Essex school admissions

For a September 2027 start, secondary applications close on 31 Oct 2026 and primary applications on 15 Jan 2027. Always confirm details on the council's own admissions page.

How to apply

Apply online through the council where you live, naming several schools in order of preference — including schools in other council areas. Every preference is considered equally against each school's admission criteria, and you're offered the highest-ranked school that can offer you a place.

Essex admissions page GOV.UK: School admissions

Council link checked 6 Nov 2026.

Key dates for September 2027

Secondary applications close	31 Oct 2026	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Primary (reception) applications close	15 Jan 2027	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Secondary national offer day	1 Mar 2027	1 March or next working day
Primary national offer day	16 Apr 2027	16 April or next working day

Appeals

The council hasn't published a single appeal date we've confirmed. By law you must have at least 20 school days from the date of your refusal letter.

Counting school days from Essex's term dates, 20 school days after offer day is 13 Apr 2027 (secondary) and 17 May 2027 (primary) — the earliest any deadline can be.

Source: School Admissions Code and School Admission Appeals Code (Open Government Licence v3.0).

Applications and offers by school, 2026/27

Catchment areas and admission decisions are made by the school's admissions authority (the local council or, for academies and many faith schools, the school or trust). Distances and past figures don't guarantee a place.

Secondary schools (78)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
Alec Hunter Academy	202	483	227	189	2.4 per offer
Anglo European School	237	896	261	199	3.8 per offer
Beauchamps High School	274	847	266	250	3.1 per offer
Becket Keys Church of England Free School	176	763	274	166	4.3 per offer
Brentwood County High School	205	620	120	120	3.0 per offer
Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School	175	515	134	116	2.9 per offer
Burnt Mill Academy	209	486	173	173	2.3 per offer
Castle View School	237	317	218	218	1.3 per offer
Chelmer Valley High School	231	798	196	169	3.5 per offer
Chelmsford County High School for Girls	179	600	358	175	3.4 per offer
Clacton County High School	303	471	342	299	1.6 per offer
Colchester Academy	160	238	105	105	1.5 per offer
Colchester County High School for Girls	190	744	322	165	3.9 per offer
Colchester Royal Grammar School	128	804	280	63	6.3 per offer
Colne Community School	256	330	234	234	1.3 per offer
Davenant Foundation School	185	532	212	173	2.9 per offer
De La Salle School	147	763	215	128	5.2 per offer
Debden Park High School	179	584	184	159	3.3 per offer
Epping St John's Church of England School	175	407	194	159	2.3 per offer
Forest Hall School	116	329	99	87	2.8 per offer
Great Baddow High School	245	1119	267	209	4.6 per offer
Harris Academy Benfleet	297	761	203	197	2.6 per offer
Harris Academy Billericay	277	1054	207	202	3.8 per offer
Harris Academy Kingswood	287	1095	399	249	3.8 per offer
Harris Academy Wickford	185	566	135	135	3.1 per offer
Harwich and Dovercourt High School	210	234	205	205	1.1 per offer
Hedingham School and Sixth Form	189	300	177	177	1.6 per offer
Helena Romanes School	199	355	142	142	1.8 per offer
Honywood School	179	565	192	165	3.2 per offer
Hylands School	171	108	27	27	0.6 per offer
Joyce Frankland Academy, Newport	135	368	70	70	2.7 per offer
King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford	149	740	412	143	5.0 per offer
King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy	178	166	118	118	0.9 per offer
Lift Clacton	209	293	176	176	1.4 per offer
Lift Greensward	266	701	266	243	2.6 per offer
Lift Maltings	128	204	105	105	1.6 per offer
Lift New Rickstones	215	403	196	196	1.9 per offer
Lift Tendring	228	335	210	210	1.5 per offer
Manningtree High School	202	475	179	179	2.4 per offer
Mark Hall Academy	155	351	134	134	2.3 per offer
Mayflower High School	258	836	232	224	3.2 per offer
Moulsham High School	265	1119	299	234	4.2 per offer
Notley High School and Sixth Form	206	362	179	179	1.8 per offer
Ormiston Rivers Academy	176	244	175	175	1.4 per offer
Passmores Academy	229	587	237	218	2.6 per offer
Paxman Academy	174	494	104	104	2.8 per offer
Philip Morant School and College	305	1054	248	239	3.5 per offer
Plume School	288	562	274	273	2.0 per offer
Roding Valley High School	244	637	222	207	2.6 per offer
Saffron Walden County High School	290	536	344	289	1.8 per offer
Shenfield High School	234	1001	189	186	4.3 per offer
Sir Frederick Gibberd College	138	349	123	123	2.5 per offer
St Benedict's Catholic College	173	768	213	142	4.4 per offer
St Helena School	178	601	116	116	3.4 per offer
St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford	182	645	187	133	3.5 per offer
St Mark's West Essex Catholic School	180	473	197	173	2.6 per offer
St Martin's School Brentwood	316	1178	289	257	3.7 per offer
Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow	171	283	142	142	1.7 per offer
Tabor Academy	153	287	127	127	1.9 per offer
The Basildon Lower Academy	213	200	86	86	0.9 per offer
The Beaulieu Park School	116	1069	180	93	9.2 per offer
The Boswells School	241	860	247	195	3.6 per offer
The Deanes	144	558	98	98	3.9 per offer
The FitzWimarc School	292	1055	284	266	3.6 per offer
The Gilberd School	306	1183	401	267	3.9 per offer
The James Hornsby School	202	804	259	186	4.0 per offer
The King Edmund School	199	439	169	169	2.2 per offer
The King John School	346	1097	481	330	3.2 per offer
The Ongar Academy	107	193	90	90	1.8 per offer
The Ramsey Academy, Halstead	112	182	104	104	1.6 per offer
The Sandon School	213	708	164	164	3.3 per offer
The Stanway School	273	844	254	246	3.1 per offer
The Sweyne Park School	234	821	200	200	3.5 per offer
The Thomas Lord Audley School	185	494	241	175	2.7 per offer
The Trinity School	177	682	126	116	3.9 per offer
Thurstable School	184	383	147	147	2.1 per offer
West Hatch High School	248	784	328	213	3.2 per offer
William de Ferrers School	215	416	208	208	1.9 per offer

