Elmwood Primary 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 05/02/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Guys Farm Road, Chelmsford, CM3 5NB
Website: www.elmwood.school
Telephone: 01245321301
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Helen Shaw
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 115240

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 05/02/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 450
Number of Pupils: 439
Number of Boys: 223
Number of Girls: 216

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.1 Confidence interval -2.7 to 0.5
Writing
Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -2.6 to 0.3
Maths
Average: -1.1 Confidence interval -2.5 to 0.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:64%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Elmwood Primary School
Guys Farm Road , South Woodham Ferrers CM3 5NB
3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, SWF
Trinity Square , South Woodham Ferrers CM3 5JX
3out of 4 406 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers
Trinity Square , South Woodham Ferrers CM3 5JX
3out of 4 481 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Collingwood Primary School
Collingwood Road , South Woodham Ferrers CM3 5YJ
3out of 4 836 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Woodville Primary School
Brent Avenue , South Woodham Ferrers CM3 5SE
4out of 4 954 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
William de Ferrers School
Trinity Square , South Woodham Ferrers CM3 5JU
3out of 4 522 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.