SCHOOL PROFILE

Woodville Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 140447
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 98.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 5 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

26 November 2024
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Essex
Trust THE CHELMSFORD LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 412 412 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 207 50.2% of pupils
Male pupils 205 49.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

5.6%
19.2 pts below England
School 5.6%
Chelmsford 14.4%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

1.5%
18.8 pts below England
School 1.5%
Chelmsford 11.6%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Chelmsford 1.3%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
90.5%
373
White and Asian
2.7%
11
Unclassified
1.7%
7
Any other White background
1.0%
4
White and Black Caribbean
1.0%
4
Any other Asian background
0.5%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 17.0% 70 of 412 pupils
3.8 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 17.0%
Chelmsford 16.0%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 12.4% 51 pupils
England 14.8% 2.4 pts below
EHC plans 4.6% 19 pupils
England 6.0% 1.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 19
Social, emotional & mental health 14
Autistic spectrum disorder 13
No specialist assessment yet 11
Specific learning difficulty 10
Moderate learning difficulty 1

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

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

67.0% 6.6 pts above England
School 67.0%
Chelmsford 62.7%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

83.0%

9.2 pts above England

School 83.0%
Chelmsford 76.2%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

84.0%

13.7 pts above England

School 84.0%
Chelmsford 70.4%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

81.0%

9.0 pts above England

School 81.0%
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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.62%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.60 pts lower than England
School 4.62%
Chelmsford 6.61%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

8.24%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.57 pts lower than England
School 8.24%
Chelmsford 15.59%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.55%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.25 pts lower than England
School 0.55%
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

98.1% 9.9 pts above England
Woodville Primary School
98.1%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information