Chelmsford schools and Ofsted
Every state school and nursery in Chelmsford, 74 in all, with its latest Ofsted inspection. 88% were judged good or better at their last inspection. 9 have the new-style report cards, which grade each area of the school rather than giving one word.
74state schools and nurseries
88%good or betterat their last inspection
9new report cardssince November 2025
8inspections publishedin the last six months
Darker means a bigger share of schools judged good or better. Tap an area for its page.
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Latest inspections
- Beehive Lane Community Primary School: new Ofsted report card 16 September
- Great Baddow High School: new Ofsted report card 22 June
- King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford: new Ofsted report card 9 June
- Hylands School: new Ofsted report card 8 June
- The Hawthorns School: new Ofsted report card 28 May
- The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford: new Ofsted report card 11 May
- Priory Primary School, Bicknacre: new Ofsted report card 4 May
- Springfield Primary School: new Ofsted report card 27 April
Every school
| Baddow Hall Infant SchoolCM2 7QZ | Primary | Great Baddow | Good in every area (2025) |
| Baddow Hall Junior SchoolCM2 7QZ | Primary | Great Baddow | Standards maintained (2024) |
| Barnes Farm Primary SchoolCM2 6QH | Primary | Chelmer Village | School remains Good (2022) |
| Beehive Lane Community Primary SchoolCM2 9SR | Primary | Great Baddow | Report card Sept 2026: Expected standard in every area |
| Boreham Primary SchoolCM3 3DB | Primary | Boreham | Good (2024) |
| Broomfield Primary SchoolCM1 7DN | Primary | Broomfield | School remains Good (2023) |
| Chancellor Park Primary School, ChelmsfordCM2 6PT | Primary | Chelmer Village | Outstanding (2024) |
| Chelmer Valley High SchoolCM1 7ER | Secondary | Broomfield | Good (2023) |
| Chelmsford County High School for GirlsCM1 1RW | Secondary | Chelmsford | Outstanding (2024) |
| Children's Support ServiceSS11 7JZ | Alternative provision | Runwell | School remains Good (2023) |
| Collingwood Primary SchoolCM3 5YJ | Primary | South Woodham Ferrers | Report card Mar 2026: Expected standard in every area |
| Danbury Park Community Primary SchoolCM3 4AB | Primary | Danbury | Good (2024) |
| Downham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolCM11 1NU | Primary | Ramsden Heath | School remains Good (2021) |
| East Hanningfield Church of England Primary AcademyCM3 8AE | Primary | East Hanningfield | School remains Good (2024) |
| Elmwood Primary SchoolCM3 5NB | Primary | South Woodham Ferrers | School remains Good (2024) |
| Ford End Church of England Primary SchoolCM3 1LQ | Primary | Pleshey | Good (2024) |
| Galleywood Infant SchoolCM2 8RR | Primary | Galleywood | Good (2024) |
| Great Baddow High SchoolCM2 9RZ | Secondary | Great Baddow | Report card Jun 2026: Strong standard in 2, expected standard in 5 |
| Great Leighs Primary SchoolCM3 1RP | Primary | Great Leighs | School remains Good (2023) |
| Great Waltham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolCM3 1DF | Primary | Great Waltham | School remains Good (2022) |
| Hylands SchoolCM1 3ET | Secondary | Writtle | Report card Jun 2026: Needs attention in 2, urgent improvement in 4 |
| King Edward VI Grammar School, ChelmsfordCM1 3SX | Secondary | Chelmsford | Report card Jun 2026: Exceptional in 2, strong standard in 5 |
| Kings Road Primary SchoolCM1 2BB | Primary | Melbourne | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Larkrise Primary SchoolCM2 9UB | Primary | Great Baddow | Good (2024) |
| Lawford Mead Primary & NurseryCM1 2JH | Primary | Melbourne | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Lift ColumbusCM1 4ZB | Special | Melbourne | Requires improvement in 3, inadequate in 1 (2025) |
| Little Waltham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolCM3 3NY | Primary | Little Waltham | Good (2023) |
| Maltese Road Primary SchoolCM1 2PA | Primary | Chelmsford | School remains Good (2024) |
| Margaretting Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolCM4 0HA | Primary | Margaretting | School remains Good (2023) |
| Meadgate Primary SchoolCM2 7NS | Primary | Great Baddow | Outstanding in 3, good in 1 (2025) |
| Mildmay Primary SchoolCM2 8AU | Primary | Galleywood | Outstanding in 1, good in 3 (2025) |
| Moulsham High SchoolCM2 9ES | Secondary | Moulsham | Improved significantly (2024) |
| Moulsham Infant SchoolCM2 9DG | Primary | Moulsham | School remains Good (2023) |
| Moulsham Junior SchoolCM2 9DG | Primary | Moulsham | School remains Good (2024) |
| Newlands Spring Primary and Nursery SchoolCM1 4UU | Primary | Melbourne | Good (2023) |
| Oaklands Infant SchoolCM2 9PH | Primary | Moulsham | Outstanding in 3, good in 1 (2025) |
| Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary SchoolCM2 0RG | Primary | Moulsham | School remains Good (2023) |
| Parkwood AcademyCM1 2DX | Primary | Melbourne | Requires improvement (2024) |
| Perryfields Infant SchoolCM1 7PP | Primary | Springfield | School remains Good (2022) |
| Perryfields Junior SchoolCM1 7PP | Primary | Springfield | Outstanding (2024) |
