Tolleshunt D'Arcy St Nicholas Primary Academy
Academy converter primary school in Maldon (Essex).
KS2 RWM expected
65%
▲ 3pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
82%
▲ 7pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
88%
▲ 14pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
71%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
95.1%
▲ 0.3pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
18.6
▼ 2.1 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
13.6%
▼ 11pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
52%
110 / 210 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Map of nearby schools
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Nearby schools
nearest firstThe nearest 100 of 111 schools within 10 miles. The nearest is Tollesbury School, 1.9 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tollesbury SchoolCommunity | 1.9 mi | Primary | 169 | Ungraded inspection, May 2024Last graded Good (May 2014) |
| Tiptree Heath Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 3.4 mi | Primary | 198 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Good (Feb 2016, previous school) |
| St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 3.5 mi | Primary | 267 | Ungraded inspection, May 2024Last graded Good (Oct 2013) |
| Milldene Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.8 mi | Primary | 185 | Ungraded inspection, May 2022Last graded Good (Oct 2016) |
| Thurstable SchoolAcademy converter | 3.9 mi | Secondary | 932 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good |
| Baynards Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.1 mi | Primary | 98 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| Heybridge Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 4.7 mi | Primary | 428 | Good, 2023 |
| Messing Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 4.8 mi | Primary | 89 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Great Totham Primary SchoolFoundation | 4.8 mi | Primary | 431 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2013) |
| Mid Essex Co-Operative AcademyAcademy alternative provision converter | 5.2 mi | Alternative provision | 57 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements |
| Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 5.2 mi | Primary | 124 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Feb 2025, no grade given |
| Mersea Island SchoolFoundation | 5.2 mi | Primary | 394 | Good, 2023 |
| St Cedd's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 5.5 mi | Primary | 120 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (May 2017) |
| Layer-de-la-Haye Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 5.7 mi | Primary | 203 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2023Last graded Good (Sep 2012) |
| Maldon Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 5.7 mi | Primary | 171 | Good, 2023 |
| Maldon Court Preparatory SchoolOther independent | 5.8 mi | Independent | 142 | - |
| Plume SchoolAcademy converter | 5.9 mi | Secondary | 1,789 | Good, 2023 |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School, MaldonVoluntary aided | 5.9 mi | Primary | 196 | Ungraded inspection, May 2024Last graded Good (Sep 2014) |
| Kelvedon St Mary's Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 6.0 mi | Primary | 464 | Good, 2024 |
| All Saints Maldon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 6.1 mi | Primary | 316 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2022Last graded Good (Nov 2012) |
| Maylandsea Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 6.2 mi | Primary | 217 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2019) |
| Feering Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 6.2 mi | Primary | 147 | Good, 2022 |
| Wentworth Primary SchoolCommunity | 6.3 mi | Primary | 437 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2013) |
| St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, TillinghamAcademy converter | 6.4 mi | Primary | 87 | Good, 2024 |
| Langenhoe Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 6.4 mi | Primary | 104 | Good, 2023This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Limebrook Primary School and NurseryFree schools | 6.8 mi | Primary | 137 | - |
| Howbridge Church of England Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 6.9 mi | Primary | 356 | Good, 2023 |
| Howbridge Infant SchoolFoundation | 7.1 mi | Primary | 265 | Good, 2023 |
| Copford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 7.1 mi | Primary | 202 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5 |
| Lift MaltingsAcademy sponsor led | 7.2 mi | Secondary | 787 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 2 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 7.3 mi | Primary | 201 | Good, 2022 |
| Rivenhall Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 7.3 mi | Primary | 128 | Good, 2023 |
| St Michael's Primary School and Nursery, ColchesterCommunity | 7.3 mi | Primary | 228 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good |
| Chipping Hill Primary SchoolCommunity | 7.3 mi | Primary | 421 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 3 key judgements, Good in 1; early years provision Outstanding |
| Chatten Free SchoolFree schools special | 7.4 mi | Special | 75 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary Academy, Marks TeyAcademy converter | 7.4 mi | Primary | 131 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2022Last graded Good (Oct 2011, previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Templars AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 7.5 mi | Primary | 412 | Ungraded inspection, May 2024Last graded Good (Apr 2019) |
| Montgomery Primary School, ColchesterCommunity | 7.5 mi | Primary | 608 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Mar 2025, no grade given |
| Gosbecks Primary SchoolCommunity | 7.5 mi | Primary | 227 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Good (Sep 2014) |
| Elm Hall Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 7.6 mi | Primary | 228 | Good, 2024 |
| Lift New RickstonesAcademy sponsor led | 7.6 mi | Secondary | 1,221 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2023Last graded Good (May 2018) |
| Christchurch Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 7.6 mi | Primary | 109 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 3 |
| Paxman AcademyFree schools | 7.6 mi | Secondary | 873 | Good, 2024 |
| Southview SchoolAcademy special sponsor led | 7.6 mi | Special | 106 | Outstanding, 2022 |
| Cherry Tree AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 7.6 mi | Primary | 180 | Good, 2022 |
| Acorn Infant AcademyAcademy converter | 7.7 mi | Primary | 196 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Witham Oaks AcademyAcademy converter | 7.7 mi | Primary | 290 | Good, 2023 |
| King's Ford Infant School and NurseryCommunity | 7.7 mi | Primary | 154 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Kings Ford AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 7.7 mi | Primary | 152 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 3 key judgements, Requires improvement in 1 |
