Boreham Primary School

Community school · Primary school · Chelmsford, Essex
CM3 3DB
Composite score
64.4

School overview

Boreham Primary School is a primary school serving Chelmsford, Essex, classified by the DfE as a community school. It has 213 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Boreham Primary School 'Good'. 65% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 15.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 19% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 19% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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National rank
#294
In East of England
#86
In Essex
Top 19%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
65%
% achieving higher RWM
19%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 213 % FSM ever-6 18.8% % EAL 4.7% Age range 4–11 Gender Mixed

Location

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