The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic 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 18/10/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Beardsley Drive, Chelmsford, CM1 6ZQ
Website: http://www.bishops.essex.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01245460107
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Greg Waters
Religious character: Church of England/Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 115204

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 18/10/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 434
Number of Boys: 229
Number of Girls: 205

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -0.4 to 2.7
Writing
Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -1.1 to 1.6
Maths
Above Average: 1.4 Confidence interval 0.1 to 2.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:78%
England Average:65%

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

School:16%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

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Nursery

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Primary

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Secondary

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All-through

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Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
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School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.