Schools in Essex
612 schools across 63 towns
Based on the most recent published single-word Ofsted grades. Ofsted stopped issuing overall grades (Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, Inadequate) in September 2024, so schools inspected more recently — under Ofsted’s report cards — may not have one. Figures cover the 245 of 612 schools here that have a published grade.
Essex has 612 schools across 63 towns — 444 primary, 78 secondary, educating around 231,683 pupils. 89% of schools with a published Ofsted grade are rated Good or Outstanding (218 of 245). There are currently 186 open teaching jobs in Essex. Browse schools by town, compare Ofsted ratings and exam results, and find teaching jobs across Essex.
Essexlocal authority guide — teacher pay, ratios & spending →School spending in Essex
Gross expenditure per pupil — LA-maintained schools (2024-25).
Source: DfE “LA and school expenditure” (Consistent Financial Reporting), 2024-25, under the Open Government Licence. Covers council-maintained schools; academies report separately.
Latest teaching jobs in Essex
Admin Assistant
Lift Hamford · Walton on the Naze
£23956.22 - £25534.62 per annum⏳ Closes 2 NovUpper KS2 ClassTeacher with Writing Subject Lead responsibilities
Unity Primary Academy · Colchester
£32,916.00 - £45,352.00 Annually (Actual) Teachers' Pay Scales M1-M6. With a TLR2a for the ideal candidate (£3,527 per annum) Please note: The salary advertised is subject to the nationally agreed teachers' pay award and any associated cost of living increase, which will be implemented once formally confirmed.Closes 6 NovHR Business Partner
Harlow College · Harlow
£51,216 pa⏳ Closes 1 NovTeacher Plumbing
Harlow College · Harlow
Salary: qualified* up to £44,260 FTE Unqualified up to £35,063 per annum FTECloses 15 NovCurriculum Support Technician Automotive
Harlow College · Harlow
Starting Salary: £30,325 per annumCloses 15 NovTechnician Plumbing
Harlow College · Harlow
Starting Salary: £26,898 per annumCloses 15 Nov
Teaching supply agencies in Essex
Recruitment and supply agencies that place teachers and support staff across Essex and the surrounding region — for day-to-day supply, long-term and permanent roles.
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Claim this spot →Top-performing schools in Essex
Ranked on the latest DfE results. Higher is better.
By Attainment 8 — average GCSE score
- 1King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford83.0Attainment 8
- 2Chelmsford County High School for Girls81.4Attainment 8
- 3Colchester Royal Grammar School80.9Attainment 8
- 4Colchester County High School for Girls79.7Attainment 8
- 5Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School63.2Attainment 8
Source: DfE performance tables, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Towns in Essex
Select a town to browse its schools and Ofsted ratings
Basildon
Benfleet
Billericay
Bishop's Stortford
BISHOP'S STORTFORD
Braintree
Brentwood
Buckhurst Hill
BUCKHURST HILL
Burnham-on-Crouch
Canvey Island
Castle Point
Chelmsford
CHELMSFORD
Chigwell
Clacton on Sea
Clacton-on-Sea
Clacton-On-Sea
Colchester
COLCHESTER
Danbury
Dunmow
Epping
Epping Forest
Felsted
Frinton-on-Sea
Great Dunmow
Halstead
Harlow
Harwich
Haverhill
Hockley
Hullbridge
Ingatestone
Loughton
Maldon
Manningtree
Mistley
Newport
Old Harlow
Ongar
Rayleigh
RAYLEIGH
Rivenhall
Rochford
Romford
Royston
Saffron Walden
Southend-on-Sea
Southminster
Stansted
Stansted Mountfitchet
Sudbury
Tendring
Thundersley
Uttlesford
Waltham Abbey
WALTHAM ABBEY
Walton on the Naze
Westminster
Wickford
Witham
Woodford Bridge
Outstanding Schools in Essex
Schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted
Buttsbury Primary School
Billericay, Essex· CM12 0QR
856 pupils
KS2: 79% met expected standard
Trust: BUTTSBURY PRIMARY SCHOOL
Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford
Chelmsford, Essex· CM2 6PT
210 pupils
KS2: 87% met expected standard
Chatten Free School
Rivenhall, Essex· CM8 3HH
75 pupils
KS2: 0% met expected standard
Trust: HOPE LEARNING COMMUNITY
Chelmsford County High School for Girls
Chelmsford, Essex· CM1 1RW
1,236 pupils
Attainment 8: 81.4
Trust: CHELMSFORD COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
Colchester County High School for Girls
Colchester, Essex· CO3 3US
1,210 pupils
Attainment 8: 79.7
Trust: ALPHA TRUST
Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery
Harlow, Essex· CM19 4BU
456 pupils
KS2: 85% met expected standard