Primary schools (412)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
Abacus Primary School	59	153	59	59	2.6 per offer
Abbotsweld Primary Academy	37	72	32	32	1.9 per offer
Acorn Infant Academy	68	99	41	41	1.5 per offer
All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Great Oakley	18	25	18	18	1.4 per offer
All Saints Maldon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	45	180	63	44	4.0 per offer
All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Dovercourt	18	44	17	17	2.4 per offer
Alresford Primary School	30	113	35	30	3.8 per offer
Ardleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy	4	12	4	4	3.0 per offer
Ashdon Primary School	7	19	7	7	2.7 per offer
Baddow Hall Infant School	56	92	46	46	1.6 per offer
Bardfield Academy	32	55	29	29	1.7 per offer
Barling Magna Primary Academy	18	45	10	10	2.5 per offer
Barnes Farm Primary School	53	113	43	43	2.1 per offer
Baynards Primary School	14	59	22	12	4.2 per offer
Beckers Green Primary School	44	125	59	44	2.8 per offer
Beehive Lane Community Primary School	29	212	45	28	7.3 per offer
Belchamp St Paul Church of England Primary School	8	16	7	7	2.0 per offer
Bentfield Primary School and Nursery	18	45	17	17	2.5 per offer
Bentley St Paul's Church of England Primary School	28	95	32	22	3.4 per offer
Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School	20	40	17	16	2.0 per offer
Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	10	28	10	10	2.8 per offer
Blackmore Primary School	25	74	28	22	3.0 per offer
Bocking Primary School	30	77	41	29	2.6 per offer
Boreham Primary School	29	83	40	29	2.9 per offer
Boxted St Peter's Church of England School	30	88	35	29	2.9 per offer
Bradfield Primary School	13	41	8	8	3.2 per offer
Braiswick Primary School	58	110	53	53	1.9 per offer
Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery	75	91	76	75	1.2 per offer
Brightside Primary School	89	257	78	78	2.9 per offer
Brinkley Grove Primary School	41	96	40	40	2.3 per offer
Briscoe Primary School & Nursery	43	78	42	42	1.8 per offer
Broomfield Primary School	60	141	52	52	2.4 per offer
Broomgrove Infant School	32	80	29	29	2.5 per offer
Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School	59	135	53	51	2.3 per offer
Burnham-on-Crouch Primary School	60	128	73	58	2.1 per offer
Burrsville Infant Academy	60	125	59	53	2.1 per offer
Buttsbury Primary School	119	298	106	100	2.5 per offer
Camulos Academy	58	120	48	48	2.1 per offer
Canewdon Church of England Primary School	13	15	11	11	1.2 per offer
Cann Hall Primary School	58	132	60	57	2.3 per offer
Canvey Island Infant School and Nursery	59	159	71	57	2.7 per offer
Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford	29	136	37	28	4.7 per offer
Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery	60	191	74	58	3.2 per offer
Chappel CofE Controlled Primary School	13	33	13	13	2.5 per offer
Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery	48	78	48	48	1.6 per offer
Cherry Tree Academy	15	32	14	14	2.1 per offer
Cherry Tree Primary School	42	82	41	41	2.0 per offer
Chigwell Primary Academy	30	81	32	29	2.7 per offer
Chigwell Row Infant School	11	32	6	6	2.9 per offer
Chipping Hill Primary School	60	232	95	59	3.9 per offer
Chipping Ongar Primary School	30	73	43	29	2.4 per offer
Chrishall Holy Trinity and St Nicholas CofE (Aided) Primary School and Pre-School	15	18	15	15	1.2 per offer
Christchurch Church of England Primary School	19	22	10	10	1.2 per offer
Church Langley Community Primary School	60	190	59	51	3.2 per offer
Churchgate Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Harlow	30	74	26	22	2.5 per offer
Clavering Primary School	30	46	31	30	1.5 per offer
Cold Norton Primary School	23	70	24	20	3.0 per offer
Collingwood Primary School	30	79	31	30	2.6 per offer
Colne Engaine Church of England Primary School	10	35	8	8	3.5 per offer
Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and Nursery	59	94	55	55	1.6 per offer
