The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford in Chelmsford - ratings, address, contact etc

The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford 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 requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 15/03/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is above average, progress in writing is average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Victoria Road, Chelmsford

School Information

Address:	Victoria Road, Chelmsford, CM1 1PA
Website:	http://www.cathedralschool.co.uk
Telephone:	01245354459
School Type:	Voluntary aided school
Education phase:	Primary
Local authority:	Essex
Headteacher / Principal:	Mrs Linda Wiskin
Religious character:	Church of England
Admissions policy:	Not applicable
Unique reference:	115289

Ofsted Inspection

Overall Effectiveness
Quality Of Education
Outcomes For Pupils
Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 15/03/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range:	4 - 11
Gender:	Mixed
School Capacity:	315
Number of Pupils:	312
Number of Boys:	158
Number of Girls:	154

Absence

	School	England state-funded schools:
Overall absence:	2.5%	4%
Persistent absence:	2.9%	8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading

Average: 2.9 Confidence interval 1.1 to 4.7

Writing

Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -1 to 2.4

Maths

N/A: 1.6 Confidence interval 0 to 3.2

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:	18%
England Average:	11%

Average score in reading

School:	108
England Average:	104

Average score in maths

School:	107
England Average:	105

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	2,211 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodcroft Nursery School Dorset Avenue , Great Baddow CM2 9UB	3out of 4	2,696 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford Victoria Road , CM1 1PA	2out of 4	0 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Trinity Road Primary School Trinity Road , CM2 6HS	3out of 4	697 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School New London Road , CM2 0RG	3out of 4	1,121 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Maltese Road Primary School Maltese Road , CM1 2PA	3out of 4	1,138 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Oaklands Infant School Vicarage Road , CM2 9PH	4out of 4	1,481 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford Broomfield Road , CM1 3SX	4out of 4	975 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Chelmsford County High School for Girls Broomfield Road , CM1 1RW	4out of 4	1,050 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
The Boswells School Burnham Road , CM1 6LY	3out of 4	1,910 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford Patching Hall Lane , CM1 4BS	3out of 4	2,112 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Moulsham High School Brian Close , CM2 9ES	3out of 4	2,215 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Chelmsford College Moulsham Street , CM2 0JQ	- not rated	1,586 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Anglia Ruskin University Rivermead Campus , Bishop Hall Lane CM1 1SQ	- not rated	600 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Chelmsford Hospital School Stump Lane , Springfield Green CM1 7SJ	- not rated	1,261 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Anne's School 154 London Road , CM2 0AW	- not rated	1,279 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Cedd's School 178a New London Road , CM2 0AR	- not rated	1,364 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Community College Initiative Ltd Unit 36 , Waterhouse Business Centre CM1 2QE	- not rated	1,738 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.