Great Waltham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 5–11 · Chelmsford, Essex
Great Waltham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school in Chelmsford, Essex for ages 5–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 5 October 2022.
Key facts
- Address
- South Street, Great Waltham, Chelmsford, CM3 1DF
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 191 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 26.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 5 October 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and motivated to learn the interesting curriculum that has been planned.”
- “They benefit from a supportive, caring environment which encourages the school values of ‘strength’ and ‘responsibility’.”
- “Pupils say they feel safe and that bullying is rare.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, the curriculum is less well developed.”
- “As a result, some teaching is not as clear, and pupils are less able to connect their current learning with vocabulary and concepts they should have learned in the past.”
- “Additionally, due to the cycle of learning in these subjects, the content is not always recapped regularly enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 November 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 54% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 25 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 25 offers to first-preference applicants.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- Little Waltham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 0.9 mi Good
- Broomfield Primary School 2.1 mi School remains Good
- Ford End Church of England Primary School 2.4 mi Good
- Newlands Spring Primary and Nursery School 2.6 mi Good
- Parkwood Academy 3.0 mi Requires improvement
- St Pius X Catholic Primary School 3.0 mi Standards maintained
- Springfield Primary School 3.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Perryfields Infant School 3.2 mi School remains Good