OFSTED
18 January 2023
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
Free schools
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Essex
Trust
THE CHELMSFORD LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,763
1,763 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
838
47.5% of pupils
Male pupils
925
52.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
13.9 pts
below England
School
10.9%
Chelmsford
14.4%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
7.3 pts
below England
School
13.0%
Chelmsford
11.6%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
below England
School
0.2%
Chelmsford
1.3%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
55.2%
973
Indian
9.7%
171
Unclassified
7.5%
132
Any other Mixed background
5.6%
99
Any other White background
5.0%
89
African
4.7%
82
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
14.5%
256 of
1,763 pupils
6.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.3 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.0 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 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
57.1
17.9 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.84 · 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
7.03%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.81 pts
higher than
England
School
7.03%
Chelmsford
6.61%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
16.35%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.54 pts
higher than
England
School
16.35%
Chelmsford
15.59%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.66%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.85 pts
higher than
England
School
2.66%
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 all-through schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
87.3%
3.8 pts
below England
The Beaulieu Park School
87.3%
Chelmsford
83.3%
East of England
93.0%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.