Schools in Rochford
27 state-funded schools, 12,857 pupils. 92.6% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 2 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
Quick answers
How many schools are there in Rochford?
Rochford has 27 state-funded schools teaching 12,857 pupils. 22 primary, 4 secondary, 1 alternative provision.
What percentage of schools in Rochford are Good or Outstanding?
92.6% of the 27 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in Rochford are rated Good or Outstanding: 2 Outstanding and 23 Good. 2 require improvement and 0 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in Rochford are rated Outstanding?
2 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in Rochford: Grove Wood Primary School, Lift Hockley.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- Grove Wood Primary SchoolPrimary632Outstanding 2023
- Lift HockleyPrimary332Outstanding 2021
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 22 | 22 | 90.9% |
| Secondary | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| Alternative provision | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Every school in Rochford
Showing 20 of 27 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The FitzWimarc School | Secondary | 1,787 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lift Greensward | Secondary | 1,613 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Sweyne Park School | Secondary | 1,422 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The King Edmund School | Secondary | 1,354 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Grove Wood Primary School | Primary | 632 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lift Plumberow | Primary | 627 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Rayleigh Primary School | Primary | 463 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Edward Francis Primary School | Primary | 425 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School | Primary | 422 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lift Westerings | Primary | 413 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Glebe Primary School | Primary | 408 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Great Wakering Primary Academy | Primary | 407 | Good2014 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Riverside Primary School | Primary | 397 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lift Hockley | Primary | 332 | Outstanding2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Holt Farm Junior School | Primary | 310 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Down Hall Primary School | Primary | 268 | Good2016 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Rochford Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 244 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lift Ashingdon | Primary | 209 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Holt Farm Infant School | Primary | 206 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Wyburns Primary School | Primary | 185 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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