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EnglandEast of EnglandChelmsfordCM3 5NBElmwood Primary School
Primary

Elmwood Primary School

Primary

Chelmsford · Chelmsford · CM3 5NB www.elmwood.school

Pupils
417
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
417
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
417
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 24/11/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio26.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Elmwood Primary School · Primary · Essex

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
55%
-9pp
66%60%54%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 55%
RWM higher standard
7%
+7pp
7%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
68%
Reading higher standard
17%
Writing expected standard
60%
Writing higher standard
15%
Maths expected standard
72%
Maths higher standard
10%
Science expected standard
73%
SPAG expected standard
65%
SPAG higher standard
20%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
417
Pupil : teacher ratio
26.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
1%
FSM eligible
11%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Guys Farm Road, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 5NB
Local authority
Essex
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2555%7%68%17%60%15%72%10%73%65%103.0102.0104.011%417
2023/2464%0%74%21%77%11%77%5%80%74%105.0104.0103.010%416
2022/2354%2%64%13%79%11%69%5%80%69%103.0102.0104.0-3.50-0.80-3.5010%406
2018/1964%7%83%25%81%14%80%20%88%83%104.0105.0106.0-1.10-1.20-1.1010%440
2017/1866%6%74%28%85%28%83%17%85%68%105.0104.0104.0-0.40+1.80-0.3010%426
2016/1747%5%67%22%77%13%73%22%87%83%103.0104.0106.0-0.80-0.30-0.209%416

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2541725.011%1%11%5%11%
2023/2441623.910%1%12%5%14%
2022/2340623.610%2%11%6%14%
2021/2241123.69%2%12%7%19%
2020/2143925.59%2%11%
2018/1944024.210%1%10%4%7%
2017/1842622.110%2%12%4%9%
2016/1741626.19%2%12%4%5%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.