Academy converter · Essex

The Tyrrells School

4–11Ages
420Pupils
PrimaryPhase
137607URN

Tavistock Road, Springfield, Chelmsford, CM1 6JN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2019

Improved significantlyUngraded inspection · Jan 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.4per place

1.0 above Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

199 applications for 59 places · 40th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

80%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodOct 2019

Improved significantlyUngraded inspection · Jan 2025

The graded inspection, 15 October 2019Ofsted'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

Inspection history

8 January 2025
Ungraded inspection: Improved significantly
15 October 2019
Graded inspection: 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

3.4applications per place, Reception

1.0 above Essex median (2.4) 1.2 above England median (2.2)

199 applications · 59 places offered · 50 named it first

2026 3.4; Essex median median 2.4
2025 3.2; Essex median median 2.4
2024 3.5; Essex median median 2.4
2023 3.2; Essex median median 2.4
2022 3.7; Essex median median 2.4
2021 3.8; Essex median median 2.3
2020 3.6; Essex median median 2.4
2019 4.5; Essex median median 2.5
2018 4.3; Essex median median 2.5
2017 4.4; Essex median median 2.6
2016 4.6; Essex median median 2.8
2015 4.9; Essex median median 2.7
2014 3.2; 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	59	199	3.4	50	0.85
Sep 2025	60	189	3.2	48	0.80
Sep 2024	50	177	3.5	45	0.90
Sep 2023	60	189	3.2	55	0.92
Sep 2022	52	193	3.7	39	0.75
Sep 2021	51	195	3.8	39	0.76
Sep 2020	60	218	3.6	47	0.78
Sep 2019	60	268	4.5	72	1.20
Sep 2018	59	253	4.3	72	1.22
Sep 2017	59	258	4.4	67	1.14
Sep 2016	60	274	4.6	82	1.37
Sep 2015	60	293	4.9	78	1.30
Sep 2014	84	265	3.2	66	0.79

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 84% · Maths 85% → all three 80% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard80%41st of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard51%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard85%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard39%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

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Essex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	80%	13%	108	108
2023/24	82%	19%	109	109
2022/23	77%	13%	108	107

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

The Tyrrells SchoolThis school
This school

Improved significantly2025

3.4applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Perryfields Junior School
0.4 km · Essex

Outstanding2024

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

Remains Good2022

4.9applications per place
The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Springfield Primary School
0.8 km · Essex

2026

2.7applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Trinity Road Primary School
1.4 km · Essex

Some aspects not as strong2025

2.1applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Barnes Farm Primary School
1.5 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford
1.6 km · Essex

2026

2.5applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford
1.8 km · Essex

Outstanding2024

4.7applications per place 87%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 137607 · 881/2850
Trust: The Chelmsford Learning Partnership
Capacity: 420 pupils · 420 on roll
Free school meals: 11.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 November 2011
Replaced: The Tyrrells School (URN 115022)
Address: Tavistock Road, Springfield, Chelmsford, CM1 6JN
Local authority: Essex · Chelmsford

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