Little Waltham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary in Chelmsford | Ofsted & DfE

70%

RWM expected · 2024/25

20%

RWM higher · 2024/25

213

Pupils · 2024/25

27%

EAL · 2024/25

13%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

70%

RWM expected · 2024/25

20%

RWM higher · 2024/25

213

Pupils · 2024/25

27%

EAL · 2024/25

13%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

70%

RWM expected · 2024/25

20%

RWM higher · 2024/25

213

Pupils · 2024/25

27%

EAL · 2024/25

13%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Local authorityEssex

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio22.2:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterChurch of England

StatusOpen

Overview of Little Waltham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School · Primary · Essex

Finance£6068 spend / pupil£6047 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

70%

-10pp

80%60%40%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 70%

RWM higher standard

20%

0pp

20%10%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 20%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

90%

Reading higher standard

53%

Writing expected standard

80%

Writing higher standard

27%

Maths expected standard

90%

Maths higher standard

40%

Science expected standard

80%

SPAG expected standard

90%

LA AVG 74.28%

SPAG higher standard

43%

LA AVG 28.9%

Reading scaled score

109.0

LA AVG 105.87

Maths scaled score

109.0

LA AVG 104.78

GPS scaled score

108.0

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

213

Pupil : teacher ratio

22.2

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

27%

FSM eligible

15%

SEN

11%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

13%

Contact

Address

The Street, Little Waltham, Chelmsford, CM3 3NY

Local authority

Essex

Website

www.little-waltham-school.co.uk

Telephone

01245360246

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	70%	20%	90%	53%	80%	27%	90%	40%	80%	90%	109.0	109.0	108.0	—	—	—	11%	213
2023/24	80%	20%	93%	59%	83%	32%	95%	41%	95%	90%	110.0	108.0	108.0	—	—	—	15%	205
2022/23	76%	17%	90%	45%	79%	17%	90%	48%	79%	66%	109.0	107.0	106.0	+3.70	+1.50	+3.40	17%	209
2018/19	40%	0%	63%	10%	63%	13%	50%	3%	97%	73%	100.0	99.0	102.0	-4.50	-4.00	-7.50	17%	201
2017/18	76%	14%	86%	48%	76%	24%	76%	33%	100%	76%	108.0	106.0	109.0	+0.80	-1.90	-0.80	16%	195
2016/17	54%	11%	75%	25%	68%	18%	61%	18%	79%	71%	104.0	102.0	104.0	-0.90	-1.50	-3.00	16%	173

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	213	22.4	11%	27%	15%	6%	13%
2023/24	205	17.2	15%	25%	15%	4%	13%
2022/23	209	22.2	17%	22%	17%	6%	12%
2021/22	201	21.4	16%	17%	16%	7%	21%
2020/21	213	21.7	18%	15%	19%	—	—
2018/19	201	20.7	17%	5%	14%	4%	9%
2017/18	195	19.7	16%	3%	14%	4%	9%
2016/17	173	19.7	16%	4%	16%	3%	6%