Best Primary schools in Essex

Top 20 by latest Ofsted graded judgements.

Summary

Outstanding: 20 Good: 0 Requires improvement: 0 Inadequate: 0

Earliest inspection

27 Apr 2017

Latest inspection

1 Jul 2024

These rankings use each school’s latest graded Ofsted inspection. Ungraded visits do not replace the most recent graded judgement.

1.

Hereward Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Loughton • IG10 2HR

Last inspected on 1 Jul 2024 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

Outstanding
2.

R A Butler Junior School
Primary • Academy converter • Saffron Walden • CB11 3DG

Last inspected on 11 Jun 2024 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

Outstanding
3.

Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford
Primary • Community school • Chelmsford • CM2 6PT

Last inspected on 16 May 2024 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

Outstanding
4.

St Peter's Catholic Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Billericay • CM11 2UB

Last inspected on 20 Mar 2024 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

Outstanding
5.

Perryfields Junior School
Primary • Academy converter • Chelmsford • CM1 7PP

Last inspected on 19 Mar 2024 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

Outstanding
6.

St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester
Primary • Academy converter • Colchester • CO1 2QB

Last inspected on 8 Feb 2024 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

Outstanding
7.

Kingston Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Thundersley • SS7 3HG

Last inspected on 22 Jan 2024 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

Outstanding
8.

St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Weald
Primary • Voluntary aided school • Brentwood • CM14 5QN

Last inspected on 18 Jan 2024 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

Outstanding
9.

Lee Chapel Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Basildon • SS16 5RU

Last inspected on 15 Jan 2024 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

Outstanding
10.

The Wickford Church of England School
Primary • Academy converter • Wickford • SS11 8HE

Last inspected on 14 Nov 2023 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

Outstanding
11.

Lakelands Primary School
Primary • Free schools • Colchester • CO3 8AJ

Last inspected on 18 Jun 2023 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

Outstanding
12.

Stisted Church of England Primary Academy
Primary • Academy converter • Braintree • CM77 8AN

Last inspected on 3 May 2023 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

Outstanding
13.

Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Brentwood • CM15 9AL

Last inspected on 27 Apr 2023 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

Outstanding
14.

Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery
Primary • Community school • Harlow • CM19 4BU

Last inspected on 5 Feb 2020 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

Outstanding
15.

Buttsbury Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Billericay • CM12 0QR

Last inspected on 7 Jan 2020 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

Outstanding
16.

The Phoenix Primary School
Primary • Academy sponsor led • Basildon • SS15 5NQ

Last inspected on 30 Jul 2019 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

Outstanding
17.

Burnham-on-Crouch Primary School
Primary • Community school • Burnham-on-Crouch • CM0 8LG

Last inspected on 17 Mar 2019 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

Outstanding
18.

Quilters Infant School
Primary • Foundation school • Billericay • CM12 9LD

Last inspected on 17 Dec 2018 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

Outstanding
19.

Westwood Academy
Primary • Academy converter • Benfleet • SS7 2SU

Last inspected on 26 Jan 2018 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

Outstanding
20.

Quilters Junior School
Primary • Foundation school • Billericay • CM12 9LD

Last inspected on 27 Apr 2017 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

Outstanding