Coopersale and Theydon Garnon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	30	93	27	26	3.1 per offer
Copford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	30	93	36	30	3.1 per offer
Crays Hill Primary School	1	4	1	1	4.0 per offer
Cressing Primary School	30	74	28	26	2.5 per offer
Danbury Park Community Primary School	30	87	41	29	2.9 per offer
de Vere Primary School	30	58	26	25	1.9 per offer
Debden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Academy	14	39	14	14	2.8 per offer
Dedham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	29	68	27	27	2.3 per offer
Doddinghurst Infant School	60	123	73	60	2.1 per offer
Down Hall Primary School	31	99	25	25	3.2 per offer
Downham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	25	49	24	24	2.0 per offer
Dr Walker's CofE Primary School	5	5	4	4	1.0 per offer
Dunmow St Mary's Primary School	60	127	58	54	2.1 per offer
Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery	47	89	45	45	1.9 per offer
East Hanningfield Church of England Primary Academy	17	38	13	13	2.2 per offer
Edward Francis Primary School	60	195	59	56	3.3 per offer
Elm Hall Primary School	30	120	42	29	4.0 per offer
Elmstead Primary School	20	78	19	19	3.9 per offer
Elmwood Primary School	52	107	51	51	2.1 per offer
Elsenham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	58	94	56	56	1.6 per offer
Engaines Primary School and Nursery	38	98	45	36	2.6 per offer
Epping Primary School	60	126	55	52	2.1 per offer
Epping Upland CofE Primary School	30	63	27	27	2.1 per offer
Eversley Primary School	46	108	41	41	2.3 per offer
Fairhouse Community Primary School	29	72	24	24	2.5 per offer
Farnham Church of England Primary School	0	1	0	0	Not published
Fawbert and Barnard's Primary School	30	130	34	28	4.3 per offer
Feering Church of England Primary School	25	79	22	20	3.2 per offer
Felmore Primary School	37	79	32	32	2.1 per offer
Felsted Primary School	30	66	26	26	2.2 per offer
Finchingfield St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy	13	23	13	13	1.8 per offer
Fingringhoe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School	15	53	17	15	3.5 per offer
Ford End Church of England Primary School	8	21	8	8	2.6 per offer
Fordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School	14	38	14	14	2.7 per offer
Freshwaters Primary Academy	57	111	48	48	1.9 per offer
Friars Grove Primary School	43	94	36	36	2.2 per offer
Frinton-on-Sea Primary School	30	71	37	29	2.4 per offer
Galleywood Infant School	45	93	42	42	2.1 per offer
Ghyllgrove Primary School	53	97	51	51	1.8 per offer
Glebe Primary School	46	132	42	42	2.9 per offer
Gosbecks Primary School	22	63	22	22	2.9 per offer
Gosfield Community Primary School	18	57	14	14	3.2 per offer
Grange Primary School	45	113	55	45	2.5 per offer
Great Bardfield Primary School	20	43	24	19	2.2 per offer
Great Bentley Primary School	55	119	50	50	2.2 per offer
Great Berry Primary School	60	163	55	55	2.7 per offer
Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School	59	120	52	52	2.0 per offer
Great Chesterford Church of England Primary Academy	27	43	26	26	1.6 per offer
Great Dunmow Primary School	60	163	76	60	2.7 per offer
Great Easton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School	20	59	27	20	3.0 per offer
Great Leighs Primary School	25	47	21	21	1.9 per offer
Great Sampford Community Primary School	13	34	13	13	2.6 per offer
Great Tey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	8	24	8	8	3.0 per offer
Great Totham Primary School	59	147	62	52	2.5 per offer
Great Wakering Primary Academy	60	82	71	58	1.4 per offer
Great Waltham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	27	71	25	25	2.6 per offer
Greensted Primary School & Nursery	60	177	73	56	3.0 per offer
Grove Wood Primary School	90	195	93	88	2.2 per offer
Hadleigh Infant and Nursery School	72	108	55	55	1.5 per offer
Hamilton Primary School	57	177	53	53	3.1 per offer
Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery	60	175	98	59	2.9 per offer
