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Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Essex

Brook End Road South, Chelmsford, CM2 6PT

Website 01245465250

80

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Outstanding

Graded 20/03/2024

Application demand

66%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

96.1%

5.0% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

209

Capacity used

Over capacity

100%

210 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

66%

1st preference success rate

29 of 44 families who put it first got an offer

29

Places offered

149

Total applications

5.1

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference4429● 66%
2nd preference630● 0%
3rd preference250● 0%
4th preference170● 0%
Total1492919%

1st preference success by year

62%
2020
64%
2021
56%
2022
52%
2023
71%
2024
66%
2025

Essex lets families list 4 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Claire Mills
Address
Brook End Road South, Chelmsford, CM2 6PT
Phone
01245465250
Local authority
Essex
Ward / constituency
Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park · Chelmsford
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
133661

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals10%——
English as additional language11%——
SEN support3%——
57% boys (120)43% girls (89)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

209 pupils · 210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    20 March 2024

    Full graded inspection

    Outstanding overall effectiveness
    Early yearsOutstanding
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationOutstanding
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
  2. 22

    23 November 2022

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 180 pupils

Attendance

96.1%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

3.9%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

5.0%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.6%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

7%
20/21
24%
21/22
8%
22/23
7%
23/24
5%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths80%——
Higher standard17%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard87%
+25% vs England
Higher standard17%
+9% vs England

Reading

Expected standard93%
+18% vs England
Higher standard57%
+24% vs England
Average score110
+4 vs England

Writing

Expected standard90%
+18% vs England
Greater depth20%
+7% vs England

Maths

Expected standard97%
+23% vs England
Higher standard63%
+37% vs England
Average score111
+6 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard97%
+24% vs England
Higher standard57%
+27% vs England
Average score110
+5 vs England

Science

Expected standard97%
+15% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

902019872023802024872025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)87%61%
Higher standard17%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Essex council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.