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Maltese Road Primary School

Primary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Essex

Maltese Road, Chelmsford, CM1 2PA

Website 01245357860

67

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

64%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

94.8%

12.9% persistently absent

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

At a glance

Pupils on roll

211

Capacity used

Over capacity

100%

210 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

64%

1st preference success rate

28 of 44 families who put it first got an offer

30

Places offered

129

Total applications

4.3

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference4428● 64%
2nd preference442● 5%
3rd preference280● 0%
4th preference130● 0%
Total1293023%

1st preference success by year

65%
2020
58%
2021
55%
2022
85%
2023
82%
2024
64%
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
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Headteacher
Faye White
Address
Maltese Road, Chelmsford, CM1 2PA
Phone
01245357860
Local authority
Essex
Ward / constituency
Marconi · Chelmsford
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
141511

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals13%——
English as additional language16%——
SEN support10%——
54% boys (114)46% girls (97)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

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

Academy trust: QUANTUM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

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

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    21 March 2024

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 186 pupils

Attendance

94.8%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

5.2%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

12.9%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

1.1%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.9%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

7%
20/21
29%
21/22
21%
22/23
12%
23/24
13%
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 & maths67%——
Higher standard20%——
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 standard74%
+12% vs England
Higher standard16%
+8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard77%
+2% vs England
Higher standard58%
+25% vs England
Average score109
+3 vs England

Writing

Expected standard81%
+9% vs England
Greater depth19%
+6% vs England

Maths

Expected standard87%
+13% vs England
Higher standard58%
+32% vs England
Average score111
+6 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard84%
+11% vs England
Higher standard52%
+22% vs England
Average score109
+4 vs England

Science

Expected standard77%
-5% vs England

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

Primary results over time

662019692023672024742025

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

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)74%61%
Higher standard16%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.