Chelmer Valley High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Chelmsford, Essex
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Essex County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2023–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Chelmer Valley High School is a secondary school in Chelmsford, Essex for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 13 June 2023. Essex has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
Chelmer Valley High School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026, Year 7 had 196 first-choice applications for 231 offers: 169 offers went to first-choice families and 27 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- It has 19.3 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 17.7 across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Essex.
- In 2024/25, 43% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Essex.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Essex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Court Road, Broomfield, Chelmsford, CM1 7ER
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 1,200 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 13 June 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils flourish at this school because they have a range of opportunities to succeed.”
- “Pupils do their best, and leaders are always thinking about how to make learning better.”
- “Pupils respect staff and each other.”
To improve
- “However, occasionally, in a small number of subjects, adaptations to teaching are less consistent.”
- “Where this is the case, some pupils do not learn as well as they could.”
- “On occasion, when pupils cannot access learning, they are not as engaged as they should be.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 September 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 43% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 45.3 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 196 first-preference applications, 231 offers in total, 169 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Boswells School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Chelmsford County High School for Girls 1.9 mi Outstanding
- King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Hylands School 3.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Moulsham High School 3.7 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Great Baddow High School 4.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Sandon School 4.4 mi Requires improvement Last distance published