Rochford Primary and Nursery School
6 Ashingdon Road, Rochford, SS4 1NJ
239 pupils · 96% of 248 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SOUTH EAST ESSEX ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 32.4%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 2 June 2026, published 5 July 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 77% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 23% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.13 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 34 | 90 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 30 | 74 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 40 | 84 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 29 | 96 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 27 | 76 | 29 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 32 | 85 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 37 | 91 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 36 | 90 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School 0.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Waterman Primary School 0.7 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Holt Farm Junior School 0.8 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Holt Farm Infant School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Stambridge Primary School 2.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Prince Avenue Academy and Nursery 2.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.