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EnglandEast of EnglandChelmsfordCM1 6XWSpringfield Primary School
Primary

Springfield Primary School

Primary

Chelmsford · Chelmsford · CM1 6XW www.springfield-pri.essex.sch.uk

Pupils
406
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
52%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
406
Pupils · 2024/25
20%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
52%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
406
Pupils · 2024/25
20%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 09/11/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Springfield Primary School · Primary · Essex

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
52%
-2pp
67%53%39%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 52%
RWM higher standard
3%
-3pp
16%10%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
67%
Reading higher standard
40%
Writing expected standard
65%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
70%
Maths higher standard
25%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
63%
SPAG higher standard
32%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
406
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
20%
FSM eligible
30%
SEN
28%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
21%

Contact

Address
Forsythia Close, Springfield, Chelmsford, CM1 6XW
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
2024/2552%3%67%40%65%3%70%25%86%63%105.0105.0106.028%406
2023/2454%6%69%30%61%8%75%30%82%77%105.0105.0106.018%430
2022/2367%16%79%43%71%19%81%29%84%80%107.0106.0107.0+1.90+0.60+1.4015%476
2018/1960%12%80%33%73%17%75%28%85%83%106.0105.0108.0+0.20-1.20-1.008%432
2017/1839%4%65%16%58%7%46%12%58%67%103.0100.0104.0-3.30-4.90-5.308%430
2016/1759%7%70%25%73%11%66%13%68%68%104.0102.0105.0-1.20-1.60-2.4010%437

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
2024/2540622.128%20%30%6%21%
2023/2443025.618%20%30%7%18%
2022/2347626.215%22%31%7%22%
2021/2243624.011%17%22%7%24%
2020/2143221.613%14%18%
2018/1943224.58%12%13%4%8%
2017/1843020.68%12%12%4%10%
2016/1743722.810%8%12%4%10%

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