The Sir Geoff Hurst Academy
Free schools special · Mixed · Essex
Thornhurst Road, Chelmsford, CM1 2XT
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
66.2%
82.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
66
Capacity used
Over capacity103%
64 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Free schools special
- Age range
- 7–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Tracey Plane
- Address
- Thornhurst Road, Chelmsford, CM1 2XT
- Phone
- 01245821016
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward / constituency
- St Andrews · Chelmsford
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 150846
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 71% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Academy trust: THE BECKMEAD TRUST
66 pupils · 64 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
View all Ofsted reportsAttendance
2024/2025 school year · 40 pupils
Attendance
66.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
33.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
82.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
22.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
12.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
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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.