OFSTED
13 June 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Essex
Trust
CHELMER VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,200
1,200 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
577
48.1% of pupils
Male pupils
623
51.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
3.4 pts
below England
School
21.4%
Chelmsford
14.4%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.2 pts
below England
School
5.1%
Chelmsford
11.6%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.6 pts
above England
School
1.6%
Chelmsford
1.3%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
83.5%
1,002
Any other White background
3.1%
37
Indian
2.2%
26
African
1.7%
20
White and Black Caribbean
1.3%
16
Any other Mixed background
1.2%
14
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
17.1%
205 of
1,200 pupils
3.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.4 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.4 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 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
45.3
6.1 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.25 · 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
7.01%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.79 pts
higher than
England
School
7.01%
Chelmsford
6.61%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
17.70%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.89 pts
higher than
England
School
17.70%
Chelmsford
15.59%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.63%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.82 pts
higher than
England
School
2.63%
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
102.7%
10.4 pts
above England
Chelmer Valley High School
102.7%
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.