary School
North Crescent, Wickford, SS12 9AP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SCHOOLS FOR EVERY CHILD
- Headteacher
- Miss Georgina Elson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Schools for Every Child
- Constituency
- Rayleigh and Wickford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 262
- Pupils on roll
- 216
- URN
- 145049
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01268765905
About this school
North Crescent Primary School is a primary academy in Wickford. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 216 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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 19 | 18 | 22 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 72% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 6% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 78% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 83% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 72% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
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 North Crescent 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 | 63% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 180 |
| 2023/24 | 159 |
| 2024/25 | 194 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How North Crescent Primary School compares
North Crescent Primary School ranked 167th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 8.1% | 36.5% | 216 | — |
| Wickford Primary School | 52% | 5.8% | 21.6% | 472 | 0.3 miles |
| Oakfield Primary School | 63% | 4.5% | 10.4% | 391 | 0.5 miles |
| The Wickford Church of England School | — | 3.9% | 10.5% | 135 | 0.6 miles |
| Grange Primary School | 59% | 4.7% | 16% | 311 | 0.6 miles |
| Abacus Primary School | 66% | 5.2% | 6.8% | 413 | 0.9 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)
- 36.53%
- English as an additional language
- 8.8%
- Overall absence
- 8.09%
- Persistent absence
- 24.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wickford Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Wickford
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Oakfield Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Wickford
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The Wickford Church of England School0.6 miles
Primary · Wickford
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Grange Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Wickford
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Abacus Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Wickford
Other schools in Wickford
North Crescent Primary School ranks 1st of the 7 ranked primary schools in Wickford.
- Abacus Primary School Primary
- Grange Primary School Primary
- Hilltop Infant School Primary
- Hilltop Junior School Primary
- Oakfield Primary School Primary
- Runwell Community Primary School Primary
- St Luke's Park Primary School Primary
- The Wickford Church of England School Primary
- Wickford Primary School Primary
- Beauchamps High School Secondary
- The Bromfords School Secondary
- Castledon School Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does North Crescent Primary School teach?
- North Crescent Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Wickford.
- Who is the headteacher of North Crescent Primary School?
- The headteacher of North Crescent Primary School is Miss Georgina Elson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was North Crescent Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected North Crescent 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 North Crescent Primary School?
- North Crescent Primary School has 216 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is North Crescent Primary School full?
- North Crescent Primary School has capacity for 262 pupils and 216 on roll (82%), 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 North Crescent Primary School a faith school?
- No. North Crescent Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does North Crescent Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records North Crescent Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs North Crescent Primary School?
- North Crescent Primary School is part of SCHOOLS FOR EVERY CHILD. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have North Crescent Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does North Crescent Primary School rank locally?
- North Crescent Primary School ranked 167th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is North Crescent Primary School's absence rate?
- North Crescent Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are North Crescent Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, North Crescent 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 10 July 2026.