The Boswells School is a secondary 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 25/04/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Burnham Road, Chelmsford

School Information

Address: Burnham Road, Chelmsford, CM1 6LY
Website: http://www.boswells-school.com
Telephone: 01245264451
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Stephen Mansell
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137874

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 25/04/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1431
Number of Pupils: 1494
Number of Boys: 734
Number of Girls: 760

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.4% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.26 Confidence interval 0.09 to 0.42
Of the 245 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 236 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:54%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:39%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:48.8
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.29
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tanglewood Nursery School
Melbourne Avenue , CM1 2DX
4out of 4 2,571 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Perryfields Junior School
Lawn Lane , CM1 7PP
4out of 4 243 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Perryfields Infant School
Lawn Lane , CM1 7PP
3out of 4 254 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Tyrrells School
Tavistock Road , Springfield CM1 6JN
4out of 4 324 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Springfield Primary School
Forsythia Close , Springfield CM1 6XW
2out of 4 626 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School
Beardsley Drive , North Springfield CM1 6ZQ
3out of 4 737 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 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Chelmsford County High School for Girls
Broomfield Road , CM1 1RW
4out of 4 1,853 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford
Patching Hall Lane , CM1 4BS
3out of 4 2,086 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford
Broomfield Road , CM1 3SX
4out of 4 2,261 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Chelmer Valley High School
Court Road , Broomfield CM1 7ER
3out of 4 3,187 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 1,432 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 780 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Anglia Ruskin University
Rivermead Campus , Bishop Hall Lane CM1 1SQ
- not rated 1,569 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Columbus School and College
Oliver Way , CM1 4ZB
4out of 4 2,369 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
New Hall School
The Avenue , Boreham CM3 3HS
- not rated 2,390 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
St Anne's School
154 London Road , CM2 0AW
- not rated 3,188 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.