Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–11 · Chelmsford, Essex
Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Chelmsford, Essex for ages 5–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 13 January 2023.
Key facts
- Address
- New London Road, Chelmsford, CM2 0RG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 216 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 13 January 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils’ enthusiasm for their learning is palpable.”
- “They work hard and enjoy their lessons.”
- “They learn to read and write very well.”
To improve
- “However, this monitoring is very new in some subjects.”
- “While staff are very confident in the delivery of the reading, writing and mathematics curriculum, there are some other areas where staff’s subject knowledge is not as well developed.”
- “Here, staff follow planning closely, but do not identify whether the activities are the most effective to deliver the knowledge that they intend.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 March 2023 (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) | 69% | 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: 39 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- Oaklands Infant School 0.3 mi Not judged
- Moulsham Infant School 0.6 mi School remains Good
- Moulsham Junior School 0.6 mi School remains Good
- The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Westlands Community Primary School 0.8 mi Improved significantly
- Maltese Road Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good
- Trinity Road Primary School 0.9 mi Some aspects not as strong
- Kings Road Primary School 1.1 mi Standards maintained