Community school · Essex

Boreham Primary School

4–11Ages
212Pupils
PrimaryPhase
114937URN

Juniper Road, Boreham, Chelmsford, CM3 3DB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.5 above Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

83 applications for 29 places · 99th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 13 December 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.9applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Essex median (2.4) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

83 applications · 29 places offered · 40 named it first

2026 2.9; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.5; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.0; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.1; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.4; Essex median median 2.4
2021 1.8; Essex median median 2.3
2020 2.5; Essex median median 2.4
2019 1.9; Essex median median 2.5
2018 2.2; Essex median median 2.5
2017 2.0; Essex median median 2.6
2016 2.1; Essex median median 2.8
2015 2.4; Essex median median 2.7
2014 2.5; Essex median median 2.8

This school
Essex median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	29	83	2.9	40	1.38
Sep 2025	30	74	2.5	34	1.13
Sep 2024	30	61	2.0	37	1.23
Sep 2023	30	63	2.1	34	1.13
Sep 2022	30	71	2.4	25	0.83
Sep 2021	30	53	1.8	30	1.00
Sep 2020	30	76	2.5	41	1.37
Sep 2019	29	56	1.9	25	0.86
Sep 2018	30	66	2.2	28	0.93
Sep 2017	30	60	2.0	28	0.93
Sep 2016	44	90	2.1	38	0.86
Sep 2015	30	72	2.4	37	1.23
Sep 2014	30	74	2.5	36	1.20

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 71% · Maths 71% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%197th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard42%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth23%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Essex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	65%	19%	106	103
2023/24	50%	13%	104	102
2022/23	53%	15%	107	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Boreham Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School
3.2 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford
3.2 km · Essex

Outstanding2024

4.7applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Springfield Primary School
3.4 km · Essex

2026

2.7applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Barnes Farm Primary School
3.4 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
The Tyrrells School
3.9 km · Essex

Improved significantly2025

3.4applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Perryfields Infant School
4.0 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

4.9applications per place
Perryfields Junior School
4.0 km · Essex

Outstanding2024

91%met the SATs standard
Hatfield Peverel Infant and Nursery School
4.4 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 114937 · 881/2659
Capacity: 210 pupils · 212 on roll
Free school meals: 20.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Juniper Road, Boreham, Chelmsford, CM3 3DB
Local authority: Essex · Chelmsford

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources