# St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury

St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury is a primary school in Chelmsford, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 222 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E115112. [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary controlled school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 222
- Council: Chelmsford
- URN: 115112

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, September 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 20 September 2023
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 71% of pupils at St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Essex and 62% in England.
13% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Essex | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 13% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 105 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Heathcote School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heathcote-school-e115412): 370 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Danbury Park Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/danbury-park-community-primary-school-e114992): 1.1 km. Primary. Good (overall), May 2024. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Elm Green Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elm-green-preparatory-school-e115411): 1.6 km. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/115112)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/115112)

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