Report card · inspected Jun 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
This schoolOther primary schools in Essex
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard | ||||
| Achievement | Strong standard | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard | ||||
| Early years | Expected standard | ||||
| Post-16 provision | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard | ||||
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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Inspection history
- 30 June 2026Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
- 5 July 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
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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 entry18 applications · 15 places offered · 15 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.2; Essex median median 2.4
- 2025 1.9; Essex median median 2.4
- 2024 1.9; Essex median median 2.4
- 2023 1.1; Essex median median 2.4
- 2022 1.1; Essex median median 2.4
- 2021 1.2; Essex median median 2.3
- 2020 1.7; Essex median median 2.4
- 2019 1.8; Essex median median 2.5
- 2018 1.6; Essex median median 2.5
- 2017 1.7; Essex median median 2.6
- 2016 1.3; Essex median median 2.8
- 2015 1.5; Essex median median 2.7
- 2014 1.7; 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 | 15 | 18 | 1.2 | 15 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 8 | 15 | 1.9 | 8 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 15 | 29 | 1.9 | 21 | 1.40 |
| Sep 2023 | 15 | 17 | 1.1 | 15 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 18 | 20 | 1.1 | 17 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2021 | 20 | 23 | 1.2 | 20 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 15 | 25 | 1.7 | 20 | 1.33 |
| Sep 2019 | 11 | 20 | 1.8 | 11 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 12 | 19 | 1.6 | 12 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 | 14 | 24 | 1.7 | 14 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 | 15 | 19 | 1.3 | 16 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2015 | 17 | 26 | 1.5 | 18 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2014 | 15 | 26 | 1.7 | 16 | 1.07 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 73% · Writing 82% · Maths 91% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Essex median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 73% | 18% | 108 | 109 |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 7% | 109 | 110 |
| 2022/23 | 78% | 11% | 111 | 109 |
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
- Chrishall Holy Trinity and St Nicholas CofE (Aided) Primary School and Pre-SchoolThis schoolThis school20261.2applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
- 4.5 km · HertfordshireGood2023
- 7.0 km · CambridgeshireGraded · no overall grade20255.5applications per place 25%met the SATs standard
- 7.1 km · EssexGood20221.6applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
- 7.3 km · HertfordshireGood20232.8applications per place
- 7.5 km · CambridgeshireRemains Good20222.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
- 7.5 km · CambridgeshireRemains Good20241.4applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
- 7.8 km · Hertfordshire20266.5applications per place
- 8.0 km · Cambridgeshire20261.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
- 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
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 115195 · 881/3795
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 105 pupils · 124 on roll
- Free school meals
- 2.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- Palmers Lane, Chrishall, Royston, SG8 8QE
- Local authority
- Essex · Uttlesford
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources