Heybridge Primary SchoolMaldon Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Maldon.

Summary of the comparison

Heybridge Primary School and Maldon Primary School are primary schools in Maldon.

  • Heybridge Primary School scores 41 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Maldon Primary School scores 42 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Maldon Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Heybridge Primary School was judged Good and Maldon Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 64.0% for Heybridge Primary School and 46.0% for Maldon Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Heybridge Primary School (34.0% in 2022-23, 64.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Maldon Primary School (50.0% in 2022-23, 46.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Heybridge Primary School versus Maldon Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure MaldonHeybridge Primary SchoolMaldonMaldon Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD41/100D42/100Stronger figure
Local ranking351st of 430 in Essex 343rd of 430 in Essex Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll417 182
Capacity420 240
LocationMaldon, CM9 4TU Maldon, CM9 5DQ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard64.0% Stronger figure46.0% 62.0%
At higher standard12.0% Stronger figure4.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 Stronger figure103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 Stronger figure102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census417 182
Free school meals (ever 6)35.4% 55.0%
English as an additional language4.6% 10.4%
SEN support13.4% 24.7%
SEN with an EHC plan1.7% 2.2%
Attendance
Overall absence6.3% Stronger figure8.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence22.5% Stronger figure30.9% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Heybridge Primary School

Maldon Primary School

Full profiles: Heybridge Primary School · Maldon Primary School