Harlowbury Primary School	30	71	22	22	2.4 per offer
Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery	30	56	31	30	1.9 per offer
Hatfield Heath Primary School	30	97	42	30	3.2 per offer
Hatfield Peverel Infant and Nursery School	60	142	64	57	2.4 per offer
Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery	36	60	35	35	1.7 per offer
Heathlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, West Bergholt	59	115	55	54	1.9 per offer
Helena Romanes School	17	70	13	13	4.1 per offer
Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School	30	82	36	30	2.7 per offer
Henry Moore Primary School	82	166	74	74	2.0 per offer
Hereward Primary School	60	175	58	56	2.9 per offer
Heybridge Primary School	55	70	44	44	1.3 per offer
High Beech CofE Primary School	15	45	16	13	3.0 per offer
High Ongar Primary School	20	49	16	15	2.5 per offer
Highfields Primary School	45	106	58	45	2.4 per offer
Highwood Primary School	8	27	3	3	3.4 per offer
Highwoods Community Primary School	60	155	70	59	2.6 per offer
Hillhouse CofE Primary School	49	96	48	48	2.0 per offer
Hilltop Infant School	57	140	57	57	2.5 per offer
Hogarth Primary School	30	91	26	26	3.0 per offer
Holland Haven Primary School	60	139	82	59	2.3 per offer
Holland Park Primary School	60	142	52	52	2.4 per offer
Holly Trees Primary School	60	199	55	51	3.3 per offer
Holt Farm Infant School	63	99	42	42	1.6 per offer
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Harlow	50	84	45	45	1.7 per offer
Holy Family Catholic Primary School	25	63	19	19	2.5 per offer
Holy Family Catholic Primary School	30	94	21	19	3.1 per offer
Holy Trinity Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Halstead	29	93	45	26	3.2 per offer
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham	7	21	7	7	3.0 per offer
Home Farm Primary School	59	242	71	57	4.1 per offer
Howbridge Infant School	89	193	84	74	2.2 per offer
Hutton All Saints' Church of England Primary School	30	91	33	27	3.0 per offer
Ingatestone Infant School	44	86	51	42	2.0 per offer
Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School	29	58	26	26	2.0 per offer
Ivy Chimneys Primary School	45	147	59	44	3.3 per offer
Janet Duke Primary School	57	121	52	52	2.1 per offer
Jerounds Primary Academy	41	92	37	37	2.2 per offer
John Bunyan Primary School and Nursery	74	102	64	64	1.4 per offer
John Ray Infant School	90	153	89	88	1.7 per offer
Jotmans Hall Primary School	30	92	28	28	3.1 per offer
Katherine Semar Infant School	59	149	59	59	2.5 per offer
Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery	28	41	26	26	1.5 per offer
Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School	15	53	19	13	3.5 per offer
Kelvedon St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy	60	138	77	58	2.3 per offer
Kendall Church of England Primary School	30	139	57	30	4.6 per offer
Kents Hill Infant Academy	59	138	58	56	2.3 per offer
King's Ford Infant School and Nursery	25	56	25	25	2.2 per offer
Kings Road Primary School	39	99	27	27	2.5 per offer
Kingsmoor Academy	30	83	41	30	2.8 per offer
Kingston Primary School	30	147	37	27	4.9 per offer
Kingswood Primary School and Nursery	60	135	55	55	2.3 per offer
Kirby Primary Academy	30	58	31	28	1.9 per offer
Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery	30	71	24	24	2.4 per offer
Lakelands Primary School	48	123	43	43	2.6 per offer
Lambourne Primary School	30	49	30	26	1.6 per offer
Langenhoe Community Primary School	15	50	17	15	3.3 per offer
Langham Primary Academy	14	39	12	12	2.8 per offer
Larchwood Primary School	60	143	48	46	2.4 per offer
Larkrise Primary School	21	59	19	19	2.8 per offer
Latton Green Primary Academy	21	70	20	20	3.3 per offer
Lawford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School	41	92	37	37	2.2 per offer
Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery	44	89	42	42	2.0 per offer
Layer-de-la-Haye Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	29	79	28	28	2.7 per offer
