OFSTED
10 February 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Exceptional
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
8 December 2021
Graded inspection
Outstanding
Published
31 January 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Essex
Trust
KING EDWARD VI GRAMMAR SCHOOL, CHELMSFORD
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,153
1,153 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
83
7.2% of pupils
Male pupils
1,070
92.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
22.7 pts
below England
School
2.1%
Chelmsford
14.4%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
10.1 pts
below England
School
10.2%
Chelmsford
11.6%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
below England
School
0.6%
Chelmsford
1.3%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Indian
36.1%
416
White British
26.3%
303
Any other Asian background
6.4%
74
African
6.2%
72
Chinese
4.4%
51
Any other White background
3.7%
43
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
3.7%
43 of
1,153 pupils
17.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
12.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
5.1 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 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
83.3
44.1 pts
above England
Latest published: 1.11 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority 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
4.26%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.96 pts
lower than
England
School
4.26%
Chelmsford
6.61%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
9.71%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.11 pts
lower than
England
School
9.71%
Chelmsford
15.59%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
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 secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
101.0%
8.6 pts
above England
King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford
101.0%
Chelmsford
94.9%
East of England
92.9%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.