# St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School

St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School is a primary school in Chelmsford, for pupils aged 7 to 11.

It had 231 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E115197. [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 7 to 11
- Pupils: 231
- Council: Chelmsford
- URN: 115197

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, November 2022
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 3 November 2022
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, 78% of pupils at St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Essex and 62% in England.
12% 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 | 78% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 12% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 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.

- [Galleywood Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/galleywood-infant-school-e114887): 50 m. Primary. Good (overall), November 2023
- [Thriftwood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thriftwood-school-e137554): 620 m. Special. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade
- [Mildmay Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mildmay-primary-school-e146980): 1.3 km. Primary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Beehive Lane Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beehive-lane-community-primary-school-e114996): 1.5 km. Primary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Great Baddow High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/great-baddow-high-school-e136904): 1.7 km. Secondary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 48.3 (2025/26, provisional)

## 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/115197)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/115197)

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