SCHOOLS are regularly inspected and regulated, all in the hopes of achieving top marks.

With news of Plume Academy being deemed ‘Good’ following an inspection, some may be wondering how other schools in the Maldon area fared in their latest reports.

Ofsted typically inspects schools every four years or at any time the watchdog has any concerns.

Usually, the inspectors give schools a working day’s notice before an inspection although they can also inspect schools without warning.

We have listed below how schools in Maldon fared with the education watchdog.

Outstanding

  • Purleigh Community Primary School - latest report January 2020
  • Cold Norton Primary School - latest report October 2012
  • Burnham-on-Crouch Primary School - latest report March 2019

Good

  • Ormiston Rivers Academy - latest report July 2023
  • All Saints Maldon Primary School - latest report September 2022
  • St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maldon - latest report September 2018
  • Plume Academy, Maldon - latest report January 2024
  • Maldon Primary School - latest report September 2023
  • Wentworth Primary School, Maldon - latest report April 2023
  • Heybridge Primary School - latest report March 2023
  • Woodham Walter Primary School - latest report July 2019
  • Great Totham Primary School - latest report June 2023
  • St John C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School - latest report October 2023
  • St Mary's C of E Voluntary Aided Primary School - latest report November 2022

Requires Improvement

  • Mid Essex Co-Operative Academy, Heybridge - latest report June 2022

Inadequate

  • Southminster C of E Primary School - latest report June 2023

Read more about Southminster's report and the school's comments HERE.

No other schools were given the rating of inadequate within five miles of Maldon or Burnham.