Great Waltham Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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 27/01/2012. 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.

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South Street, Chelmsford

School Information

Address: South Street, Chelmsford, CM3 1DF
Website: http://www.greatwaltham.essex.sch.uk
Telephone: 01245360395
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Alex Burden
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 115114

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 27/01/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 165
Number of Pupils: 167
Number of Boys: 85
Number of Girls: 82

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1 Confidence interval -1.5 to 3.4
Writing
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -2.6 to 1.9
Maths
Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -1.7 to 2.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:63%
England Average:65%

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

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
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
Little Waltham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
The Street , Little Waltham CM3 3NY
3out of 4 1,523 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chelmer Valley High School
Court Road , Broomfield CM1 7ER
3out of 4 2,659 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Belsteads School
Back Lane , Little Waltham CM3 3PP
- not rated 2,687 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.