The Wickford Church of England SchoolHilltop Infant School

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

Summary of the comparison

The Wickford Church of England School and Hilltop Infant School are primary schools in Wickford.

The Wickford Church of England School scores 88 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and Hilltop Infant School scores 84 out of 100 (grade B, strong). The Wickford Church of England School is ahead on our composite score.
The Wickford Church of England School was judged Outstanding and Hilltop Infant School was judged exceptional.

The Wickford Church of England School versus Hilltop Infant School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	WickfordThe Wickford Church of England School	WickfordHilltop Infant School	England average
Overview
Our score	A88/100Stronger figure	B84/100
Local ranking	378th of 430 in Essex Stronger figure	387th of 430 in Essex
Inspection	Ofsted: Outstanding	Ofsted: Outstanding
School type	Academy converter	Academy converter
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	2-7	2-7
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	140	210
Capacity	165	249
Location	Wickford, SS11 8HE	Wickford, SS11 8LT
Pupils
Pupils in the census	140	210
Free school meals (ever 6)	10.5%	8.6%
English as an additional language	5.0%	1.0%
SEN support	7.1%	12.9%
SEN with an EHC plan	1.4%	0.9%
Attendance
Overall absence	3.9% Stronger figure	5.0%	6.2%
Persistent absence	7.7%	7.0% Stronger figure	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.

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.