Mid Essex Co-Operative Academy
Mid Essex Co-Operative Academy is an academy alternative provision converter in Maldon for boys and girls aged 5 to 16. It has 57 pupils and room for 135. About 60 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2024, no overall grade.
The Street, Heybridge, Maldon, CM9 4NB01621 856275heybridgeca.co.ukMr Richard Skyers headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 26 November 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Essex council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (52), Autistic spectrum disorder (5).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 57 | 72 | 63 | 56 | 23 | 34 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 60% | 54% | 52% | 61% | 61% | 35% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 0% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 9% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 88% | 97% | 96% | 96% | 91% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 13% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 6% |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 18 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 39% | 25% | 39% |
| Education | 22% | 13% | 11% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Work | 17% | 13% | 28% |
| Not in education, work or training | 44% | 6% | 44% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heybridge Primary School | Academy | 610 m | 428 | Good 2023 | 25 | Compare |
| Maldon Court Preparatory School | Independent | 0.8 miles | 142 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Maldon Primary School | Academy | 0.9 miles | 171 | Good 2023 | 11 | Compare |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon | Roman Catholic | 0.9 miles | 196 | Good 2024 | 62 | Compare |
| Plume School | Academy | 0.9 miles | 1,789 | Good 2023 | 33 | Compare |
| All Saints Maldon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Church of England | 1.1 miles | 316 | Good 2022 | 23 | Compare |
| Wentworth Primary School | Council | 1.5 miles | 437 | Good 2023 | 67 | Compare |
| Limebrook Primary School and Nursery | Free school | 1.9 miles | 137 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Mid Essex Co-Operative Academy a good school?
Mid Essex Co-Operative Academy doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it not judged at its last inspection in November 2024.
What is Mid Essex Co-Operative Academy's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Mid Essex Co-Operative Academy not judged at its last full inspection on 26 November 2024.
How many pupils does Mid Essex Co-Operative Academy have?
57 pupils aged 5 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 135 places, so it is 42% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- The Street, Heybridge, Maldon, CM9 4NB
- Telephone
- 01621 856275
- Website
- www.heybridgeca.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Skyers
- Type of school
- Academy alternative provision converter (Academy alternative provision converter, academies)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 5-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Keys Co-Operative Academy Trust (3 schools)
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward
- Heybridge East
- Constituency
- Maldon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2017 (academy converter)
- URN
- 143591 · LAESTAB 8811106 · UKPRN 10064713
- Formerly
- Heybridge Alternative Provision School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.