OFSTED
12 July 2023
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Essex
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
417
417 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
192
46.0% of pupils
Male pupils
225
54.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.8 pts
below England
School
17.0%
Chelmsford
14.4%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
11.2 pts
below England
School
9.1%
Chelmsford
11.6%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.0 pts
in line with England
School
1.0%
Chelmsford
1.3%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
65.0%
271
Indian
8.2%
34
Any other White background
7.0%
29
Unclassified
4.3%
18
African
2.6%
11
Any other ethnic group
2.4%
10
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
22.1%
92 of
417 pupils
1.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.6 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.4 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
49.0%
11.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
72.0%
Reading
1.8 pts below England
School
72.0%
Chelmsford
76.2%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
56.0%
Writing
14.3 pts below England
School
56.0%
Chelmsford
70.4%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
69.0%
Maths
3.0 pts below England
School
69.0%
Chelmsford
73.4%
East of England
70.3%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.31%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.90 pts
lower than
England
School
5.31%
Chelmsford
6.61%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
11.44%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.37 pts
lower than
England
School
11.44%
Chelmsford
15.59%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.36%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.44 pts
lower than
England
School
1.36%
Chelmsford
2.32%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
99.3%
11.1 pts
above England
Broomfield Primary School
99.3%
Chelmsford
91.7%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.