The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford
Primary schoolThe Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford is a primary school in Chelmsford, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 314 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 3 March 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 74% of pupils at The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Essex and 62% in England.
4% 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 | 74% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 4% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109 | 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
In a straight line- Trinity Road Primary SchoolPrimary. Some aspects not as strong, January 2025. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)640 m
- High TreesSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file870 m
- King Edward VI Grammar School, ChelmsfordSecondary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 83.0 (2025/26, provisional)890 m
- Chelmsford County High School for GirlsSecondary. Outstanding (overall), January 2024. Attainment 8 of 81.4 (2025/26, provisional)960 m
- Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, January 2023. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Maltese Road Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 2024. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Chelmsford
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).