St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Chelmsford, Essex
St Mary's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Chelmsford, Essex for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 2 July 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Main Road, Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 8RJ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 58 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 32.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 11.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 2 July 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils love coming to this school.”
- “They are safe, having developed trusted relationships with the adults who care for them.”
- “They epitomise the school’s core Christian values of thankfulness, compassion, community, truthfulness, courage and forgiveness.”
To improve
- “However, pupils do not always apply their writing skills across the curriculum as well as they could.”
- “However, teachers do not always have high enough expectations of pupils’ writing in a few subjects.”
- “Pupils do not routinely apply the grammar, punctuation and structural skills that they already know.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 September 2024 (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: 9 first-preference applications, 10 offers in total, 9 offers to first-preference applicants.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- Woodville Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged
- Elmwood Primary School 1.7 mi School remains Good
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, SWF 1.8 mi Good
- Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers 1.8 mi School remains Good
- East Hanningfield Church of England Primary Academy 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Priory Primary School, Bicknacre 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Collingwood Primary School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Rettendon Primary School 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade