Community school · Essex

Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford

4–11Ages
209Pupils
PrimaryPhase
133661URN

Brook End Road South, Chelmsford, CM2 6PT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.7per place

2.3 above Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

136 applications for 29 places · 6th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

87%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 20 March 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

20 March 2024
Graded inspection: Outstanding
23 November 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)

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

4.7applications per place, Reception

2.3 above Essex median (2.4) 2.5 above England median (2.2)

136 applications · 29 places offered · 37 named it first

2026 4.7; Essex median median 2.4
2025 5.1; Essex median median 2.4
2024 4.2; Essex median median 2.4
2023 4.9; Essex median median 2.4
2022 4.8; Essex median median 2.4
2021 5.1; Essex median median 2.3
2020 5.0; Essex median median 2.4
2019 4.9; Essex median median 2.5
2018 5.1; Essex median median 2.5
2017 5.0; Essex median median 2.6
2016 4.9; Essex median median 2.8
2015 3.0; Essex median median 2.7
2014 4.5; Essex median median 2.8

More applications per place than the Essex median in 13 of 13 years.

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	136	4.7	37	1.28
Sep 2025	29	149	5.1	44	1.52
Sep 2024	30	125	4.2	42	1.40
Sep 2023	29	142	4.9	56	1.93
Sep 2022	29	140	4.8	52	1.79
Sep 2021	30	154	5.1	47	1.57
Sep 2020	30	151	5.0	47	1.57
Sep 2019	28	137	4.9	49	1.75
Sep 2018	30	153	5.1	58	1.93
Sep 2017	30	150	5.0	59	1.97
Sep 2016	30	148	4.9	38	1.27
Sep 2015	56	166	3.0	45	0.80
Sep 2014	30	136	4.5	28	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 90% · Maths 97% → all three 87% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard87%14th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard57%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard97%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard63%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 111 (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	87%	17%	110	111
2023/24	80%	17%	108	109
2022/23	87%	17%	111	110

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

Chancellor Park Primary School, ChelmsfordThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

4.7applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Barnes Farm Primary School
0.4 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

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

Improved significantly2025

3.4applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School
1.8 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Meadgate Primary School
1.9 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Trinity Road Primary School
1.9 km · Essex

Some aspects not as strong2025

2.1applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Springfield Primary School
2.2 km · Essex

2026

2.7applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Perryfields Junior School
2.2 km · Essex

Outstanding2024

91%met the SATs standard
Perryfields Infant School
2.2 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

4.9applications 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: 133661 · 881/3826
Capacity: 210 pupils · 209 on roll
Free school meals: 9.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2004
Address: Brook End Road South, Chelmsford, CM2 6PT
Local authority: Essex · Chelmsford

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