Tollesbury SchoolSt Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Tillingham

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Tollesbury School and St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Tillingham are primary schools.

  • Tollesbury School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Tillingham scores 34 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Tollesbury School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Tollesbury School was judged Good and St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Tillingham 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 72.0% for Tollesbury School and 47.0% for St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Tillingham.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Tollesbury School (62.0% in 2022-23, 72.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Tillingham (25.0% in 2022-23, 47.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Tollesbury School versus St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Tillingham compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure MaldonTollesbury SchoolSouthminsterSt Nicholas Church of England Primary School, TillinghamEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC60/100Stronger figureF34/100
Local ranking176th of 430 in Essex Stronger figure384th of 430 in Essex
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll169 87
Capacity210 147
LocationMaldon, CM9 8QE Southminster, CM0 7TJ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard72.0% Stronger figure47.0% 62.0%
At higher standard6.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure101.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census163 81
Free school meals (ever 6)15.3% 17.3%
English as an additional language1.2% 1.2%
SEN support6.8% 17.3%
SEN with an EHC plan0.6% 2.5%
Attendance
Overall absence4.8% Stronger figure9.4% 6.2%
Persistent absence9.2% Stronger figure26.9% 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.

Tollesbury School

St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Tillingham

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