| Priory Primary School, BicknacreCM3 4ES | Primary | Bicknacre | Report card May 2026: Expected standard in 6, needs attention in 1 |
| Ramsden Hall AcademyCM11 1HN | Special | Ramsden Heath | Good (2022) |
| Rettendon Primary SchoolCM3 8DW | Primary | Rettendon | Good (2023) |
| Roxwell Church of England Primary SchoolCM1 4PE | Primary | Roxwell | Good (2023) |
| Runwell Community Primary SchoolSS11 7BJ | Primary | Runwell | Good in 3, requires improvement in 1 (2025) |
| Springfield Primary SchoolCM1 6XW | Primary | Springfield | Report card Apr 2026: Strong standard in 3, expected standard in 4 |
| St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School DanburyCM3 4NS | Primary | Danbury | School remains Good (2023) |
| St John Payne Catholic School, ChelmsfordCM1 4BS | Secondary | Melbourne | School remains Good (2024) |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, SWFCM3 5JX | Primary | South Woodham Ferrers | Good (2024) |
| St Luke's Park Primary SchoolSS11 7LH | Primary | Rettendon | Good in every area (2025) |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolCM3 8RJ | Primary | Woodham Ferrers | Good (2024) |
| St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior SchoolCM2 8RR | Primary | Galleywood | School remains Good (2022) |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy, West HanningfieldCM2 8UQ | Primary | West Hanningfield | School remains Good (2023) |
| St Pius X Catholic Primary SchoolCM1 4HY | Primary | Melbourne | Standards maintained (2024) |
| Stock Church of England Primary SchoolCM4 9BQ | Primary | Stock | School remains Good (2022) |
| Tanglewood Nursery SchoolCM1 2DX | Nursery | Melbourne | Standards maintained (2025) |
| The Beaulieu Park SchoolCM1 6DT | Secondary | Springfield | Outstanding (2023) |
| The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary SchoolCM1 6ZQ | Primary | Springfield | School remains Good (2023) |
| The Boswells SchoolCM1 6LY | Secondary | Springfield | School remains Good (2023) |
| The Bridge ColumbusCM1 4ZB | Special | Melbourne | Requires improvement in 3, inadequate in 1 (2025) |
| The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, ChelmsfordCM1 1PA | Primary | Chelmsford | Report card May 2026: Strong standard in 3, expected standard in 4 |
| The Hawthorns SchoolCM1 2XT | Special | Melbourne | Report card May 2026: Strong standard in 4, expected standard in 2 |
| The Sandon SchoolCM2 7AQ | Secondary | Sandon | Requires improvement (2024) |
| The Sir Geoff Hurst AcademyCM1 2XT | Special | Melbourne | Not inspected since it opened in 2025 |
| The Tyrrells SchoolCM1 6JN | Primary | Springfield | Improved significantly (2025) |
| Thriftwood SchoolCM2 8RW | Special | Galleywood | Outstanding in every area (2025) |
| Trinity Road Primary SchoolCM2 6HS | Primary | Chelmsford | Some aspects not as strong (2025) |
| Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham FerrersCM3 5JX | Primary | South Woodham Ferrers | School remains Good (2023) |
| Westlands Community Primary SchoolCM1 2SB | Primary | Chelmsford | Improved significantly (2024) |
| William de Ferrers SchoolCM3 5JU | Secondary | South Woodham Ferrers | Good in 3, requires improvement in 1 (2024) |
| Woodcroft Nursery SchoolCM2 9UB | Nursery | Great Baddow | School remains Good (2023) |
| Woodville Primary SchoolCM3 5SE | Primary | South Woodham Ferrers | Good in every area (2025) |
| Writtle Infant SchoolCM1 3HZ | Primary | Writtle | School remains Good (2023) |
| Writtle Junior SchoolCM1 3HG | Primary | Writtle | School remains Good (2023) |
How the new report cards work
Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school (achievement, teaching, behaviour, personal development, inclusion, leadership) on a five-point scale: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement. Safeguarding is met or not met. Across the 9 Chelmsford report cards so far, the grades given were: expected standard 35 times, strong standard 17 times, urgent improvement 4 times, needs attention 3 times, exceptional 2 times.
Schools inspected before then have a single grade (outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate), or from September 2024 a grade for each area without an overall one. Short “ungraded” visits check a school is still at its last grade.
Where the figures come from
Ofsted publishes the latest inspection of every state-funded school each month, under the Open Government Licence. We keep those at CM and SS postcodes and show here the ones in Chelmsford. Independent schools and childminders aren’t included. Each school links to its full report on the Ofsted website.
Schools in every area
Questions people ask
How many schools in Chelmsford are rated good or better?
88% of the 74 state schools and nurseries in Chelmsford were judged good or better at their last Ofsted inspection.
What are Ofsted report cards?
Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, instead of giving one overall word.
How many schools are there in Chelmsford?
There are 74 state-funded schools and nurseries in Chelmsford: 54 primary, 11 secondary, 6 special, 2 nursery, 1 alternative provision.