Lee Chapel Primary School	119	404	153	116	3.4 per offer
Leigh Beck Infant School and Nursery Academy	74	116	63	63	1.6 per offer
Leverton Primary School	43	93	42	42	2.2 per offer
Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils	29	92	37	28	3.2 per offer
Lift Ashingdon	30	86	25	22	2.9 per offer
Lift Hamford	47	74	38	38	1.6 per offer
Lift Hockley	45	189	59	44	4.2 per offer
Lift Plumberow	88	192	85	71	2.2 per offer
Lift Westerings	60	183	81	59	3.1 per offer
Limebrook Primary School and Nursery	30	94	28	25	3.1 per offer
Limes Farm Infant School and Nursery	41	64	38	38	1.6 per offer
Lincewood Primary Academy	43	110	42	42	2.6 per offer
Little Hallingbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School	13	28	9	9	2.2 per offer
Little Parndon Primary Academy	48	82	35	35	1.7 per offer
Little Waltham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School	30	100	28	25	3.3 per offer
Long Ridings Primary School	60	146	41	39	2.4 per offer
Longwood Primary Academy	58	93	54	54	1.6 per offer
Lubbins Park Primary Academy	29	66	34	27	2.3 per offer
Lyons Hall School	87	159	73	73	1.8 per offer
Magna Carta Primary Academy	21	75	20	20	3.6 per offer
Maldon Primary School	21	45	17	17	2.1 per offer
Maltese Road Primary School	30	139	46	27	4.6 per offer
Manuden Primary School	10	29	10	10	2.9 per offer
Maple Grove Primary School	29	60	29	29	2.1 per offer
Margaretting Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	11	36	8	8	3.3 per offer
Matching Green Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	14	49	17	13	3.5 per offer
Maylandsea Primary School	30	103	54	30	3.4 per offer
Meadgate Primary School	29	74	26	26	2.6 per offer
Merrylands Primary School	57	114	54	54	2.0 per offer
Mersea Island School	41	45	41	41	1.1 per offer
Messing Primary School	12	59	12	10	4.9 per offer
Mildmay Primary School	68	169	62	62	2.5 per offer
Milldene Primary School	26	54	12	12	2.1 per offer
Millfields Primary School	30	83	29	29	2.8 per offer
Millhouse Primary School	70	123	64	64	1.8 per offer
Milwards Primary School and Nursery	29	66	28	28	2.3 per offer
Monkwick Infant and Nursery School	36	59	34	34	1.6 per offer
Montgomerie Primary School	30	77	22	21	2.6 per offer
Montgomery Primary School, Colchester	71	112	70	70	1.6 per offer
Moreton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School	30	61	29	28	2.0 per offer
Moulsham Infant School	83	205	79	79	2.5 per offer
Mountnessing Church of England Primary School	30	137	45	30	4.6 per offer
Myland Community Primary School	45	152	58	44	3.4 per offer
Nazeing Primary School	45	50	41	41	1.1 per offer
Newhall Primary Academy	60	180	85	59	3.0 per offer
Newlands Spring Primary and Nursery School	48	105	44	44	2.2 per offer
Newport Primary School	15	29	14	14	1.9 per offer
Noak Bridge Primary School	30	70	26	25	2.3 per offer
North Crescent Primary School	21	50	19	19	2.4 per offer
North Primary School and Nursery	57	105	52	52	1.8 per offer
Northlands Primary School and Nursery	90	148	95	86	1.6 per offer
Northwick Park Primary and Nursery Academy	53	86	51	51	1.6 per offer
Notley Green Primary School	60	180	61	57	3.0 per offer
Oakfield Primary School	60	139	58	58	2.3 per offer
Oaklands Infant School	54	155	40	40	2.9 per offer
Oakwood Infant and Nursery School	63	95	59	59	1.5 per offer
Old Heath Community Primary School	21	75	19	19	3.6 per offer
Ongar Primary School	27	31	16	16	1.1 per offer
Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School	30	73	39	30	2.4 per offer
Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School	59	116	72	59	2.0 per offer
Parkwood Academy	19	39	19	19	2.1 per offer
Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	29	64	29	29	2.2 per offer
Pear Tree Mead Academy	45	87	43	43	1.9 per offer
Pemberley Academy	30	114	43	28	3.8 per offer
Perryfields Infant School	60	295	89	59	4.9 per offer
Potter Street Academy	21	61	18	18	2.9 per offer
