Ford End Church of England Primary School

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Main Road, Ford End, Chelmsford, CM3 1LQ

Headteacher: Mrs Sarah TateSchool website ↗Pupils: 64 (capacity: 84)Part of LIFE EDUCATION TRUST
Ofsted Good
Inspected November 2023
64%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected November 2023
100%
First-choice offer rate

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 15 November 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.
64.0%
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%.
9.0%
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 73%·Writing 73%·Maths 82%All three 64%
Reading
Expected73%
Exceeding36%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected73%
Exceeding18%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected82%
Exceeding36%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

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

This school is not oversubscribed.
Supply meets demand.
How many places were offered?
5
How many families wanted this school first?
4
How many got their first choice?
4of 4 (100.0%)
How many applied in total?
11

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
27.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
9.0%
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).
27.0%
Boys and girls
47%girls·53%boys
30 girls, 34 boys

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 83% (2017/18), currently 64%

* 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%17.0%+1.0-0.3+0.2
2016/1775.0%25.0%+2.0-0.2+2.1
2017/1883.0%8.0%+0.5+2.0+1.1
2018/1982.0%9.0%+1.4-1.7-0.8
2022/2367.0%20.0%-0.8-1.1-3.7
2023/2470.0%20.0%---
2024/2564.0%9.0%---
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