Best Primary Schools in Chelmsford
We checked all 60 primary schools in Chelmsford, Essex, and list every one: 45 ranked, then 15 without a rank.
- Schools checked
- 60
- Ranked
- 45
- Without a rank
- 15
Ranks combine 2024/25 SATs results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Chelmsford. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.
Chelmsford also has 13 secondary schools, ranked on GCSE results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Essex. Essex also has rankings for Colchester, Harlow, Basildon, Brentwood, Braintree and all of Essex.
Ranked primary schools in Chelmsford
Rank 1
Perryfields Junior School
Ofsted: Outstanding- Expected standard
- 91%
- Higher standard
- 23%
Rank 2
Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford
Ofsted: Outstanding- Expected standard
- 87%
- Higher standard
- 17%
Rank 3
Beehive Lane Community Primary School
Ofsted: Outstanding- Expected standard
- 77%
- Higher standard
- 29%
Rank 4
Meadgate Primary School
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding- Expected standard
- 75%
- Higher standard
- 19%
Rank 5
Hatfield Peverel St Andrew's Junior School
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding- Expected standard
- 84%
- Higher standard
- 25%
Rank 6
Roxwell Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 82%
- Higher standard
- 24%
Rank 7
Maltese Road Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 74%
- Higher standard
- 16%
Rank 8
- Expected standard
- 80%
- Higher standard
- 17%
Rank 9
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, SWF
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 77%
- Higher standard
- 23%
Rank 10
The Tyrrells School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 80%
- Higher standard
- 13%
Rank 11
Westlands Community Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 77%
- Higher standard
- 17%
Rank 12
- Expected standard
- 70%
- Higher standard
- 20%
Rank 13
Baddow Hall Junior School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 73%
- Higher standard
- 29%
Rank 14
St Pius X Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 73%
- Higher standard
- 18%
Rank 15
- Expected standard
- 78%
- Higher standard
- 12%
Rank 16
Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 69%
- Higher standard
- 13%
Rank 17
Cold Norton Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 70%
- Higher standard
- 22%
Rank 18
The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard- Expected standard
- 74%
- Higher standard
- 4%
Rank 19
Purleigh Community Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 74%
- Higher standard
- 7%
Rank 19
Woodville Primary School
Ofsted judgements: Good- Expected standard
- 67%
- Higher standard
- 14%
Rank 21
- Expected standard
- 71%
- Higher standard
- 13%
Rank 22
Boreham Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 65%
- Higher standard
- 19%
Rank 23
Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 61%
- Higher standard
- 15%
Rank 24
Trinity Road Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 56%
- Higher standard
- 18%
Rank 25
Ford End Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 64%
- Higher standard
- 9%
Rank 26
Newlands Spring Primary and Nursery School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 60%
- Higher standard
- 8%
Rank 27
Moulsham Junior School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 67%
- Higher standard
- 3%
Rank 28
- Expected standard
- 57%
- Higher standard
- 14%
Rank 29
Priory Primary School, Bicknacre
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard- Expected standard
- 63%
- Higher standard
- 13%
Rank 30
Maylandsea Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 63%
- Higher standard
- 9%
Rank 31
Broomfield Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 49%
- Higher standard
- 11%
Rank 32
Collingwood Primary School
Report card: Expected standard- Expected standard
- 63%
- Higher standard
- 8%
Rank 33
Mildmay Primary School
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding- Expected standard
- 57%
- Higher standard
- 8%
Rank 34
Barnes Farm Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 50%
- Higher standard
- 10%
Rank 35
Kings Road Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 58%
- Higher standard
- 8%
Rank 36
- Expected standard
- 54%
- Higher standard
- 8%
Rank 37
Springfield Primary School
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard- Expected standard
- 52%
- Higher standard
- 3%
Rank 38
St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 69%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 39
Great Leighs Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 52%
- Higher standard
- 6%
Rank 40
Elmwood Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 55%
- Higher standard
- 7%
Rank 41
Larkrise Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 41%
- Higher standard
- 7%
Rank 42
Parkwood Academy
Ofsted: Requires improvement- Expected standard
- 66%
- Higher standard
- 3%
Rank 43
Highwood Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 25%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 44
- Expected standard
- 31%
- Higher standard
- 3%
Rank 45
Christchurch Church of England Primary School
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard- Expected standard
- 33%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Primary schools in Chelmsford without a rank
Baddow Hall Infant School
Ofsted judgements: GoodGalleywood Infant School
Ofsted: GoodHatfield Peverel Infant and Nursery School
Ofsted: GoodHeathcote School
No Ofsted inspectionMoulsham Infant School
Ofsted: GoodOaklands Infant School
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstandingPerryfields Infant School
Ofsted: GoodRettendon Primary School
Ofsted: GoodSt Anne's School
No Ofsted inspectionSt Cedd's School
No Ofsted inspectionWidford Lodge School
No Ofsted inspectionWrittle Infant School
Ofsted: GoodWrittle Junior School
Ofsted: Good