Prettygate Infant School	55	150	49	49	2.7 per offer
Priory Primary School, Bicknacre	20	38	21	19	1.9 per offer
Purford Green Primary School	30	86	34	30	2.9 per offer
Purleigh Community Primary School	30	95	26	24	3.2 per offer
Queen Boudica Primary School	53	118	49	49	2.2 per offer
Quilters Infant School	60	307	94	60	5.1 per offer
R A Butler Infant School	87	176	87	87	2.0 per offer
Radwinter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School	30	46	29	29	1.5 per offer
Ravens Academy	20	30	18	18	1.5 per offer
Rayleigh Primary School	52	162	48	48	3.1 per offer
Rayne Primary and Nursery School	28	45	27	27	1.6 per offer
Rettendon Primary School	11	31	11	11	2.8 per offer
Richard de Clare Community Academy	50	63	42	42	1.3 per offer
Rickling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School	13	38	12	12	2.9 per offer
Ridgewell Church of England Primary School	13	20	12	12	1.5 per offer
Rivenhall Church of England Primary School	20	69	18	16	3.5 per offer
Riverside Primary School	56	74	51	51	1.3 per offer
Roach Vale Primary School	21	57	20	20	2.7 per offer
Rochford Primary and Nursery School	30	90	34	28	3.0 per offer
Rodings Primary School	30	46	24	24	1.5 per offer
Rolph Church of England Primary School and Nursery	28	41	23	23	1.5 per offer
Roseacres Primary School	25	50	25	25	2.0 per offer
Roxwell Church of England Primary School	13	35	13	13	2.7 per offer
Roydon Primary Academy	29	42	25	25	1.4 per offer
Runwell Community Primary School	30	55	29	29	1.8 per offer
Ryedene Primary and Nursery School	47	79	40	40	1.7 per offer
Shalford Primary School	12	26	11	11	2.2 per offer
Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	7	17	2	2	2.4 per offer
Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School	59	210	86	59	3.6 per offer
Silver End Academy	58	67	50	50	1.2 per offer
Sir Martin Frobisher Academy	26	37	24	24	1.4 per offer
South Benfleet Primary School	59	114	57	56	1.9 per offer
South Green Infant School	27	67	25	25	2.5 per offer
Spring Meadow Primary School & Nursery	33	55	33	33	1.7 per offer
Springfield Primary School	49	131	31	31	2.7 per offer
St Alban's Catholic Academy	30	58	26	26	1.9 per offer
St Andrew's Bulmer Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	15	30	18	15	2.0 per offer
St Andrew's Church of England Primary Academy, Marks Tey	29	51	23	23	1.8 per offer
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Great Yeldham	22	48	27	22	2.2 per offer
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Halstead	30	66	26	25	2.2 per offer
St Andrew's CofE Primary School	37	46	30	30	1.2 per offer
St Anne Line Catholic Infant School	60	115	66	58	1.9 per offer
St Cedd's Church of England Primary School	16	26	12	12	1.6 per offer
St Clare's Catholic Primary School	42	77	37	37	1.8 per offer
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree	28	52	23	23	1.9 per offer
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon	30	112	32	27	3.7 per offer
St George's Church of England Primary School, Great Bromley	17	45	14	14	2.6 per offer
St Giles' Church of England Primary School	11	32	7	7	2.9 per offer
St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School	60	170	63	47	2.8 per offer
St James Church of England Primary School	21	51	19	19	2.4 per offer
St James the Great Church of England Primary School	57	100	48	48	1.8 per offer
St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury	30	71	26	26	2.4 per offer
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School	29	75	26	26	2.6 per offer
St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Pebmarsh	15	49	13	12	3.3 per offer
St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Buckhurst Hill	60	193	74	57	3.2 per offer
St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester	30	99	31	29	3.3 per offer
St John's Green Primary School	60	135	55	55	2.3 per offer
St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School	30	95	22	21	3.2 per offer
