OFSTED
20 September 2023
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Essex
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
222
222 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
95
42.8% of pupils
Male pupils
127
57.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
11.7 pts
below England
School
13.1%
Chelmsford
14.4%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.5 pts
below England
School
1.8%
Chelmsford
11.6%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
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
92.3%
205
Any other White background
2.3%
5
Any other Mixed background
1.4%
3
White and Black African
0.9%
2
White and Black Caribbean
0.9%
2
Any other Black background
0.5%
1
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
19.8%
44 of
222 pupils
1.0 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.0 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
71.0%
10.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
72.0%
Reading
1.8 pts below England
School
72.0%
Chelmsford
76.2%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
81.0%
Writing
10.7 pts above England
School
81.0%
Chelmsford
70.4%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
75.0%
Maths
3.0 pts above England
School
75.0%
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
5.64%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.58 pts
lower than
England
School
5.64%
Chelmsford
6.61%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
15.08%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.74 pts
lower than
England
School
15.08%
Chelmsford
15.59%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.01%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.80 pts
lower than
England
School
1.01%
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
96.5%
8.3 pts
above England
St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury
96.5%
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.