# The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School

The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Chelmsford, for pupils aged 5 to 11.

It had 437 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E115204. [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 5 to 11
- Pupils: 437
- Council: Chelmsford
- URN: 115204

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, July 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 19 July 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, 80% of pupils at The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Essex and 62% in England.
17% 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 | 80% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 17% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 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.

- [Springfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/springfield-primary-school-e134065): 370 m. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Boswells School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-boswells-school-e137874): 670 m. Secondary. School remains Good, February 2023. Attainment 8 of 49.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- [The Tyrrells School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-tyrrells-school-e137607): 780 m. Primary. Improved significantly, January 2025. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Perryfields Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/perryfields-infant-school-e145988): 880 m. Primary. School remains Good, October 2022
- [Perryfields Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/perryfields-junior-school-e143784): 890 m. Primary. Outstanding (overall), February 2024. 91% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Beaulieu Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-beaulieu-park-school-e145916): 970 m. All-through. Outstanding (overall), January 2023. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## 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/115204)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/115204)

## How to cite

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