The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

ChelmsfordConstituency

CM1 1PAPostcode

8.0

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, 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 314 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 3 Mar 2026 · published 11 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Early years
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 71%
Higher standard: 11%
Reading score: 109
Maths score: 108

Ethnicity

White

61%

Asian

13%

Black

Mixed

11%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

314

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

21%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 314
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
13 Dec 2021	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
19 Apr 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.