Academy converter · Essex

Chelmsford County High School for Girls

11–18Ages
1,275Pupils
SecondaryPhase
SelectiveGrammar school
GirlsPupils
Sixth formAges 16–18
136412URN

Broomfield Road, Chelmsford, CM1 1RW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.4per place

0.5 above Essex median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in EssexSelective

600 applications for 179 places · 26th of 78 in Essex

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

81.4of 90

Essex 45.6 England 46.0

2nd of 79 in Essex

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 23 January 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
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

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

3.4applications per place, Year 7

0.5 above Essex median (2.8) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

600 applications · 179 places offered · 358 named it first

SelectiveApplications include children who did not pass the entrance test.

2026 3.4; Essex median median 2.8
2025 3.3; Essex median median 2.7
2024 3.2; Essex median median 2.8
2023 4.6; Essex median median 2.7
2022 3.6; Essex median median 2.7
2021 5.1; Essex median median 2.6
2020 3.9; Essex median median 2.8
2019 4.7; Essex median median 2.7
2018 4.7; Essex median median 2.6
2017 4.3; Essex median median 2.7
2016 4.7; Essex median median 2.6
2015 4.0; Essex median median 2.5
2014 5.4; Essex median median 2.6

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

This school
Essex median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

Selective: register for the entrance test with the school first, usually by the summer before (dates vary). Dates

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	179	600	3.4	358	2.00
Sep 2025	179	582	3.3	356	1.99
Sep 2024	179	563	3.2	383	2.14
Sep 2023	179	818	4.6	463	2.59
Sep 2022	180	652	3.6	365	2.03
Sep 2021	180	926	5.1	493	2.74
Sep 2020	179	691	3.9	376	2.10
Sep 2019	151	705	4.7	383	2.54
Sep 2018	149	694	4.7	410	2.75
Sep 2017	150	643	4.3	353	2.35
Sep 2016	150	702	4.7	455	3.03
Sep 2015	148	588	4.0	356	2.41
Sep 2014	120	646	5.4	377	3.14

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

180 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)81.42nd of 79 in Essex

Essex 45.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths99%2nd of 79 in Essex

Essex 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths99%

Essex 66% England 66%

This school
Essex median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.76

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	180	81.4	99%	99%	–
2024/25	180	80.7	99%	99%	–
2023/24	151	80.6	100%	100%	+0.76
2022/23	154	82.4	100%	100%	+0.90

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

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

Chelmsford County High School for GirlsThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

3.4applications per place 81.4Attainment 8 Selective
King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford
0.4 km · Essex

2026

5.0applications per place 83.0Attainment 8 Selective
St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford
1.0 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

3.5applications per place 48.7Attainment 8
The Boswells School
1.7 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

3.6applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
Hylands School
2.5 km · Essex

Special measures 2026

0.6applications per place 40.3Attainment 8
Moulsham High School
2.8 km · Essex

Improved significantly2024

4.2applications per place 54.8Attainment 8
The Beaulieu Park School
2.8 km · Essex

Outstanding2023

9.2applications per place 59.3Attainment 8
Chelmer Valley High School
3.1 km · Essex

Good2023

3.5applications per place 48.0Attainment 8
Great Baddow High School
3.6 km · Essex

2026

4.6applications per place 48.3Attainment 8

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: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136412 · 881/5410
Trust: Chelmsford County High School for Girls
Admissions policy: Selective
Capacity: 1,285 pupils · 1,275 on roll
Free school meals: 5.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2011
Replaced: Chelmsford County High School for Girls (URN 115326)
Address: Broomfield Road, Chelmsford, CM1 1RW
Local authority: Essex · Chelmsford

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources