Academy converter · Essex

St Pius X Catholic Primary School

5–11Ages
215Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
147404URN

Tennyson Road, Chelmsford, CM1 4HY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2016

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Oct 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

close to Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

59 applications for 24 places · 155th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodOct 2016

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Oct 2024

Inspection history

9 October 2024
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
11 October 2016
Graded inspection: Good · as St Pius X Catholic Primary School, URN 115192

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

2.5applications per place, Reception

close to Essex median (2.4) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

59 applications · 24 places offered · 20 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

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

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as St Pius X Catholic Primary School (URN 115192), the previous school.

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	24	59	2.5	20	0.83
Sep 2025	30	63	2.1	23	0.77
Sep 2024	30	58	1.9	23	0.77
Sep 2023	30	72	2.4	33	1.10
Sep 2022	25	61	2.4	22	0.88
Sep 2021	30	76	2.5	39	1.30
Sep 2020	30	64	2.1	30	1.00
Sep 2019 *	30	57	1.9	23	0.77
Sep 2018 *	30	56	1.9	24	0.80
Sep 2017 *	30	65	2.2	27	0.90
Sep 2016 *	28	56	2.0	26	0.93
Sep 2015 *	30	54	1.8	25	0.83
Sep 2014 *	23	59	2.6	17	0.74

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 76% · Maths 82% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%110th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard52%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth21%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	73%	18%	108	106
2023/24	65%	19%	105	106
2022/23	75%	19%	107	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

St Pius X Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2024

2.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Parkwood Academy
0.4 km · Essex

Requires improvement2024

2.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Kings Road Primary School
0.6 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Maltese Road Primary School
0.9 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

4.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Newlands Spring Primary and Nursery School
1.2 km · Essex

Good2023

2.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery
1.4 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Broomfield Primary School
1.7 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford
1.8 km · Essex

2026

2.5applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Westlands Community Primary School
1.8 km · Essex

Improved significantly2024

1.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147404 · 881/3770
Trust: The Rosary Trust - A Catholic Multi Academy
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 215 on roll
Free school meals: 23.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 February 2020
Replaced: St Pius X Catholic Primary School (URN 115192)
Address: Tennyson Road, Chelmsford, CM1 4HY
Local authority: Essex · Chelmsford

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