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Primary · CM3 · Chelmsford

St Mary's Church of England Primary School

Main Road, Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 8RJ

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OfstedGood

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedGood
Attendance (2024/25)92.3%
Attainment (2024/25)69% met expected standard (KS2)
Roll vs capacityBelow published capacity
Pupils58

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Good

Report published 8 Sept 2024.

Inspection history

Improved from Requires improvement (10 Jan 2018).

  • Previous gradedRequires improvement

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School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in CM3. Where we have them, council (Chelmsford) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
58
Free school meals
32.8%
18.9% above district average (13.9%)

Also: England 24.7%

SEN
46.8%
29.2% above district average (17.6%)

Also: England 18.2%

EAL
0%
3.5% below district average (3.5%)
Attendance
92.3% Autumn and spring 2024/25
2.3% below district average (94.6%)

Also: England 94.8%

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the CM3 average; the darker bar is this school.

Compared with England

Persistent absence is 2024/25. Key Stage 2 is 2024/25: expected standard combined, greater depth, then reading, writing and maths. England is the state-funded average. Lower persistent absence is better.

Persistent absence2024/25

19%

5.7% above England (13.3%)

KS2 expected standard2024/25

69%

7% above England (62%)

KS2 greater depth2024/25

0%

8% below England (8%)

KS2 reading2024/25

75%

Same as England (75%)

KS2 writing2024/25

69%

3% below England (72%)

KS2 maths2024/25

75%

1% above England (74%)

Trends

Attendance

Autumn and spring 2024/25 from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN). The headline above uses the same period.

  • 94.5%
    2020/21
  • 88.3%
    2021/22
  • 92%
    2022/23
  • 93.4%
    2023/24
  • 92.3%
    2024/25

Key Stage 2

Share meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined.

  • 43%
    2023/24
  • 69%
    2024/25

Admissions

Applications and offers (September 2026 entry)

For September 2026 entry, 9 families put this school first. All of them were offered a place here.

Named as first preference
9
First-preference offers
9
First preferences offered a place
100%
Total offers
10
Named on any preference
19

This is historic demand from one admissions round. It is not a guarantee of a place, and it does not show a catchment area. Admission rules and priorities differ by school.

SourceDfE applications and offers, September 2026 entryPublished 18th of June 2026.

How full the building is

Roll versus published capacity
Below published capacity
Published capacity (GIAS)
98
Pupils on roll
58

Pupils on roll compared with the capacity published in GIAS. This is about building size, not applications or offers, and it is not a guarantee of a place.

Applications and offers come from DfE. Last distance offered and catchment areas are not published nationally. Your council admissions booklet has those details.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Essex page.

SEN support

SEN %
46.8%
On-site provision
SEN provision · SEMH

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Schools near St Mary's Church of England Primary School

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Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Oct 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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