Barnes Farm Junior School is a primary school located in Chelmsford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 13/07/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.4%, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Henniker Gate, Chelmsford

School Information

Address: Henniker Gate, Chelmsford, CM2 6QH
Website: www.barnesfarmjuniors.co.uk
Telephone: 01245467973
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Ross McTaggart
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 145998

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 13/07/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 360
Number of Pupils: 356
Number of Boys: 192
Number of Girls: 164

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -2 to 0.6
Writing
Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -2.1 to 0.2
Maths
Below Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -2.6 to -0.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:74%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:14%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Woodcroft Nursery School
Dorset Avenue , Great Baddow CM2 9UB
3out of 4 3,005 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Barnes Farm Junior School
Henniker Gate , Chelmer Village CM2 6QH
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Barnes Farm Infant School
Henniker Gate , CM2 6QH
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford
Brook End Road South , CM2 6PT
4out of 4 404 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The Tyrrells School
Tavistock Road , Springfield CM1 6JN
4out of 4 1,589 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School
Beardsley Drive , North Springfield CM1 6ZQ
3out of 4 1,706 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Boswells School
Burnham Road , CM1 6LY
3out of 4 1,854 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Sandon School
Molrams Lane , Sandon CM2 7AQ
3out of 4 2,839 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Chelmsford County High School for Girls
Broomfield Road , CM1 1RW
4out of 4 3,060 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford
Broomfield Road , CM1 3SX
4out of 4 3,257 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Beaulieu Park School
Armistice Avenue , CM1 6DT
- not rated 2,753 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chelmsford Hospital School
Stump Lane , Springfield Green CM1 7SJ
- not rated 1,509 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Anglia Ruskin University
Rivermead Campus , Bishop Hall Lane CM1 1SQ
- not rated 2,537 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
New Hall School
The Avenue , Boreham CM3 3HS
- not rated 3,138 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.