Boreham Primary School

EssexCommunity school

Juniper Road, Boreham, Chelmsford, CM3 3DB

Headteacher: Mr Ian BowyerSchool website ↗Pupils: 213 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted Good
Inspected December 2023
Oversubscribed
82% of first-choice applicants offered a place
65%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected December 2023
82%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 13 December 2023Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
65.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
19.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 81%·Writing 71%·Maths 71%All three 65%
Reading
Expected81%
Exceeding42%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected71%
Exceeding23%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected71%
Exceeding29%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
34
How many got their first choice?
28of 34 (82.4%)
How many applied in total?
74

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
10.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
6.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
3.0%
Boys and girls
51%girls·49%boys
108 girls, 105 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 81% (2018/19), currently 65%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1658.0%7.0%-0.5-0.9+0.1
2016/1767.0%3.0%+0.1-1.9+0.5
2017/1857.0%0.0%-1.5-1.9-1.5
2018/1981.0%13.0%+0.5-0.6-0.9
2022/2353.0%15.0%+2.2-1.3+0.1
2023/2450.0%13.0%---
2024/2565.0%19.0%---