King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford

State-Funded School

king-edward-vi-grammar-school-chelmsford-essex-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

ChelmsfordConstituency

CM1 3SXPostcode

10.0

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Essex, East of England.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,153 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 10 Feb 2026 · published 9 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Exceptional
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Post-16 provision
Exceptional
Leadership and governance
Strong standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 83.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 100%
EBacc average point score: 8.24

Ethnicity

White

30%

Asian

50%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,153

Total Pupils

93%Boys

7%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

10%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,153
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
31 Jan 2022	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
28 Nov 2006	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.