The Wickford Church of England SchoolNorth Crescent Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

The Wickford Church of England School and North Crescent Primary School are primary schools in Wickford.

  • The Wickford Church of England School scores 88 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and North Crescent Primary School scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). The Wickford Church of England School is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Wickford Church of England School was judged Outstanding and North Crescent Primary School was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at North Crescent Primary School (63.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Wickford Church of England School versus North Crescent Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WickfordThe Wickford Church of England SchoolWickfordNorth Crescent Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreA88/100Stronger figureC55/100
Local ranking378th of 430 in Essex 227th of 430 in Essex Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-7 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll140 194
Capacity165 262
LocationWickford, SS11 8HE Wickford, SS12 9AP
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported68.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported9.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census140 194
Free school meals (ever 6)10.5% 36.5%
English as an additional language5.0% 8.8%
SEN support7.1% 16.5%
SEN with an EHC plan1.4% 3.1%
Attendance
Overall absence3.9% Stronger figure8.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence7.7% Stronger figure24.4% 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.

The Wickford Church of England School

North Crescent Primary School

Full profiles: The Wickford Church of England School · North Crescent Primary School