Rated on Ofsted and the parent survey. Infant schools sit no SATs.
Infant schools stop at Year 2, so children here move to a junior school for Year 3.
You apply for a Year 3 place, at a junior school or a primary school with room, through the council where you live by 15 January in Year 2.
Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 13 September 2023
Infant schools do not sit SATs, and no Year 2 results are published for schools, so there are no exam results for The Wickford Church of England School.
School workforce census, 2025/26.
Ofsted’s survey of parents at this school
Ofsted changed the Parent View questions in November 2025, so some questions differ between years.
100%
of parents would recommend this school to another parent
31 responses up to 6 April 2026 · 22% response rate
My child is happy at this school.
100% agreeMy child feels safe at this school.
100% agreeThe school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.
97% agreeMy child has been bullied, and the school dealt with it quickly and effectively.
100% agreeMy child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.
75% agreeThe Wickford Church of England School was graded Outstanding at its last Ofsted inspection, on 13 September 2023.
Apply through the council where you live by 15 January for a Reception place starting that September. Children start Reception in the September after their fourth birthday. You can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference, and offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day. A place in its nursery class does not carry on into Reception, so you still need to apply. As a Church of England school it may also ask for a supplementary form, and its admissions policy says whether it does.
The Wickford Church of England School is an infant school, so children move to a junior school, or a primary school with room, for Year 3. You apply through the council where you live by 15 January in Year 2.
No. Distance only counts when The Wickford Church of England School has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by its academy trust, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. As a Church of England school, it can give priority to children on grounds of faith. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.