OFSTED
13 February 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Essex
Trust
PERRYFIELDS ENTERPRISE ACADEMY TRUST: LED BY PERRYFIELDS JUNIOR SCHOOL LIMITED
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
301
301 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
152
50.5% of pupils
Male pupils
149
49.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
15.2 pts
below England
School
9.6%
Chelmsford
14.4%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
25.5 pts
above England
School
45.8%
Chelmsford
11.6%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.7 pts
below England
School
0.3%
Chelmsford
1.3%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
46.5%
140
Indian
20.6%
62
Any other White background
7.6%
23
Pakistani
5.3%
16
Chinese
3.7%
11
African
3.3%
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
12.0%
36 of
301 pupils
8.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.0 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
91.0%
30.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
94.0%
Reading
20.2 pts above England
School
94.0%
Chelmsford
76.2%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
99.0%
Writing
28.7 pts above England
School
99.0%
Chelmsford
70.4%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
97.0%
Maths
25.0 pts above England
School
97.0%
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
3.16%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.06 pts
lower than
England
School
3.16%
Chelmsford
6.61%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
6.89%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.93 pts
lower than
England
School
6.89%
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 primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
111.5%
23.3 pts
above England
Perryfields Junior School
111.5%
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.