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School	15	33	15	15	2.2 per offer
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and Nursery	30	50	28	28	1.7 per offer
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, SWF	16	43	16	16	2.7 per offer
St Katherine's Church of England Primary School	26	48	22	22	1.8 per offer
St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Rowhedge	47	74	45	45	1.6 per offer
St Leonard's Church of England Primary School	57	52	23	23	0.9 per offer
St Luke's Catholic Academy	30	57	29	27	1.9 per offer
St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary School	45	107	46	38	2.4 per offer
St Luke's Park Primary School	26	54	26	25	2.1 per offer
St Margaret's Church of England Academy, Bowers Gifford	18	32	17	17	1.8 per offer
St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Toppesfield	10	13	6	6	1.3 per offer
St Mary's Church of England Primary School	10	19	9	9	1.9 per offer
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School	25	86	25	25	3.4 per offer
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Burnham-on-Crouch	30	104	43	29	3.5 per offer
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hatfield Broad Oak	5	19	5	5	3.8 per offer
St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School	27	60	26	26	2.2 per offer
St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School	43	84	41	41	2.0 per offer
St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Ramsey	18	37	18	18	2.1 per offer
St Michael's Primary School and Nursery, Colchester	20	59	20	20	3.0 per offer
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School	18	55	17	16	3.1 per offer
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Tillingham	16	23	11	11	1.4 per offer
St Osyth Church of England Primary School	36	45	36	36	1.3 per offer
St Peter's Catholic Primary School	60	133	63	57	2.2 per offer
St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy, West Hanningfield	11	33	11	11	3.0 per offer
St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Weald	60	230	110	59	3.8 per offer
St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Coggeshall	45	74	43	43	1.6 per offer
St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Sible Hedingham	30	66	39	30	2.2 per offer
St Pius X Catholic Primary School	24	59	20	20	2.5 per offer
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School	30	64	33	29	2.1 per offer
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Basildon	26	51	21	21	2.0 per offer
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester	30	94	41	29	3.1 per offer
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden	23	76	23	23	3.3 per offer
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester	31	81	39	29	2.6 per offer
St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, Brentwood	75	128	36	36	1.7 per offer
St. George's School	55	117	46	46	2.1 per offer
Stambridge Primary School	12	31	7	7	2.6 per offer
Stanway Fiveways Primary School	48	116	46	46	2.4 per offer
Stanway Primary School	44	124	39	39	2.8 per offer
Stapleford Abbotts Primary Academy	16	20	12	12	1.3 per offer
Staples Road Primary School	90	208	85	84	2.3 per offer
Stebbing Primary School	30	68	28	27	2.3 per offer
Steeple Bumpstead Primary School	29	53	40	29	1.8 per offer
Stisted Church of England Primary Academy	15	62	33	15	4.1 per offer
Stock Church of England Primary School	23	93	21	21	4.0 per offer
Stourview Church of England Primary Academy	5	11	4	4	2.2 per offer
Sunnymede Primary School	28	126	23	23	4.5 per offer
Takeley Primary School	37	65	32	32	1.8 per offer
Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery	50	83	43	43	1.7 per offer
Templars Academy	47	84	30	30	1.8 per offer
Tendring Primary School	30	87	38	28	2.9 per offer
Terling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School	15	76	18	13	5.1 per offer
Thaxted Primary School	16	36	13	13	2.3 per offer
The Alderton Infant School and Nursery	60	149	61	60	2.5 per offer