| Lakelands Primary SchoolFree schools | 7.8 mi | Primary | 340 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Stanway Fiveways Primary SchoolCommunity | 7.8 mi | Primary | 473 | Good, 2022 |
| North East Essex Co-operative AcademyAcademy alternative provision converter | 7.8 mi | Alternative provision | 105 | Good, 2024 |
| St Leonard's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 7.8 mi | Primary | 258 | Good, 2024 |
| Woodend Farm SchoolOther independent special | 7.9 mi | Special | 25 | - |
| The Stanway SchoolAcademy converter | 7.9 mi | Secondary | 1,396 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (May 2013) |
| The Thomas Lord Audley SchoolAcademy converter | 8.0 mi | Secondary | 940 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (Apr 2016) |
| Prettygate Infant SchoolCommunity | 8.0 mi | Primary | 172 | Good, 2022 |
| Prettygate Junior SchoolCommunity | 8.0 mi | Primary | 250 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Good (Oct 2014) |
| Lexden Springs SchoolAcademy special sponsor led | 8.0 mi | Special | 301 | Inadequate, 2024This inspection was of the school this one replaced. |
| Stanway Primary SchoolCommunity | 8.1 mi | Primary | 390 | Good, 2022 |
| Woodham Walter Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 8.1 mi | Primary | 75 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024No earlier grade held in our data. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Monkwick Infant and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | 8.1 mi | Primary | 149 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (Jun 2019) |
| Monkwick Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 8.1 mi | Primary | 234 | Good, 2022 |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, ColchesterAcademy converter | 8.1 mi | Primary | 252 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Fingringhoe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 8.2 mi | Primary | 96 | Good, 2023 |
| Hatfield Peverel St Andrew's Junior SchoolFoundation | 8.2 mi | Primary | 236 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3 |
| Purleigh Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 8.2 mi | Primary | 206 | Good, 2024 |
| Hatfield Peverel Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity | 8.2 mi | Primary | 215 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2022Last graded Good (Oct 2012) |
| Philip Morant School and CollegeAcademy converter | 8.3 mi | Secondary | 1,888 | Good, 2023 |
| Home Farm Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 8.3 mi | Primary | 422 | Report card, 2026Exceptional in 1 area, Strong standard in 6 |
| St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, CoggeshallVoluntary controlled | 8.4 mi | Primary | 339 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Dec 2012) |
| Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired PupilsCommunity | 8.4 mi | Primary | 236 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2014) |
| Doucecroft SchoolOther independent special | 8.5 mi | Special | 83 | - |
| Hamilton Primary SchoolCommunity | 8.6 mi | Primary | 420 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Colchester County High School for GirlsAcademy converter | 8.6 mi | Secondary | 1,198 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| St Benedict's Catholic CollegeVoluntary aided | 8.6 mi | Secondary | 905 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2013) |
| St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, RowhedgeVoluntary controlled | 8.6 mi | Primary | 223 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2014) |
| Honywood SchoolAcademy converter | 8.7 mi | Secondary | 849 | Good, 2022 |
| Holmwood House SchoolOther independent | 8.8 mi | Independent | 395 | - |
| Silver End AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 8.8 mi | Primary | 344 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| St Mary's School for GirlsOther independent | 8.8 mi | Independent | 424 | - |
| Old Heath Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 8.8 mi | Primary | 209 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 4, Needs attention in 2 |
| Cold Norton Primary SchoolCommunity | 8.8 mi | Primary | 157 | Good, 2024 |
| Colchester Royal Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | 8.9 mi | Secondary | 1,073 | Report card, 2026Exceptional in 4 areas, Strong standard in 3 |
| St. George's SchoolCommunity | 8.9 mi | Primary | 609 | Good, 2023 |
| Colchester Prep & High SchoolOther independent | 8.9 mi | Independent | 280 | - |
| Kingswode Hoe SchoolAcademy special converter | 9.0 mi | Special | 167 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in all six areas |
| Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and AldhamAcademy converter | 9.0 mi | Primary | 102 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2022Last graded Good (Mar 2013, previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| St John's Green Primary SchoolCommunity | 9.1 mi | Primary | 591 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2017) |
| Kendall Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 9.1 mi | Primary | 209 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Ormiston Rivers AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 9.2 mi | Secondary | 1,103 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (Jul 2013) |
| Great Tey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 9.2 mi | Primary | 86 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2014) |
| The Sixth Form College ColchesterAcademy 16-19 converter | 9.3 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Burnham-on-CrouchVoluntary aided | 9.3 mi | Primary | 246 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2022Last graded Good (Jun 2016) |
| Colchester InstituteFurther education | 9.3 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| St Helena SchoolAcademy converter | 9.4 mi | Secondary | 986 | Good, 2024 |
| St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, ColchesterAcademy converter | 9.4 mi | Primary | 209 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Millfields Primary SchoolFoundation | 9.6 mi | Primary | 217 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| North Primary School and NurseryCommunity | 9.6 mi | Primary | 458 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Sep 2012) |
| Broomgrove Infant SchoolCommunity | 9.6 mi | Primary | 158 | Good, 2024 |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close (the nearest 100 are listed). Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 40% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 4 of 10).
Overall deprivation4
Income6
Employment6
Education and skills4
Health8
Crime8
Barriers to housing and services1
Living environment1
most deprivedleast deprived
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 75
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