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EnglandEast of EnglandChelmsfordCM1 2JHLawford Mead Primary & Nursery
Primary

Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery

Primary

Chelmsford · Chelmsford · CM1 2JH http://www.lawfordmead.essex.sch.uk/

Pupils
409
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
61%
RWM expected · 2024/25
15%
RWM higher · 2024/25
409
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
61%
RWM expected · 2024/25
15%
RWM higher · 2024/25
409
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.1:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery · Primary · Essex

Finance£6692 spend / pupil£7136 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard
61%
+4pp
66%60%54%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 61%
RWM higher standard
15%
+5pp
17%12%6%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 15%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
76%
Reading higher standard
42%
Writing expected standard
66%
Writing higher standard
15%
Maths expected standard
71%
Maths higher standard
40%
Science expected standard
66%
SPAG expected standard
74%
LA AVG 74.28%
SPAG higher standard
40%
LA AVG 28.9%
Reading scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 105.87
Maths scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 104.78
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
409
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
16%
FSM eligible
42%
SEN
24%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
23%

Contact

Address
Trent Road, Chelmsford, CM1 2JH
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
2024/2561%15%76%42%66%15%71%40%66%74%106.0105.0107.024%409
2023/2457%10%72%18%66%15%70%28%74%75%103.0103.0105.023%417
2022/2356%6%66%27%71%11%79%23%77%73%104.0104.0105.0+0.00+0.40+0.9019%432
2018/1954%10%58%14%80%22%85%20%78%81%102.0105.0106.0+0.50+3.40+2.6021%430
2017/1866%17%79%57%70%25%79%38%77%72%108.0107.0108.0+3.70-0.30+3.10448

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
2024/2540921.524%16%42%8%23%
2023/2441721.223%16%42%7%21%
2022/2343219.419%15%45%8%25%
2021/2242720.319%13%46%8%28%
2020/2139318.514%12%42%
2018/1943020.821%10%41%4%10%
2017/1821.54%10%

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