The Beaulieu Park School	120	320	164	118	2.7 per offer
The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School	18	47	16	16	2.6 per offer
The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School	56	147	40	40	2.6 per offer
The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford	45	114	59	39	2.5 per offer
The Downs Primary School and Nursery	39	73	35	35	1.9 per offer
The Flitch Green Academy	33	53	31	31	1.6 per offer
The Mayflower Primary School	43	73	43	43	1.7 per offer
The Phoenix Primary School	88	243	92	85	2.8 per offer
The Robert Drake Primary School	45	156	47	43	3.5 per offer
The Tyrrells School	59	199	50	44	3.4 per offer
The Wickford Church of England School	42	115	32	32	2.7 per offer
The Willows Primary School	82	146	78	78	1.8 per offer
Theydon Bois Primary School	44	147	56	41	3.3 per offer
Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery	60	155	62	59	2.6 per offer
Thundersley Primary School	59	147	56	48	2.5 per offer
Tiptree Heath Primary School	30	89	32	28	3.0 per offer
Tollesbury School	23	29	22	22	1.3 per offer
Tolleshunt D'Arcy St Nicholas Primary Academy	25	43	20	20	1.7 per offer
Trinity Road Primary School	39	82	29	29	2.1 per offer
Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers	10	44	10	10	4.4 per offer
Unity Primary Academy	34	53	31	31	1.6 per offer
Upshire Primary Foundation School	26	57	25	25	2.2 per offer
Vange Primary School and Nursery	6	18	6	6	3.0 per offer
Waltham Holy Cross Primary Academy	81	107	79	79	1.3 per offer
Walton on the Naze Primary School	22	35	21	21	1.6 per offer
Warley Primary School	60	154	43	42	2.6 per offer
Water Lane Primary Academy	23	28	20	20	1.2 per offer
Waterman Primary School	12	22	9	9	1.8 per offer
Weeley St Andrew's CofE Primary School	18	36	16	16	2.0 per offer
Wentworth Primary School	60	189	68	54	3.2 per offer
West Horndon Primary School	30	54	33	29	1.8 per offer
Westlands Community Primary School	80	122	61	61	1.5 per offer
Westwood Academy	28	117	57	28	4.2 per offer
Wethersfield CofE VC Primary School	3	12	2	2	4.0 per offer
White Bridge Primary School	60	141	55	55	2.4 per offer
White Court School	90	182	93	86	2.0 per offer
White Hall Academy and Nursery	75	125	71	71	1.7 per offer
White Notley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	15	46	23	14	3.1 per offer
Whitmore Primary School and Nursery	76	127	69	69	1.7 per offer
Wickford Primary School	51	133	48	48	2.6 per offer
William Martin Church of England Infant and Nursery School	36	67	35	35	1.9 per offer
William Read Primary Academy	30	104	31	25	3.5 per offer
Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery	9	21	9	9	2.3 per offer
Willowbrook Primary School	30	99	32	27	3.3 per offer
Wimbish Primary Academy	5	6	3	3	1.2 per offer
Winter Gardens Academy	44	86	41	41	2.0 per offer
Wix and Wrabness Primary School	17	39	19	17	2.3 per offer
Woodham Ley Primary School	29	97	39	29	3.3 per offer
Woodham Walter Church of England Primary Academy	12	31	10	10	2.6 per offer
Woodville Primary School	43	85	42	42	2.0 per offer
Writtle Infant School	60	128	71	60	2.1 per offer
Wyburns Primary School	22	82	19	19	3.7 per offer

Source: DfE secondary and primary school applications and offers (Open Government Licence v3.0).

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Questions

When is the Essex secondary school application deadline?

31 October for a September start, set nationally by the School Admissions Code. Late applications are usually considered only after on-time ones.

How long do I have to appeal?

Admission authorities must give you at least 20 school days from the date of your refusal letter (usually offer day). Many councils publish a specific date — use the council's date where shown.

Does this page tell me my chance of getting a place?

No. Places depend on each school's oversubscription criteria, which change every year. Only the admissions authority decides.