School Chooser

Where to live in Essex for good schools

Schools in Essex average 49 on the School Chooser Score, 78th of 139 councils in England, and a typical home costs £360,000 (92nd cheapest). House prices aren't published in enough detail to compare parts of the council, so the postcode districts below are ranked on their schools alone: the average score of the primaries and secondaries in each, and the best of each. Click a district for its full list and map.

#Postcode districtSchools scorePrimariesSecondariesBest primaryBest secondary
1SS54 primaries, 1 secondary78824 scored601 scoredLift Westerings 92Lift Greensward 60
2CB119 primaries, 2 secondaries76798 scored632 scoredR A Butler Junior School 99Saffron Walden County High School 89
3CM125 primaries, 2 secondaries70774 scored552 scoredQuilters Junior School 95The Billericay School 57
4CM143 primaries, 2 secondaries69743 scored622 scoredSt Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Weald 99Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School 92
5CO310 primaries, 6 secondaries696810 scored716 scoredLakelands Primary School 100Colchester Royal Grammar School 100
6CM45 primaries, 1 secondary67675 scored631 scoredIngatestone and Fryerning Church of England Junior School 86Anglo European School 63
7CM119 primaries, 7 secondaries656317 scored677 scoredPerryfields Junior School 100King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford 99
8CM775 primaries, 0 secondaries65655 scored–Stisted Church of England Primary Academy 83–
9CM243 primaries, 1 secondary64763 scored311 scoredBentfield Primary School and Nursery 80Forest Hall School 31
10SS115 primaries, 1 secondary62635 scored601 scoredHilltop Infant School 97Beauchamps High School 60
11CM136 primaries, 1 secondary62626 scored571 scoredLong Ridings Primary School 87St Martin's School Brentwood 57
12CO14 primaries, 0 secondaries62624 scored–St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester 99–
13CM216 primaries, 3 secondaries616115 scored603 scoredBeehive Lane Community Primary School 98Moulsham High School 91
14CM115 primaries, 0 secondaries61614 scored–St Peter's Catholic Primary School 99–
15IG92 primaries, 0 secondaries60602 scored–St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Buckhurst Hill 66–
16CB106 primaries, 0 secondaries57576 scored–Great Chesterford Church of England Primary Academy 85–
17CM227 primaries, 0 secondaries57577 scored–Elsenham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 87–
18CM1511 primaries, 2 secondaries565511 scored622 scoredShenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School 100Becket Keys Church of England Free School 92
19CO116 primaries, 1 secondary56556 scored581 scoredHighfields Primary School 94Manningtree High School 58
20SS713 primaries, 3 secondaries556012 scored333 scoredKingston Primary School 98The King John School 72
21CM197 primaries, 0 secondaries55557 scored–Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery 94–
22CM166 primaries, 1 secondary52566 scored321 scoredCoopersale and Theydon Garnon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 82Epping St John's Church of England School 32
23IG108 primaries, 3 secondaries52468 scored663 scoredHereward Primary School 99Davenant Foundation School 85
24CO416 primaries, 3 secondaries505215 scored443 scoredCamulos Academy 88The Gilberd School 81
25SS68 primaries, 2 secondaries50538 scored412 scoredGrove Wood Primary School 89The Sweyne Park School 42
26CO712 primaries, 2 secondaries504912 scored502 scoredDedham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 81East Bergholt High School 59
27CM178 primaries, 1 secondary49538 scored111 scoredHenry Moore Primary School 88Mark Hall Academy 11
28CM323 primaries, 1 secondary484921 scored271 scoredLittle Waltham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 85William de Ferrers School 27
29CO511 primaries, 1 secondary484911 scored381 scoredLangenhoe Community Primary School 84Thurstable School 38
30CM1810 primaries, 4 secondaries485810 scored214 scoredKingsmoor Academy 76St Mark's West Essex Catholic School 57
31SS810 primaries, 2 secondaries47529 scored51 scoredCanvey Primary School and Nursery 82Castle View School 5
32CM910 primaries, 1 secondary47498 scored331 scoredGreat Totham Primary School 90Plume School 33
33CM714 primaries, 3 secondaries454713 scored363 scoredShalford Primary School 98Alec Hunter Academy 64
34CO612 primaries, 1 secondary444412 scored451 scoredNayland Primary School 93Honywood School 45
35CM610 primaries, 1 secondary444510 scored321 scoredGreat Dunmow Primary School 91Helena Romanes School 32
36SS158 primaries, 1 secondary44467 scored271 scoredSt Anne Line Catholic Junior School 98The James Hornsby School 27
37IG76 primaries, 1 secondary44406 scored671 scoredChigwell Primary Academy 63West Hatch High School 67
38CO213 primaries, 2 secondaries444412 scored422 scoredLayer-de-la-Haye Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 84The Thomas Lord Audley School 57
39CM55 primaries, 1 secondary42504 scored111 scoredMoreton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 73The Ongar Academy 11
40SS125 primaries, 1 secondary41465 scored201 scoredAbacus Primary School 71The Bromfords School 20
41SS48 primaries, 1 secondary39438 scored111 scoredLift Ashingdon 93The King Edmund School 11
42SS146 primaries, 2 secondaries39456 scored202 scoredGreensted Primary School & Nursery 74De La Salle School 40
43CM811 primaries, 2 secondaries394311 scored192 scoredHoly Family Catholic Primary School 83Lift New Rickstones 29
44RM43 primaries, 0 secondaries38383 scored–Stapleford Abbotts Primary Academy 52–
45CM207 primaries, 2 secondaries37417 scored222 scoredTany's Dell Primary School and Nursery 85Burnt Mill Academy 41
46SS169 primaries, 1 secondary37378 scored301 scoredLee Chapel Primary School 99Woodlands School 30
47CM05 primaries, 1 secondary35395 scored131 scoredSt Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Burnham-on-Crouch 83Ormiston Rivers Academy 13
48CO911 primaries, 2 secondaries343511 scored272 scoredSt Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Great Yeldham 72The Ramsey Academy, Halstead 31
49SS136 primaries, 1 secondary34406 scored11 scoredBriscoe Primary School & Nursery 68The Basildon Upper Academy 1
50CO168 primaries, 0 secondaries29298 scored–St Clare's Catholic Primary School 51–
51EN95 primaries, 1 secondary25284 scored141 scoredWaltham Holy Cross Primary Academy 64King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy 14
52CO128 primaries, 1 secondary23267 scored31 scoredThe Mayflower Primary School 45Harwich and Dovercourt High School 3
53CO132 primaries, 1 secondary23252 scored181 scoredFrinton-on-Sea Primary School 26Lift Tendring 18
54CO158 primaries, 2 secondaries19218 scored122 scoredSir Martin Frobisher Academy 70Clacton County High School 17
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How to read this

A district's score is the average School Chooser Score of its state primary and secondary schools that have a score. A district with only one scored school is shown but not ranked. A school counts in the postcode district of its own address, which isn't the same as its catchment area, so check the school's own Getting a place section before you choose a street.